In today’s society, consumers put a stronger emphasis on keeping up with fashion trends, which shifted the textile industry to a fast-paced environment with shorter product lifecycles and an increased contribution to waste. Products are no longer kept for an extended period of time, but thrown away after a short time of usage. In America, for example, 10.5 million tons of clothes are sent to landfills every year, which increases environmental pollution and the exploitation of natural resources for new clothes. In order to reduce the negative impact on the environment and even create social wellbeing, stakeholders should start seeing waste as a resource. The following proposal is purported to achieve a reduction in water usage and greenhouse gas emissions, as well as cost and energy savings for the companies in the textile industry. It will also create a social impact of job generation for emerging countries and the countries where textile production takes place.

1. Building resilient infrastructure to promote
inclusiveness, sustainable industrialization and
foster innovation in Spain
Team 8: Olia Bolotina | Romulo Delgado | Kristin Siegel | Andres Rodriguez | Jose A. Soto | Ana C. Vasquez
The waste of plenty is the resource of scarcity

2. THE PROBLEM
70%Of world population uses
second hand clothes
191 T-Shirts
every year.
The average American throws away
10.5M tons
are sent to landfills.
17 - 20%
Industrial
water pollution
comes from
textile industry.
the carbon footprint of
that fancy T-shirt you are
wearing is estimated to
be around
6 Kg

3. THE DESIRED OUTCOME OF THE PROPOSAL
THE PROBLEM OBJECTIVE | IMPACT PROPOSAL STAKEHOLDERS EVALUATIONIMPLEMENTATION
Environmental
Impact
• Reduction of :
• CO2 emission
• Water usage
• Raw materials used
Social Impact
• Creation of new jobs
• Increased awareness
of environmental and
social issues
Company Impact
• New stream of
revenue
• Enhanced image /
brand
Presence in 88 markets
in all five continents,
with upwards of 6,683 stores
and 137,054 employees1

4. BREAK POLLUTION CYCLE BY REUSING, REPAIRING AND RECYCLING THE PRODUCT
THE PROBLEM OBJECTIVE | IMPACT PROPOSAL STAKEHOLDERS EVALUATIONIMPLEMENTATION
Bin
Landfill
Pollution
Reuse Repair Recycle
Transport
New Markets
Raw Materials
Collecting Points

5. THE PROBLEM OBJECTIVE | IMPACT PROPOSAL STAKEHOLDERS EVALUATIONIMPLEMENTATION
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Recycle
Reuse
Repair
4/7
people are more
likely to shop at a
business if they
know it is hosting
a textile recycling
bin
Extend the life cycle of clothes,
allowing emerging economies to
acquire a premium brand at an
affordable price.
Ship clothes that require minimal
changes to local designers and
merchants in the emerging country
that would repair and resell those
clothes in their markets.
Sort out the clothes by fiber and
color. Shred into reclaimed fiber that
can either be used for non-woven
textile and/or stuffing, or blended
with stable fiber and spun into yarn.
WIN-WIN
RELATIONSHIPS
Happy customers
that walk-out with
vouchers for their
contribution
That are supported by a
sustainable model without
disrupting local economies
fostering entrepreneuriship
Thriving
Economies
New
sustainable
revenue stream
for Inditex
BREAK POLLUTION CYCLE BY REUSING, REPAIRING AND RECYCLING THE PRODUCT

6. INDITEX STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT
THE PROBLEM OBJECTIVE | IMPACT PROPOSAL STAKEHOLDERS EVALUATIONIMPLEMENTATION

7. RECYCLE, REUSE AND REPAIR FEEDBACK LOOPS
New MarketsIndustry
Reuse & RepairRecycle
Ecological Impact
Reports
Qualitative Customer
Surveys
Customer Loyalty
Index
Inventory Alert
System
Sorting
THE PROBLEM OBJECTIVE | IMPACT PROPOSAL STAKEHOLDERS EVALUATIONIMPLEMENTATION

8. METRICS TO ASSESS SUCCESS AND EVALUATION
THE PROBLEM OBJECTIVE | IMPACT PROPOSAL STAKEHOLDERS EVALUATIONIMPLEMENTATION
Environmental
Impact Metrics
• Reduction of
greenhouse gas
emissions
• Water footprint
• Amount of raw
materials used
• Energy usage
Social Impact
Metrics
• Number of newly
created jobs in
the recycling
process
• Number of people
at the bottom-of
the-pyramid
served
Company Impact
Metrics
• Budget spent on
recycling R&D
and innovation
• Revenue stream
from new
markets
• Cost savings
All stakeholders in the system need to work together
and act in union to solve the global problem.

9. Thank You!