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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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