RT Report
T1 Supporting the Transition to a Sustainable Textile Value Chain: The Role of Environmental Permitting Systems
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 Queensland University of Technology, 
A2 Maguire, Rowena
A2 Hurst, Bree
A2 Payne, Alice
A2 Street, Paige
A2 Clark, Alexandra
A2 Smagadi, Aphrodite
A2 Lamas, Andrea
A2 Gift, Renée
A2 Heller, Bettina
A2 Tapia, Catalina
A2 Siqueira, Lais
A2 Patel, Sushmita
A2 Zou, Yiwei
A2 Zaidi, Fizza
A2 Mwasiagi, Josphat
A2 Badoni, Manisha
A2 Torres, María
A2 Upadhyay, Sanjay
A2 Muthu, Subramanian
A2 Mahmud, Talukdar
SN 978-92-807-4267-1
YR 2026
FD 2026-02
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/49249
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/49249
NO 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.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 16, 2026