The annual sustainability report
2020
Sustainability is serious business and while we're not really left-brained people, we do understand that the math is important. With this report, we aim to assess our manufacturing and social impacts.
manufacturing
02
collections
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28
garments
Total number of garments made = 20 garments
Total number of yards used = 37.56 yards
Average yards per garment = 1.87 yards
Total number of garments made = 28 garments
Average yards per garment = 1.73 yards
As per conventional methods, it would take about 4-5 yards to make a voluminous layered dress. However, at SANAH SHARMA the average yards for dresses was less than 2 yards approximately.
Typical wastage standards
15%
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Average Wastage at
SANAH SHARMA
6%
Average wastage per garment = 0.103 yards
Average waste % = 6%
Along with using lesser material per style we have also managed to bring down waste by more than 50% of the conventional standards.
Additionally, we also saw a major leap in the waste reduction in the overall manufacturing.
88%+
zero-waste
More than 88% of the year's manufactured products were zero-waste in design.
social impact
100+
participants
educated through workshops, academic lectures, Instagram live sessions to create awareness on sustainability
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16
women
were educated at the Maharani Vidyawati Institute of Technical Training where our founder, Sanah taught as part of her social service undertakings.
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10+
stores
This year we onboarded onto more than 10 marketplaces offering sustainability to a wider audience and also built our eco-studio.
the road ahead
Going ahead, we're setting a few crucial agendas for 2021
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We are going completely sustainable with our raw materials for our 2021 collection.
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Inclusivity - we will be open to customisations to include both smaller and larger sizes.
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These would include recycled materials, bamboo fibre, headstock fabric, pre-loved sarees
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To further reduce our environmental footprint we are going to be introducing the concept of virtual garments that will be made just-in-time and on order.
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We aim to cover and highlight 20 businesses or individuals that are creating positive global impact for a better future through our awareness creation campaign 'Agents of Change'
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Educating 200 women and children through workshops, guest lectures, etc.