Sustainability Assessment Questionnaire

Textile Industry

Watan Chugh

4/28/2014

The following document contains a set of questions regarding the assessment of sustainability for a textile industry.

SUSTAINABILITY ASSESMENT QUESTIONAIRE FOR TEXTILE INDUSTRY

Question-1 What type of fibers does your company use for fabric production?

Answer-

a) Natural Fibersb) Man-Made Fibersc) Synthetic Fibers

Question-2 Does your company produce fabrics from cotton fibers?

Answer-

a) Yesb) No

Question-3 What is the output per month of your company? (In meters)

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Question-4 How old is the machinery your company uses?

Answer-

a) 0-5 yearsb) 5-10 yearsc) 10-15 yearsd) More than 15 years

Question-5 What is the type of dye stuffs your company uses?

Answer-

a) Natural Dyestuffsb) Synthetic Dyestuffs

Question-6 Which source of energy your company runs on?

Answer-

a) Renewable Source(If yes define)b) Non-Renewable

Question-7 Does your company uses water-effluent systems for recycling of water?

Answer-

a) Yesb) No

Question-8 Does your company have a formal sustainability program?

Answer-

a) Yes(Define)______________________________________________________________b) No

Question-9 Is your company aware of the 3 sustainability concept of reduces, recycle and reuse?

Answer-

a) Yesb) No

Question-10 What percent of your capital expenditures are related to sustainability?

Answer-

a) 0-10%b) 10-20%c) 20-30%d) More than 30%

Question-11 How “green” are your products and what is your carbon footprint? (Define)

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Question-12 What percentage of your packaging materials is made from recyclable materials and is recyclable?

Answer-

a) 0-10%b) 10-20%c) 20-30%d) More than 30%

Question-13 Does the material you produce can be recycled again?

Answer-

a) Yesb) No

Question-14 Does your company implement popular quality programs of lean and Six Sigma?

Answer-

a) Yesb) No

Question-15 Does your company comply with STeP certification?

Answer-

a) Yesb) No

Question-16 Does you products comply with the EU-eco label?

Answer-

a) Yesb) No

Question-17 Does your company indulges in child labor activities?

Answer-

a) Yesb) No

Question-18 What is the normal time of the shift an employee is works?

Answer-

a) 7 hoursb) 8 hoursc) 9 hoursd) More than 9 hours

Question-19 What is the number of days an employee in your industry works?

Answer-

a) 4 daysb) 5 daysc) 6 days

Question-20 What are the fringe benefits your employees get for their work? (Define)

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Question-21 What are the health and safety policies for your employees? (Define)

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