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Program

Bluesign
Bluesign® System

Bluesign's mill improvement program reduces process demand for energy, energy losses and GHG from generating heat and electricity by conducting an on-site holistic assessment and developing a roadmap with proposed corrective actions. Each facility enrolled has a dedicated bluesign assessor who keeps track of the roadmap and helps the mill to implement the identified actions regarding resource reduction.

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Solution tier focus

Bluesign® System focuses on Tier 2.
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Tier 4
Raw material extraction
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Tier 3
Raw material processing
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Tier 2
Material production
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Tier 1
Finished product assembly

Solution maturity level

Pre-seed

Definition:
Solutions that are at a concept level and in the process of evaluating and establishing their impact potential.

Pilot

Definition:
Solutions that are in the process of testing their solution in order to demonstrate a proof of concept.

Model

Definition:
Solutions that are working towards de-risking and reducing known barriers to scale.

Scale

Definition:
Solutions that are commercially viable with a proven go-to-market strategy.
Goal:
Support mature mills in their next stage of advancing recourse efficiency.
Scale
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Current Level
Pre-seed
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Pilot
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Model
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Scale DEFINITION
Solutions that are commercially viable with a proven go-to-market strategy.
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Current Level
Goal Of This Scale Solution
Support mature mills in their next stage of advancing recourse efficiency.
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Pre-seed DEFINITION
Solutions that are at a concept level and in the process of evaluating and establishing their impact potential.
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR MATURITY LEVELS
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Pilot DEFINITION
Solutions that are in the process of testing their solution in order to demonstrate a proof of concept.
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR MATURITY LEVELS
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Model DEFINITION
Solutions that are working towards de-risking and reducing known barriers to scale.
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR MATURITY LEVELS

Location Availability

Bluesign's program focuses on mature mills processing, mainly manmade fibers. The program operates in China, Taiwan (ROC), Vietnam, South Korea, and 35 others. In principle, the program is applicable across regions.
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Available regions
261
Sites
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Actual Solution impact

Impact is calculated over the duration of the solution.
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GHG savings
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0.03–0.24
kgCO2e
Average actual savings per kg of production
1-8% Average
Energy savings
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0.4–3.13
MJ
Average actual savings per kg of production
1-8% Average
Water savings
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177,500
M3
Average actual savings per site/year
7.00% Average

Financial breakdown

One time fee for a initial assessment and then a yearly fee for the system partnership. Investments for the implementation of the corrective actions will vary per mill.
Site Investment
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Implementation cost
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28
Payback period
Average payback in months
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The average length of time required for an investment by a site to recover it's initial outlay in terms of profits or savings.
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tCO₂e =
$18
$67 industry average
Payback period
Average actual total investment cost per tCO₂e reduction
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The cost per tonne of CO₂e reduced as a result of the solution(s) over the useful life of each project, including brand and site program contributions, as well as all implementation costs.

Invested COST PER tCO₂e

DISCLAIMER: These are average projected values, average cost and impact ratios will depend on site specific implementation.
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Implementation Plan

Following the on-site assessment the roadmap with corrective actions is explained in a meeting with the mill. We enable the mill to set targets, create improvement plans to reduce energy in the process and the running of equipment and support in overall resource management, measuring and monitoring. The assessor supports the mill throughout the process to ensure implementation of the roadmap.
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9 months
Projected project length
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Implementation milestones
Projected project length
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On-site assessment
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2
Roadmap development
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Roadmap meeting
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Set up of resource measurement, monitoring & management
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Assessor support with implementation
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Final report
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Example projects
  • Re-use of baths, residual liquors or cooling water
  • Re-use of steam condensate
  • De-watering before drying
  • Replace overflow rinsing
  • Minimize re-dyeing ratio
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Bluesign Case Study

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1 Region
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1 Site
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3 Years

Impact

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GHG saved
97,431
tCO2e
Energy saved
195,703
GJ
Water saved
223,250
m3

The Challenge

After the on-site assessment at the company in Vietnam, bluesign assessors predicted the highest percentage saving potential in the field of process water and heating energy. Recommendations were made for water consumption to be collected on machine level in dyeing process, reducing the high re-dyeing rate, suggesting the re-use of low polluting rinsing bathes from exhaust processes, and the switch away from coal as the main source of thermal energy. During the final post implementation assessment, company’s data showed significant reduction in heating energy and CO2 footprint.
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Solution program growth

Since 2013, bluesign® System has been deployed in 261 sites.

261

Total sites

2013–2024

77

Brands adopting this solution

2013–2024

$73,486,204

Actual total investments

2013–2024

Solution providers

Bluesign

Bluesign was founded in 2000 by a Swiss textile company that developed a process for the lowest environmental impact and an increase of resource efficiency with consideration for worker safety. Various key players of the chemical and textile industry as well as brands of the outdoor, sportswear and fashion industry rely on the extensive knowledge of bluesign.

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