How can textile brands work towards solving climate change?
Collaborative action with sustainable textile manufacturers can help solve society’s most complex challenge.
The Impact of Textile Production and Waste on the Environment
According to the European parliament, 79 billion cubic metres of water was used by the textile and clothing industry in 2015, and the number has kept on increasing.
0.5 million tonnes of microfibres from washing synthetics are released in the ocean every year. This accounts for 35% of primary microplastics released into the environment.
10% of global greenhouse gas emissions are caused by textiles production. This is more than all international flights and maritime shipping combined.
The Current Situation
What we want
How can we do it
The textile industry’s shift to sustainable sourcing is crucial to address some of the environmental and social problems that the society currently faces.