Supply chain News and trends

UNEP’s report ‘Sustainability and Circularity in the Textile Value Chain: A Global Roadmap’ outlines what each stakeholder group can do individually and collectively to reach the shared destination of a circular textile sector. To do so, the report identifies the three priorities: 1) shifting consumption patterns; 2) improved practices; and 3) infrastructure investment.

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More than 50 percent of fashion decision-makers say traceability will be a top-five enabler to reduce emissions in their supply chains, according to BoF and McKinsey & Co’s State of Fashion: Technology report. It is an essential tool to meet consumer and shareholder expectations around improving sustainability endeavours.

Technology platform FibreTrace offers real-time verification of products as they move through the global supply chain.

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Gildan Activewear has unveiled new environmental and social sustainability targets, with the firm keen to reduce its carbon emissions, boost its use of ‘preferred fibres’, and better support workers and their communities by 2030.

The company’s strategy comprises five pillars: climate, energy and water; circularity; human capital management; long-term value creation; and transparency and disclosure.

“This next generation strategy will push us to deliver even stronger ESG performance and continue to reinforce Gildan as a leading ethical, sustainable, and efficient apparel company,” said Glenn Chamandy, the business’ president and CEO.

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Materials science and manufacturing company Avery Dennison has partnered with textile waste recycling specialist Ambercycle to launch an intelligent digital care label solution.

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The new sustainability roadmap presented by non-profit Better Cotton has received attention from those attending Uzbekistan's Tashkent Textile Week, including business, government, civil society, international organisations, and educational institutes.

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Industrial thread manufacturer Coats has had its environmental targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). 

Specifically, the firm will work to reduce its scope one and two greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 46 per cent, and its scope three emissions by 33 per cent by 2030 against a 2019 baseline.  

“Taking meaningful and effective climate action is vital and to have our ambitious targets validated is excellent. The future of Coats is net zero and circularity,” said the group’s chief executive, Rajiv Sharma.

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As brands continue to learn more about sustainability, their collections reflect this eco-friendly effort. In 2021, a number of denim companies launched what they consider to be their most sustainable collections to date, featuring alternative fibers, recycled materials and water- and energy-saving processes.

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US-based clothing conglomerate VF Corporation has adopted its first-ever forestry policy, aimed at eliminating deforestation and human rights abuses from its supply chain.

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