Our activities
Year 2007
Energy and Environmental Integration Project
- Energy audits carried out by external organisations to evaluate energy flows in the company’s own industrial and logistical installations which have been operating for more than three years.
- Installation of renewable energy generation equipment in the logistics centres in Meco (Madrid), Zaragoza and León.
- Minimising emissions via fuel substitution (natural gas for fuel oil) at the logistics centres in Sallent de Llobregat (Barcelona) and Arteixo (A Coruña).
- Installation of a 2.5 MW self-consumption cogeneration plant for the production of electrical and thermal energy at the logistics platform in Tordera (Barcelona).
Inditex’s Pro-Kyoto Project
- Use of biodiesel fuel to partially replace diesel in the entire road transport fleet used for Zara chain logistics (60% of the Inditex Group’s total distribution volume).
- Incorporation of electrical vehicles for transporting maintenance and service personnel within our logistics platforms.
The Carbon Footprint Project. An Analysis of the Life Cycle of Textile.
- Development of a tool to analyse the negative environmental impact of production processes for implantation in the company’s own manufacturing centres.
Sustainable Store (Store Sustainability System)
- New times for lighting window displays, with an estimated 10% reduction in energy consumption and indirect emissions.
- Integral control of waste generated by the activity of Zara stores in Spain by authorised management companies.
- Introduction of more efficient lighting systems to all new and refurbished stores, thereby reducing the use of energy and materials.
- Reduction in temperature variations and their impact on consumption.
- Specific training for store staff.