SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES

Sustainability actions emerge at Rosset Group in 1985, following implementation of the new textile processing project, which included a pioneering water collection and treatment process.

The bases for the sustainability process appear in 1972, at the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment – also known as the Stockholm Conference.

SUSTAINABILITY
The ability to create means to fulfill the basic needs of the present without affecting the future generations, being usually related to what is necessary for the conservation of life.

Our business view is focused on a true commitment to the health of our employees, local communities and the global ecosystem through structured actions that may be summed up in the following pillars:

Water

Use responsibly
Reduce consumption
Reuse
Do not pollute

When collected, water used in our industrial process has high pollution levels and undergoes rigorous purification treatments.

After treatment, its use is optimized in textile processing (dyeing, finishing, among others), cooling of manufacturing units and generation of thermal energy.

The water cycle ends with the treatment of 100% of the effluents, and therefore clean water is returned to the environment.

MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTROL

FLOATER

WATER TREATMENT EQUALIZATION TANK

Our water cycle

After its optimized use in the processes, water goes through the effluent treatment station, being returned cleaned to the environment. We treat 100% of our effluents.

WATER TREATMENT QUALITATIVE CONTROL

Water collected undergoes rigorous treatments that ensure its purity for use in industrial processes.

The use of water is optimized, going through different processes and applications before it is returned to the environment. Textile processing processes: dyeing and finishing, among others, constitute its main use. Additionally, this same water is used for cooling our manufacturing units, and for generation of steam used as thermal energy.

MAIN ACTIONS

• Reducing water consumption using high technology;

• Using water purification systems;

• Using new technologies for physical and chemical processes;

• Using low water consumption equipment;

• Maximizing the kinetics of dyeing and build-up of colorants.

CHEMICAL LAB – COLORIMETRY

STUDY OF CHEMICAL KINETICS

RESULTS OBTAINED

-70%

OF WATER
Liter/Kg

-100%

RESTRICTED
SUBSTANCES IN OUR
DYEING FORMULATIONS

ELECTRICITY

Control and reduce consumption

MAIN ACTIONS

• Reducing process time

• Eliminating waste

• Maximizing use per kw/h/kilo

• Using frequency inverter technology

RESULTS OBTAINED

-30%

ELECTRICITY
CONSUMPTION
(KWh/kg)

THERMAL ENERGY

Control and reduce consumption

MAIN ACTIONS

• Using natural gas as the energy matrix.

• Heat recovery systems.

• Reducing process times.

• Thermal insulation.

• Reducing waste

RESULTS OBTAINED

-50%

in fuel burn,
proportionally reducing
greenhouse gas
emissions.

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Control Reduce

Rosset has in place efficient practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the environment, ensuring that the value of these emissions comply with international standards. Greenhouse gas effects are aggravated by the burning of fossil fuels to generate heat.

Since 1985 we have been investing in reducing consumption of heat in our processes and recovered thermal energy, thus reducing the burning of natural gas and therefore the emission of CO2.

RESULTS OBTAINED

-50%

CO2 EMISSIONS;

-100%

SO2 EMISSIONS;

-90%

NOX EMISSIONS

SOLID WASTE

Control
Reduce

MAIN ACTIONS

• Effective management of resources and inputs in the production chain;

• Reducing solid waste;

• Management and proper disposal of solid waste

RESULTS OBTAINED

Proper destination of all solid waste, plastics, paper, cardboard, styrofoam etc.

Solid waste generated in our processes is sent for recycling or becomes raw-material for other industries.

STYROFOAM

Styrofoam from os (sic) packaging is sent to companies that produce and recycle styrofoam.

Therefore, it is used in:

• Civil construction,
• Soles,
• Vases,
• Baseboards,
• Fillings
• Promotional materials.

COTTON WASTE

Cotton waste contaminated with oil, grease, paint or solvent is sent for incineration in cement kilns, in co-processing to energy generation.

SILICONE OIL

The oil that protects os (sic) during its manufacturing and weaving is removed in washing machines. This waste is used as:

• Raw-material for automotive aesthetic products.

CARDBOARD

Plastics, paper, cardboard, among others, are sent to specialized recycling companies.

COMMITMENT

A fundamental step for Rosset Group to dive right into sustainable development was to recognize that natural resources are limited.

We therefore assumed the responsibility for and commitment to preserving our environment.

More than talking about sustainability, our work is focused on acting sustainably.

The criteria used in our choice of chemical inputs are fully in compliance with the most strict international requirements on the non-use of prohibited substances in industrial processes, guaranteeing total absence of chemical waste that causes negative impacts on human beings and the environment.

Our fabrics are certified by OEKOTEX STANDARD 100, the “textile trust seal” that guarantees total absence of harmful substances in our products.

Over 100 parameters are exhaustively analyzed in the investigations of independent research institutes. These specifications follow the requirements provided for in the law, which are valid all over the world and readapted to the technical and scientific standards in force on a yearly basis.

Not only our fabrics, but also all components used in our manufacturing processes, are strictly tested.

COMMITMENT

A fundamental step for Rosset Group to dive right into sustainable development was to recognize that natural resources are limited.

We therefore assumed the responsibility for and commitment to preserving our environment.

More than talking about sustainability, our work is focused on acting sustainably.

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SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES

Water

Electricity

Thermal energy

Greenhouse gas emissions

Solid waste