Around the World This report serves as a guide for the government-backed Textiles 2030 initiative, which aims to massively cut textile waste and has been created as an overview of the current state of the sector. It reviews current principles and practices in the textile industry and focuses on the present facilities available for recycling technologies and renewable energy.
Marcus Gover, CEO of WRAP, a nongovernmental organisation who is leading the project, said: ‘The UK Parliament has investigated the textiles sector twice in recent years and is now looking at UK fashion companies to act.
To achieving these aims, the report suggests manufacturing locally to reduce waste and stimulate local economies disrupted by the pandemic, extended producer responsibility (EPR), design-in recyclability, end-of-life procedures, and remove obstacles relating to recyclable textiles for buyers, suppliers, and manufacturers who are looking at implementing these into their supply chain.
‘Brand and retail signatories must show their commitment by signing up to Textiles 2030. Businesses who fail to engage will be noticeable by their absence.’
New project will help the textile sector to reduce its environmental impact A new project will aim to transform the UK’s fast fashion culture into one where products are made sustainably and then re-used or recycled. The Textiles 2030 project is backed by the government and has signatures from John Lewis, Primark, Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer. The University of Leeds School of Design will provide expertise to support organisations such as clothing brands and recycling organisations as they set targets, measure the impact of products and track progress towards national targets as part of the initiative. The environmental targets are: Cut carbon by 50%, sufficient to put the UK textiles sector on a path consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C, in line with the Paris Agreement on climate change and achieving Net Zero by 2050 at the latest; Reduce the aggregate water footprint of new products sold by 30%. This target-based approach will be used so that textiles businesses set tough targets, measure impact and track progress on both an individual business basis, and towards national targets and public reporting.
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‘Textiles 2030 is about transforming textiles and creating a fashion sector fit for the future. We need fast, effective action from businesses more than ever.
Environment minister Rebecca Pow added: ‘It is time for businesses across the textiles sector to join Textiles 2030 and play their part at this critical time for the planet. ‘Through Textiles 2030 we invite your commitment to work with WRAP, likeminded businesses and other partners towards a thriving, sustainable, circular UK textiles sector. I would like to see every CEO involved in this initiative.’
VIETNAM Vietnam's textile-garment makers tap prospects as restrictions lifted As COVID-19-related restrictions are being gradually lifted in many countries, importers of Vietnamese textile and garment products have been opening up opportunities for enterprises to boost production and expand export markets. According to the Vietnam’s general department of customs, the export turnover of the sector was nearly $9.7 billion in the first four months of 2021— an increase of 10.7 per cent over the same period last year.
The US continued to be the largest importer of Vietnam’s textile and garment products at $4.7 billion during this period, a year-on-year (YoY) increase of 18.7 per cent, accounting for 48.7 per cent of the country's total export value of textiles and garments, followed by Japan at $1.07 billion and the European Union (EU) at $942 million, according to a news agency report. Textile and garment enterprises have signed orders until the end of third quarter. Many units have signed contracts for orders until the end of the year and are entering into negotiations for 2022. Businesses in the sector are aiming to achieve an export turnover of $39 billion this year.
Vietnam's garment export up 15% in 5 months Vietnam raked in over 12.2 billion U.S. dollars from exporting textile and garment between January and May, up 15 percent against the same period last year, according to the country's General Statistics Office. In May alone, Vietnam's textile and garment exports rose 35.1 percent year on year to around 2.6 billion U.S. dollars. Over the five-month period, markets including the United States, the European Union and Japan were still key importers of Vietnam's textile and garment. However, higher prices of input materials are lowering the profit earned by local firms from exporting textile and garment, said the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association. In 2020, Vietnam recorded an export turnover of 29.5 billion U.S. dollars from textile and garment products, down 10.2 percent from 2019, according to the General Statistic Office.
