Promote The Integration Of Circular Economy Into Fashion Industry

 

Fashion positive is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the use of recycled materials in the fashion industry, with a history of 6 years. Recycled fibers and spinning are essential for developing cleaner, safer, environmentally friendly clothing and footwear that are more suitable for a recycling economy, they said in a statement. In the circular economy, every commodity should be designed to decompose, recycle and recycle efficiently, so as to reduce the impact of fashion industry on the earth and human beings.

 

 

 

According to the estimated data, the fashion industry consumes 790000 tons of water and produces 92 million tons of waste, accounting for 10% of the global total carbon emissions. Many brands and individuals are starting to change the status quo, but so far, the fashion industry still lacks consensus on the sustainable model that should be reached.

 

In order to change this, fashion postive has worked with many stakeholders in the fashion industry to develop the circular materials guidelines, which gives suggestions on how to change from "better" to "best" to help enterprises achieve recyclable development.

 

The content of the guide is divided into four categories:

 

Feedstock contents: systematic recycling and recycling of waste materials to make them into usable materials, so as to reduce the use of raw materials and the output of waste materials

Chemicals: exclude toxic chemicals from the production process and provide safer alternatives

Water: provide a blueprint for how to achieve zero waste of water resources

Energy: includes a blueprint to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as much as possible, as well as a vision to achieve zero greenhouse gas emissions

All the requirements for enterprises in the report correspond to the existing certification standards in the fashion industry. Some certification organizations participating in the production of the guide include bluesign +, global recycled standard and clean by design.

 

 

 

Sasha Radovich, executive director of fashion positive, said: "these guidelines are the first step in guiding enterprises to promote circular economy. We do not want to give some requirements that are difficult for enterprises to achieve, but to promote those excellent technologies that have been applied in the industry to help the fashion industry become cleaner, safer and more environmentally friendly. Through this report, we have created a blueprint that will enable more people to reach a consensus and jointly accelerate development. "

 

La Rhea pepper of textile exchange, the sponsor of the report, said: "the circular materials guidelines will help people in different areas of the fashion industry make better decisions and continue to improve themselves, so as to achieve systematic change."

 

"If the existing model continues, the fashion industry will not survive in the future." Megan STO, director of sustainability at outerknown "Companies need real-time, long-term sustainability strategies to drive the circular economy," says neburner. This guide from fashion positive is essential to help the industry make better changes. "

 

Fashion positive will cooperate with textile exchange to hold a conference on circular materials guidelines on September 23 to show and promote the report to more people.

 

The brands and groups cooperating with this report also include: kering, a French luxury goods giant, gap Inc., an American clothing giant, Eileen Fisher, outerknown, etc.