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12 April 2018
Partner Event

Symposium on Innovation in Textile Recycling: Towards a More Sustainable Use of Textile Materials

On 12 April 2018, Manchester Metropolitan University hosted the Symposium on Innovation in Textile Recycling: Towards a More Sustainable Use of Textile Materials in Manchester, UK.

Water Efficiency in the Textile Industry (WETI)

Organisation: 
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
The programme aims at developing the capacities of governmental institutions to regulate the use of water resources and provide advisory services to the sector, e.g. by showcasing the economic benefits of water efficiency measures for companies. In doing so, the efficient use of water resources of the textile industry is enhanced and resilience to climate-induced water scarcity strengthened.
November 2017

A New Textiles Economy: Redesigning fashion’s future

Ellen MacArthur Foundation
The report, A new textiles economy: Redesigning fashion’s future, outlines a vision and sets out ambitions and actions – based on the principles of a circular economy – to design out negative impacts and capture a USD 500 billion economic opportunity by truly transforming the way clothes are designed, sold, and used.
September 2020

Sustainability and Circularity in the Textile Value Chain

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
This report provides an analysis of the environmental and socio-economic hotspots along the entire textile value chain and looks at a range of associated impacts, as well as at how different stages in the value chain are dominant in different impacts.
20 October 2020

GGKP Webinar - Sustainability and Circularity in the Textiles Value Chain

Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
This webinar launched the UN Environment Programme report, Sustainability and Circularity in the Textile Value Chain: Global Stocktaking, which explores these questions and spotlights existing initiatives to advance sustainability and circularity in textile value chains. A panel discussion featured voices from the fashion industry, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and the Fashionomics Africa initiative, among others.
17 April 2020
Projects News

COVID-19: UNIDO helps Tajik textile enterprises diversify into PPE production

With support from UNIDO, national textile enterprises in Tajikistan are diversifying production to include medical masks and gowns to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
December 2020

Will Fashion Dye Another Day?: Water-related financial risks in the textiles sector

Fast Fashion has created cheap and abundant clothing globally, but the natural capital cost has been high, with toxic production practices, degradation of natural resources, massive and growing waste as well as labour injustice.

3 November 2020

SWITCH-Asia Webinar - The Future of Sustainable Garments in Asia and Europe

SWITCH-Asia
This webinar will explore the global textile and garment sector trends, challenges, and interlinkages between Asia and Europe, the impact of COVID-19 on the textile and garments sector, and examples of sustainable consumption and production practices from the textiles and garments sector.
June 2019

Product Lifetime Extension Case Study: Refazenda

One Planet Network
This study, Product Lifetime Extension Case Study: Refazenda presents a successful business strategy to extend products lifetime.
June 2019

Product Lifetime Extension Case Study: Retalhar

One Planet Network
This studyProduct Lifetime Extension Case Study: Retalhar presents a successful business strategy to extend products lifetime.

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