Sustainability Report 2017

6 SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT 39 Funds for relief agencies & charities 40 Charitable projects 7 EMPLOYEES 43 TEXAID as an employer 44 Employee development 8 RESEARCH & ASSOCIATION WORK 49 Research & collaboration as driving forces of innovation 9 APPENDIX 54 GRI factors Objectives & Measures 55 GRI tables 68 REFERENCES 72 IMPRINT 4 EDITORIAL 1 THE TEXAID GROUP 6 About TEXAID 2 THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN TRANSITION 9 Fast fashion - and the consequences 3 SUSTAINABILITY AS A KEY TO SUCCESS 11 A comprehensive approach to sustainability 12 Communicating with stakeholders 13 Identification of key issues 4 VALUE ADDED 16 Resource efficiency in the textile life cycle 17 Textile recycling at TEXAID 25 Waste legislation regarding the reuse of textiles 26 Export 5 CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 30 Climate and environmental protection 35 Energy efficiency 36 The ecological balance of textile recycling CONTENTS 3