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Exclusive When big goes green When Marks & Spencer decide to commit to the environment, the results are bound to be visible. In Spring 2008 the world’s first green lingerie factory opened its doors in Sri Lanka. An ambitious and financially challenging project bound to become a benchmark in the industry. The Best of Intima interviewed Paschal Little, Head of Technology at Marks and Spencer and Dian Gomes,CEO and Director of MAS Holdings. Paschal Little is the head of technology for Lingerie at Marks and Spencer where he manages a team of technical specialists in the development of the lingerie, sleepwear and hosiery range. His team is responsible for the delivery of some amazing technical innovations such as M&S ‘magic’ shape wear, exclusive ladder resist sheer hosiery and ‘body soft’ and ‘body miracle’ bras. The team are also responsible for the quality and ethical management of M&S’ supply base. The lingerie division at M&S covers around 1/3 of the UK lingerie market, 5 times that of their nearest competitor. helping our customers and suppliers to reduce their carbon emissions too.Our customers expect us to take a leading role on environmental and sustainability issues for the future. Tell us about your concept of the green store. Paschal Little We have developed three “model green stores’ in the UK. Each of these stores includes a variety of innovative details around store lighting, refrigeration, building materials, recycling of waste etc. to drive down our carbon footprint. The learnings from these stores will then be rolled out through the rest of our store chain. Can you give us more details on the green factory project? Mister Little, going green is a term we are hearing about a lot in the rapidly changing apparel market. Can you brief The Best of Intima about the history of Marks and Spencer’s Plan A and what it means for your apparel business? Plan A is a £200 million, 5-year commitment to our environment. Covering 100 separate initiatives under 5 specific pillars, it impacts on every part of how we do business. It is important that our plan is structured in this way given the size and complexity of our business and also to ensure we do not ‘cherry pick’, but have a comprehensive and measurable plan. The 5 ‘pillars’ cover commitments to climate change, waste, sustainable raw materials, fair partner and health. Our commitment to climate change is to be carbon neutral for our operations in the UK and Ireland and We are really excited about the fact that in May 2008 the world’s first green lingerie factory commenced operations in Sri Lanka. This factory is designed to be an iconic build, encompassing some of the most innovative ideas around construction and materials. Partly built on stilts to minimize the impact on local topography and drainage patterns, maximizing the use of natural daylight and with the largest solar power installation in Sri Lanka, the factory uses 40% less power than a standard factory of similar size. Green roofs help lower the temperature in the factory enabling the use of more energy efficient air conditioning. The factory has been independently accredited to Platinum standard, the highest possible rating from the

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of THE BEST OF INTIMA – BIANNUAL – JULY 2008

Cover
CONTENTS
EDITORIAL
SHOP SCOUTINGWORLDWIDE - Boi’s selection from Asia to Europe
NEWER NOTABLES - Kiki de Montparnasse
- Isabella’s Fine Lingerie
- Etam Lingerie
- Coeur Pistache
- Tanya Bulhoes
- Arthur
- Taye Brasil
- Balls
- Le66
PHOTO SHOOT - Summer in the city
TETE-À-TETE - John Galliano
PHOTO SHOOT - Private Room
PORTRAIT - Wendy Glez
LAUNCHING - Nicole Miller, Marie Jo
- Hale Bob, Niki shapewear
- Jezebel
- Claire Pettibone
LINGERIE TRENDS S/S 09 - Delicate innocence
- Air of refinement
- Blooming cocktail
- Eco poetry
- Ethnic modernity
TALENT - Maud and Marjorie
BEACHWEAR TRENDS S/S 09 - Precious glimmer
- Fresh clear water
- Enchanted gardens
- Vernissage
- Exotic lands
THE BEST SHOP AWARDS
EVENT - Komar
- Chantelle, Radici
- Hug Award
INTERVIEW - Bob Vitale, Wacoal
- Anthony Verbaeys, Marie Jo
- Sophie Drouad, Lou
WHO’S WHO
EXCLUSIVE - Secrets
BUSINESS NEWS - Ea Lingerie
- Donna Karan, Fashion Ribbon
- Samantha Chang, Armani
EVENT - The Femmy Awards
EXPERT - Growing your business during hard times
MARKET OVERVIEW - Russia for everybody
EXHIBITION UPDATE - Lingerie Americas
- Curve
- Mode City
EXCLUSIVE - Intima’s T-shirt no.5
NETWORK EXPRESS - Network Dessous’ 10 worldwide magazines
CALENDAR - Major trade fairs around the world
BEST SELLERS - Brands’ best-selling items for F/W 08
EXCLUSIVE - The Green Factory
FABRIC NEWS - Eurojersey, Dow Fibers, Aquafil
FABRIC TRENDS F/W09 - Sweet glamour
- Sensual skin
- Red passion
- Baroque allure
- Light & shadow

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