Sustainability and Circularity in the Textile Value Chain - A Global Roadmap Textile Value Chain - Executive Summary

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationIndustry and Economy Division
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-31T06:59:54Z
dc.date.available2023-05-31T06:59:54Z
dc.date.issued2023-05
dc.descriptionThis document presents a global roadmap for transforming the textile value chain towards sustainability and circularity, addressing its significant contributions to climate change, nature loss, pollution, and social issues such as exploitation, underpayment, health risks, and gender inequality, with women comprising a large share of the workforce. Developed through research and consultations with over 140 stakeholders, it identifies three interconnected priorities—shifting consumption patterns, improving practices, and investing in infrastructure—supported by nine building blocks that target key environmental and socio-economic “hotspots.” The roadmap references existing quantified industry goals, including net-zero emissions, 100% renewable energy, 45% recycled polyester, 100% sustainable cotton, doubling clothing utility, and full diversion of textile waste from landfill. It assigns specific actions for brands, policymakers, manufacturers, financial institutions, innovators, consumer engagement actors, and NGOs, emphasizing that implementation will require unprecedented collaboration, regulation, and investment, with UNEP’s Textile Flagship Initiative.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/42581
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number4 p.
dc.relation.ispartofSustainability and Circularity in the Textile Value Chain - A Global Roadmap
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjecttextile
dc.subjectcircular economy
dc.subjectenvironmental sustainability
dc.subjectindustrialization
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectpollution
dc.subjectsustainable energy
dc.subjecteconomics
dc.subjectenergy
dc.subjectindustry
dc.subjecttrade in service
dc.subjecttextile industry
dc.subject.sdgSDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
dc.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
dc.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Land
dc.subject.themechemistry
dc.subject.themechemical pollution
dc.subject.themeeconomics
dc.subject.themefinance
dc.subject.themenatural areas
dc.subject.themelandscape
dc.subject.themeecosystems
dc.titleSustainability and Circularity in the Textile Value Chain - A Global Roadmap Textile Value Chain - Executive Summaryen
dc.typePolicy brief

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