Textilåtervinning är mycket aktuellt, främst för syntetiska fibrer då dess framställning påverkar miljön i hög grad. Dessutom utvinns de ur petrokemisk källa som är en ändbar resurs. Återvinningsindustrin för textilier fungerar i dagsläget inte optimalt, vilket motiverar detta examensarbete. Återvunnen polyester, från PET-flaskor eller textilier har funnits i ca 10 år men nu börjar även återvunnen polyamid lanseras på marknaden. Denna rapport ger en överskådlig bild över textil- och polyamidåtervinning. En parallell har dragits till mattindustrin där den tekniska apparaturen för återvinning är mer utvecklad. För att bli framgångsrik måste ett företag visa att det eftersträvar hållbar utveckling och ansvarar för det ”ekologiska fotavtryck” som dess produkter efterlämnar.Examensarbetet har utförts i samarbete med Houdini Sportswear AB, ett företag som tillverkar konfektion för sport- och friluftsliv. Syftet med rapporten är att undersöka om det är lönsamt för företaget att implementera återvunnen polyamid med avseende på pris, prestanda och miljö. Kemiskt återvunnen fiber anses vara av samma kvalitet som jungfrulig, för att undersöka om detta påstående är korrekt samt påvisa den återvunna polyamidens prestanda har mekaniska dragprovningstester utförts. / Program: Textilingenjörsutbildningen

<p>Sustainability has become more interesting to several companies through the last years, the trend attracts lots of attention around sustainability. Sustainable development means different to different people. The most frequent definition that we have found and which we believes compare with our definition of sustainable development.</p><p>”a social change which satisfies daily needs without endanger next generation’s possibilities to satisfy their needs”.</p><p>We have in this project commence from the English word sustainability and establish our own apprehension of its meaning, in the Swedish translation we have chose to call it sustainable development.</p><p>This study is a part of an extensive project which is going on around the world and the material of the empirical study is designed after the international variation.</p><p>Our study on over fifty small and medium sized enterprises has got the conclusion about what they think of sustainable development. We have compiled their answers and then the answers have been divided in three main categories.</p><p>These main categories are:</p><p>• Environmental-</p><p>• Social-</p><p>• Economic sustainability</p><p>We have also described what kind of obstacles which can be considered as standstill’s in the work with sustainable development, we have been summery them in three main categories:</p><p>• Time</p><p>• Cost</p><p>• Knowledge</p><p>We have seen that enterprises mostly see it as an competitive advantage to work with the main categories which is included in sustainable development, but the three standstill’s makes it difficult fore them to reach right up to sustainable development.</p>

Sustainability has become more interesting to several companies through the last years, the trend attracts lots of attention around sustainability. Sustainable development means different to different people. The most frequent definition that we have found and which we believes compare with our definition of sustainable development. ”a social change which satisfies daily needs without endanger next generation’s possibilities to satisfy their needs”. We have in this project commence from the English word sustainability and establish our own apprehension of its meaning, in the Swedish translation we have chose to call it sustainable development. This study is a part of an extensive project which is going on around the world and the material of the empirical study is designed after the international variation. Our study on over fifty small and medium sized enterprises has got the conclusion about what they think of sustainable development. We have compiled their answers and then the answers have been divided in three main categories. These main categories are: • Environmental- • Social- • Economic sustainability We have also described what kind of obstacles which can be considered as standstill’s in the work with sustainable development, we have been summery them in three main categories: • Time • Cost • Knowledge We have seen that enterprises mostly see it as an competitive advantage to work with the main categories which is included in sustainable development, but the three standstill’s makes it difficult fore them to reach right up to sustainable development.

