Everything you want to know about the sustainability of the textile and fashion industry
In this section, we are pleased to share with you the contributions from a wide and inspiring variety of guest speakers involved in the fashion industry. They have joined us to share their personal perspectives and provide the insides of their work.
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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NGO opinion: The overarching objective of the new EU Textile Strategy must be to contribute to absolute reduction in production
of textiles.
The report by the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and toxics stresses that “the stages of the plastics cycle disproportionately affect people living in poverty”.
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Thanks to new processes and technologies, the leather production industry has cut its water footprint by 37% in the past 25 years.
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Check out the UNECE toolbox to learn more about the call to action for traceability, transparency, sustainability and circularity of value chains in the garment and footwear sector.
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“Art has an amazing ability to speak across borders, across cultures, across time. Art can bring messages and create motivations,” Michael Stanley Jones, Program Management Officer, UNEP
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