Supporting the Transition to a Sustainable Textile Value Chain: The Role of Environmental Permitting Systems

The objective of this report is to examine how, and the extent to which, environmental permitting systems regulate the environmental impacts of textile value chain activities. This report is designed to inform the UNEP Textile Initiative. This initiative provides strategic leadership and encourages sector-wide collaboration to accelerate a just transition towards a sustainable and circular textile value chain. It has outlined the imperative for the fashion sector to become radically and rapidly transformed to become circular.