Research question: What initiatives does Lidl Sweden implement in the area of environmental sustainability?                          Purpose: The purpose of this research is to investigate what initiatives Lidl has developed and how the company implemented its corporate social responsibility in the direction of environmental sustainability. The purpose is also to compare the company’s activities with the guidelines of the EU Environment Commission and theoretical frameworks developed by previous research, and, as the result, to provide recommendations to the Lidl management. As well the purpose is to review the general improvement patterns within the food retail industry. Method: The research is made by using a qualitative method with a deductive approach. In order to present quality information in the study, a case design was chosen. The empirical analysis includes four interview transcriptions, secondary data and documentation, as well as a comparison to the theoretical concepts in the descriptive analysis. Conclusion: The responsibility and awareness of the improvement of the environmental sustainability is vital in the food retail industry. Indeed, it was found that aspects such as product and supplier’s control, the use of resources, transportation and distribution, as well as waste management and information communication to the employees and customers are considered as important aspects of the contribution for the environmental impact reduction. Lidl Sweden has developed and implemented some initiatives towards environmental sustainability, as well regarding the corporate social responsibility. However, there are some suggested actions that can be taken in order to excel the development.

Problem: Idag påverkas företagen av tryck utifrån av sina intressenter vilket gör att de måste ta ett större ansvar för att legitimera sig. Olika branscher har varit med om olika skandaler och blivit uppmärksammade på olika sätt. Kan detta leda till att branscher utvecklas olika i sitt ansvarstagande för hållbarhet?Syfte: Syftet med studien är att undersöka om olika branscher i Sveriges näringsliv har utvecklats olika emot ett hållbart samhälle och därmed att beskriva hur långt deras ansvarsområden sträcker sig i årsredovisningar och hållbarhetsredovisningar. Mer specifikt undersöka branschernas ansvar inom ekonomi, miljö och socialt.Forskningsfråga: Vilka skillnader finns det mellan branschernas ansvarstagande inom hållbarhet idag?Forskningsdesign: För att besvara vår forskningsfråga använde vi oss av en kvalitativ innehållsanalys av företagens hållbarhetsrapporter och årsredovisningar. Vi utför en tvärsnittsstudie av tre branscher med tre företag i varje bransch. Branscherna är Textil-, livsmedel- och finansbranschen.Slutsatser: Sammanfattningsvis kan man se att det finns skillnader mellan branscherna. Textilbranschen visade på störst ansvar när man jämförde alla kategorier. Medan livsmedelsbranschen och finansbranschen visade på ett mindre ansvar i förhållande till textilbranschen. När vi sedan ser till varje kategori kan man urskilja var skillnaderna ligger. I den ekonomiska kategorin fanns en stor likhet och inga skillnader kunde identifieras. Inom kategorin för miljö visade textilbranschen ett betydligt större ansvar i förhållande till de övriga branscherna. Kategorin för det sociala ansvaret var betydligt mer omfattande och de olika branscherna utmärkte sig olika mycket i de olika underkategorierna. Inom alla underkategorier visade det sig att Livsmedelsbranschen tog ett mer jämnt ansvar. I anställningsförhållanden och arbetsvillkor utmärkte sig finansbranschen och vidare visade textilbranschen på ett stort ansvar inom mänskliga rättigheter. / Problem: Today’s businesses are affected by the pressure from the outside, by their stakeholders. This allows them to take greater responsibility for legitimacy. Different industries have been involved in various scandals and have received attention different ways. Could this lead to industries developing differently in their social responsibilities for sustainability?Purpose: The purpose of the study is to investigate whether various industries of the Swedish economy has developed differently to a sustainable society and thus to describe how far their responsibilities extend in annual reports and sustainability reports. More specifically investigate various industries responsibilities in regards to economic, environmental and social aspects.Research question: What differences exist between the industries' responsibility in sustainability today?Research Design: To answer our research question, we used a qualitative content analysis of corporate sustainability reports and annual reports. We carry out a cross-sectional study of three industries with three companies in each industry. The industries are textile, food and the finance industry.Conclusions: In summary, one can see that there are differences between industries in the whole. The textile industry showed the greatest responsibility when comparing all the categories. While the food industry and the financial industry showed a minor responsibility in relation to the textile industry. When you look at each category we can distinguish where the differences lie. In the economic category, there was a great similarity and no differences could be identified. Within the category of environment the textile industry showed a much greater responsibility in relation to the other industries. The category of social responsibility was much more extensive and the various industries stood out very different in the different subcategories. In all subcategories, it turned out that the food industry took a more evenly responsibility. In terms of employment and working conditions distinguished the financial industry and the textile industry showed great responsibility in human rights.