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                   Enrique Silla: “after COVID,


                      the next global crisis will



                              be the water crisis”





                  In 2020 Jeanologia saved about 15.5 million cubic meters
                    of water, the amount needed for the annual human con-
                                   sumption of a city like Amsterdam


            • Textiles are responsible for 20% of water pollution,   technologies from the material to finishings and the
            which is why it is necessary to change production   software EIM (a tool for measuring environmental
            processes immediately                             impact) achieves a true revolution by completely
            • With H2Zero the company is rewriting the future of   changing the operating model.
            the industry of jean finishing by being able to recycle
            100% of the water used and guarantee zero         However, the company is rewriting the future of the
            discharge                                         industry and jean finishing with one of the key
            • The main objective of the company is its        technologies: H2Zero, the first circular water
            MissionZero: to dehydrate and detoxify the industry   treatment system which allows the same amount of
            by 2025 and all of its technologies are focused on   water used in the process to be reused, creating the
            that goal                                         perfect circle.

            It is known that the textile industry is responsible for   H2Zero is able to recycle 100% of the water used and
            20% of global pollution. Within textiles jeans is one of   guarantees Zero discharge. This is how it reduces
            the most sold garments and with the biggest       water consumption, energy use and eliminates
            environmental impact throughout its production. That   discharge, saving more than 10m3 of water per hour.
            is why it is necessary to change production
            processes immediately bringing together the efforts   “We have installed H2Zero in 19 plants across the
            of all those involved in the chain.               globe and the test of concept is valid. This
                                                              technology is revolutionizing the textile industry
            Water is fundamental for combatting climate change   converting it into an industry free of water and
            and this depends in large part to the proper use of   creating a model of transparency, innovation, and
            water. To do this Jeanologia has made a set of    sustainable practices”. Said Silla, the CEO at
            technical solutions available, creating an ecosystem   Jeanologia.
            of collaborators, accompanying them on their way to
            producing with Zero discharge.                    15.5 million cubic meters of water saved in 2020
                                                              For World Water Day each year, Jeanologia makes
            The main objective of the company is its          public the results of its ecological saving account
            MissionZero: to dehydrate and detoxify the industry   with which it measure the cubic meters of polluted
            of denim finishings by 2025. All of the technologies   water that is no longer poured into the planet’s rivers
            they have developed over the years have been      and seas, thanks to its technology. It is of note that,
            focused on this goal.                             despite the current situation, in 2020 the company
                                                              saved around 15.5 million cubic meters of water, the
            H2Zero: 100% recycled water and Zero discharge    same amount for the annual human consumption of
            Jeanologia has been a leader in the way that jeans   844,815 people. The population a city like
            are designed and produced with the integration of its   Amsterdam has.




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