Author: Olga Speranskaya

Fashion’s Plastic Paralysis: How Brands Resist Change and Fuel Microplastic Pollution

International fashion brands are doubling down on their use of synthetic fibres – a key driver of microplastic pollution.

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Textile Incidents List: a new website that tracks publicly available information on incidents, labour rights violations and infringements from production countries

This website documents incidents within the textile and garment sector in Bangladesh as well as other important production countries

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The Environmental Impact of Leather Production on Climate Change

The leather industry, a large section of the overall fashion industry, significantly contributes to climate change through greenhouse gas emissions from livestock farming, deforestation for cattle ranching, high water and energy consumption, pollution from tanning processes, and inefficient waste management.

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Transitioning Bangladesh’s textile industry to sustainable development

Making the garment industry in Bangladesh sustainable is crucial for people and the environment. Adopting a comprehensive plan to advance this sector and make it a leader in environmental sustainability is needed.

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Regulating PFAS as a Chemical Class in the Textile Sector

HEJSupport caught up with Maria Delfina Cuglievan Wiese from the SAICM Secretariat to get more details about managing PFAS as a chemical class in the textile sector.

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Pathways to Sustainable Consumption and Production of Textiles in Belarus

The report “Green Transformation and Circular Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Consumption and Production of Textiles in Belarus” the first attempt to assess the situation in the textile sector in Belarus in terms of environmental impact and potential for the development of a circular economy.

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