1. Sustainable Textiles

2. DMJM Sponsored by:

3. MTS is comprised of leading environmental groups, governments, & companies A nonprofit public charity

4. MTS Brochure & Strategic Plan Standards are transparent, consensus & life cycle based: http://mts.sustainableproducts.com/standards.htm MTS has Identified 14 Sustainable Products Standards

5. Online Training with 80 Partners: Leading Environmental Groups, Governments & Companies High quality streaming video/slides 21 sustainable product/green building programs: http://mts.sustainableproducts.com/test/thankyous.html http://mts.sustainableproducts.com/test/thankyous.html Covering consensus standards & products meeting them

6. Sustainable Product Standards Transparent, Consensus & Life Cycle Based Unified Sustainable Textile Standard © covers carpet, fabric & apparel; major applications are buildings and vehicles.

7. Provides Credit for Disclosure of LCA Impacts/Benefits Training is Ongoing Sustainable Agricultural Products Unified Sustainable Textile Standard ©

8. Unified Sustainable Textile Standard © Sponsors & Supporters California Department of General Services Carpet & Rug Institute Catalyst Partners City of Santa Monica Daniel Mann Johnson Mendenhall Eco Decor Ecos Corporation Envision Design Gensler Global Green Interface Carpet Interface Fabrics Group Interior Concerns International Design Center for the Environment International Interior Design Association Invista/Dupont Iowa Department of Natural Resources J&J / Invision Lees Carpet Johnson Controls JohnsonDiversey Knoll Milliken Carpet Milliken Fabric & Apparel Leonardo Academy Mohawk Industries Natural Resources Defense Council Organic Trade Association Organic Valley Pentagon Renovation Renewable Choice Energy Shaw Industries Tate Access Floors Thomas Properties Group University of Wisconsin- Extension Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Zero Waste Alliance

9. Multiple environmental, social & economic benefits over the supply chain Maximum credit for certified products with: 100% reduction of 1300 pollutants 100% Green-e power use 100% postconsumer recycled content 100% biobased organic content w/BMPs 100% reuse/reclamation Standard Benefits

10. Business Benefits Cost savings Design innovation Product differentiation Long term customer relationships Liability reduction Public accountability Employee & shareholder good will And provides… Market definition of “Sustainable Textile”

11. More Business Benefits Captures high consumer demand for sustainable products Creates healthy competition among manufacturers to obtain certification for the most sustainable textile

12. Environmental Benefits of the Standard: Life cycle environmental performance requirements Reduces over 1,300 pollutants impacting health & environment Bans toxic Stockholm Chemicals Reduces climate change pollutants Reduces smog pollutants Reduces water pollutants Reduces stratospheric ozone pollutants Maximum credit: 100% pollutant reduction

13. More Environmental Benefits Reduces solid & hazardous waste Reduces acid rain pollutants Reduces criteria air pollutants Requires company/facility environmental improvements Requires product design for environment Provides for sustainable textile certification & labeling Requires FSC Certified Wood use; Protects native vegetation, habitat & forest and where forest harvesting arises in the textile supply chain when FSC Certified Wood Practices are used Increasing levels of certified sustainable textile

14. Defines sustainable agriculture for textile Reduces agricultural pollutants including pesticides & fertilizers through organic production Requires 10 agricultural best management practices Requires sustainable animal textile, e.g., wool Agricultural Benefits of the Standard:

15. Certified Organic Feedstock: Maximum credit for 100% biobased organic w/BMPs

16. Conservation tillage Organic crop nutrient management Organic pest management Conservation buffers Irrigation water management Grazing management where manure is used for fertilizer Animal feeding operations management where manure is used as fertilizer Erosion & sediment control Required EPA/Purdue University Best Management Practices (BMPs)

17. Green-e Certified Power: Maximum Textile Standard Credit for 100% throughout the supply chain

18. Improves 8 key social equity indicators Social requirements over the supply chain Customer and specifier clarity which reduces over-simplified claims Social Benefits of the Standard:

19. Textile Standard Prerequisite: GRI LCA-based Social Equity Indicators

20. Unified Sustainable Textile Standard © Major Applications: BuildingsVehicles

21. PA, MD, TX, CO & IRS provide up to $5,000 in rebates or deductions Vehicles

22. H 46 mpg city and 51 highway Hybrids cut tailpipe emissions by 90%, save 50% on fuel, & use less fuel & materials Hybrids

24. U.S. Green Building Council Has captured about 5% of U.S. commercial market, & growing at 75% rate with its consensus Green Building Standard: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) (LEED ® )

25. Economic Benefits 100,000 ft² LEED™ building saves* $80,000/yr in energy costs $93,000 through 186 tons of waste reduction $44,000/yr for avoided wastewater treatment & water conservation $53,368/yr from energy efficient appliances & lighting * about 50% in operating costs, MTS Economic Benefits Standard

26. Economic Benefits Projected 70% US Commercial Green Building Market Penetration * Projected 70% US Commercial Green Building Market Penetration * Energy Savings & Daylighting: $36 Billion/yr Construction Waste Reduction: $6.7 B/yr Water Pollution Savings from Water Conservation: $20 B/yr Energy Savings from appliances & Lighting: $24 B/yr Added Value from Increased Occupant Productivity, Energy Savings & Daylighting: $36 Billion/yr Construction Waste Reduction: $6.7 B/yr Water Pollution Savings from Water Conservation: $20 B/yr Energy Savings from appliances & Lighting: $24 B/yr Added Value from Increased Occupant Productivity, IAQ & Reduced Absenteeism: $632 B/yr Increased Retail Sales: $400-800 B/yr Emission Reductions’ Market Value: $ 1.1 B/yr Total $1.1-1.5 trillion/yr value added Emission Reductions’ Market Value: $ 1.1 B/yr Total $1.1-1.5 trillion/yr value added * Leonardo Academy & MTS projections 2003 through green mortgage backed securities