Linea Aqua garners yet another 'green' achievement

Leading swimwear manufacturer Linea Aqua (Pvt) Ltd this week announced its latest landmark accomplishment in the field of environmental sustainability through obtaining WaterNeutralR Certification for its Hanwella Factory, making it the first apparel manufacturing facility in the world to have achieved this status.

Water Neutrality is a novel concept first coined by the Water Footprint Network of the Netherlands - a non-profit, multi- stakeholder, global organisation, in collaboration with the University of Twente, which was further customised by The Sustainable Future Group (SFG) taking into account other published global concepts in developing its WaterNeutralR certification. The theory behind it is based on achieving the maximum, reasonably possible reduction of a business entity's fresh water consumption by means of reusing and recycling water. Another important requirement of this certification is the reasonable, responsible and effective investment(s) into projects aimed toward improving sustainable and equitable use of water, according to a media release issued by Linea Aqua.

Sarinda Unamboowe, outgoing CEO/Managing Director of Linea Aqua (Pvt) Ltd who initiated the pro- ject said, "Linea Aqua has always placed sustainability at the forefront of its business operations and this latest initiative is no different. We pledge to become the first-ever WaterNeutralR apparel manufacturer in the world, and we hope that our efforts towards reducing our operational Water Footprint would set a precedent within the industry."

The Hanwella Factory has been systematically monitoring, mitigating, and replenishing its overall water consumption over a period of three years through exhaustive Water Footprint Assessments and Water Audits, conducted for its operations by an independent sustainability solutions provider - The Carbon Consulting Company - the results of which have been further verified by SFG prior to certifying the factory as WaterNeutralR.