Respectlife

Environment The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has calculated:” the fashion industry produces 10% of global carbon dioxide emissions every year, while it is estimated to use around 1.5 trillion liters of water annually. 7–20% of acid dyes, 5–20% of direct dyes and 20–50% of reactive dyes were lost in the effluents in Europe. A large percentage of pollution generated by the textile industry can be attributed to salts, sizing agents, preparation agents, detergents and organic acids. For example, reactive dyeing of 1 kg of cotton requires about 150 L of water, 0.6–0.8 kg of NaCl and about 40 g of reactive dye. One can easily imagine the total amount of generated pollution. (Environment & Ecology 35 (3C): 2349—2353, July—September 2017). The 8 most significant impact categories for laundry detergents in Europe are freshwater eutrophication, human toxicity, freshwater Eco toxicity, marine Eco toxicity and natural soil transformation. In addition, concerns about micro-plastic pollution are increasing. Other problem is the fashion waste, according to World Economic Forum report in 2020 an estimated 18.6 million tons of clothing will end up in a landfill. Health The microbial contamination of surfaces, including textiles, which can lead to infections. Hospital linen and uniforms are recognized as a potential reservoir of micro-organisms and could be a vector of diseases transmission. Hospital Acquired Infection causes 4.5 million episodes of HAI annually, leading to 16 million extra days of hospital stay, 37 000 attributable deaths. (WHO). In order to reduce infections, antimicrobial textiles have attracted a great deal of interest but biocide and silver salts used increase microbial resistance. AMR Anti-Microbial Resistance is one of the major health challenge that could cause 10 million deaths each year by 2050 (WHO)

Environment Respectlife is ECO-sustainable fabric, switch from fashion linear model to circular economy textile industry. It come from PP raw material, that is greener than natural fibers, and it is the best for the sustainability in the standardized value chain measurement of environmental and social & labor impacts "HIGG Index". The non-polar fiber is colored with water-insoluble pigments that avoid any pollution of the colored water. The very low water absorption make it resistant to stain, easily cleaned without high energy, with less water and environmentally friendly methods. Furthermore, low moisture pickup requires less energy to dry products. The continuous filament does not leave the fibers. At the end of its life Respectlife is completely recyclable and becomes a precious second raw material. Health To prevent the spread of infectious diseases, inhibiting biofilm formation and reducing microbial attachment are a more promising antimicrobial strategy than killing or inhibit colonization of microbes. RespectLife PP fabric reduce bacterial and fungal contamination for it hydrophobic characteristic, the water absorption of RespectLife is about 0.013% after 24 hours immersion in water. However, although passive surfaces repel bacteria, they do not actively interact with or kill bacteria; therefore, it does not generate microbial resistance. Unlike cotton, Respectlife fabric does not retain SARS-COV2 viral particles (San Matteo Hospital report) Fashion High performance: • Breathable. each thread contains many thinner thread of a hair, to ensuring maximum softness and breathability. • Light (0.91gr x cm³), it is the highest of the fibers • Thermal conductivity, has the lowest thermal conductivity of all synthetic and natural fibers • With highest standards of performance mechanical resistance to abrasion prevents pilling • Made of 100% pure Polypropylene (PP), therefore intrinsically hypoallergenic. • Hygienic, we avoid any toxic and chemical substances in all the stage of production • The dyes are safe (REACH compliant) • They have a value of PH 4.0 - 7 (OEKOTEX 100 class 1) • Protects against UV rays

Respectlife operates in a B2B market, the pre-sales activities will then use the typical tools of industrial marketing. They have to be accompanied by direct communication to the customer and awareness towards the end user, with different intensity and nature for the healthcare sector for that of fashion. In the activities of there is a need to differentiate between the marketing of fabrics and packaged products. Value proposition Healthcare: Beware of the problems of pandemics for the safety of workers and users. Respectlife fabric reduces costs, has long life, washes easily, at the end of life is not a waste but new raw material. Fashion: general propensity to purchase (about 30% of the population) fabrics and brands committed to sustainability.

There are three business lines: hospital sheets, fabric for different applications, ready-made garments. The first refers to the health sector, while the two others also refer to the clothing industry. Go-to-market strategy MISSION preventing infection adoption of sustainable, antibacterial textiles GOODS hospital sheets, fabric for different applications, made-up garments Our customers have produced sportswear adaptive clothing for people with disabilities, school uniforms, t-shirt for yacht sailors

To date • raw materials deep knowledge to enhanced the innovative and eco-friendly features • yarn design and production to achieve textile with breathability, cotton hand, absence of micro-plastics • support and financing from INVITALIA Smart & Start • TESTING AND VALIDATION ACTIVITIES Hospital Market/Health San Matteo Hospital, quality, comfort and wearability in Centre for Ageing of Newcastle University • development of weaving and finishing, elasticity, dimensional stability and product industrialization • selection and contracting high quality Italian supply chain • BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: Selection potential customers, contact and business visits To achieve • tenders for hospital supplies • fairs for fashion and fabrics