Globally, we are producing, consuming, and throwing away more textile waste than ever before. It has put immense pressure on our planet and the industry’s 60 million-strong global workforce. Indian textile industry and even the major global contributors have started focusing on sustainable actions. It can help them eliminate their carbon footprint.
The European Environmental Bureau and 24 civil society groups from across the EU has launched a new campaign, ‘Wardrobe Change’. It takes urgent action to rein in the sector. Ever shorter turnaround times mean that globally, clothing production has approximately doubled since 2000. More than 150 billion garments now produced annually, and 73% of all textiles ending up in landfill or incineration.
Global & Indian Textile Industry Campaign Impacts
In December, new research from the European Environment Agency highlighted that after food, housing, and transport, textiles are the fourth largest cause of environmental pressure. Textiles also cause the second highest pressure on land use. Additionally, these are the fifth largest contributor to carbon emissions from household consumption.
The global environment ministers have called on a special Commission. This commission has to come up with a strategy to move the sector away from unsustainable production and consumption patterns. The Commission is also expected to put forward proposals for the global & Indian textile industry. These efforts can inch them closer to sustainability.
Things That Need Attention
In 2019, Sweden made headlines by canceling Fashion Week, and from Buy Nothing Day to Second Hand September to Extinction Rebellion, people all over the world stood up for slower fashion.
Those on the frontline of the textile industry’s waste and pollution are the millions of unrepresented workers who make the clothes sold around the world. Given that 193 governments have committed to achieving responsible consumption and production globally as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), all companies must be required to take steps to prevent and mitigate human rights abuses and environmental destruction along their supply chains.
Conclusion
The organizations in the Indian textile industry which are behind the Wardrobe Change campaign should carry out a host of awareness-raising and advocacy activities across the nation. Make small changes, and you will automatically get inclined towards making significant impacts when you calculate the changes it brings.
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