Moving the needle: Creating the future together | Online Seminar 1 | Mandatory due diligence in supply chains shows once more how interconnected supply chains are. These requirements coming from Europe and America though the intermediaries of the brands impact the current business practices in Asia in the Asian Garment and Textile Sector. This is the first of two online seminars dealing with mandatory due diligence in supply chains. The first one provides a high-level overview of some of the legal approaches already in place: this includes France (in place) Germany and California (to be enacted soon), and EU (coming soon). The purpose of surveying this new legal landscape is to alert all stakeholders to the dawn of what appears to be a new era of mandatory due diligence around social and environmental issues. The event took place on 17th November 2021.
Moving the needle: Creating the future together | Online Seminar 2 | Germany’s Federal Cabinet approved the Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains in mid-2021, which aims to prevent human rights violations. Stage One will come into force in January 2023, with a broader scope scheduled for January 2024. This online seminar explores the Act and how it will impact Asian producers. It will also introduce a new GIZ project called Initiative Global Solidarity, which aims to empower buyers and suppliers to cooperate and improve effective due diligence systems in their supply chains through shared responsibility approaches. The event took place on 23rd November 2021. This is the second online seminar (recorded webinar) in a series on the new legal landscape and aims to alert all stakeholders to the dawn of a new era of mandatory due diligence around social and environmental issues.
Moving the needle: Creating the future together | Online Seminar 3 | Gender based violence and harassment (GVBH) is a widely discussed topic in the garment and textile sector. Many actors are determined to fight for safer factories and a healthy environment for workers. Raising awareness and sharing tools and approaches is one of many ways in which stakeholders come together in their efforts. Today we want to look at the specific roles of industry stakeholders and how each of them is creating an enabling environment in preventing and remediating GBVH, with reference to new tools developed to support a healthy sector. The objective of the event is to show that tackling gender-based violence and harassment is a collective responsibility across the supply chain – one that demands collaboration from manufacturers, brands, workers, and policymakers alike. The event took place on 9th November 2021.
Moving the needle: Creating the future together | Online Seminar 4 | This seminar focuses on recycling post-industrial (pre-consumer) textile waste in two production countries (Bangladesh and Cambodia).
Moving the needle: Creating the future together | Online Seminar 8 | This online session brings together individuals advocating for stronger language on purchasing practices within due diligence legislation to discuss: what does legislation as it stands require and why? Is it enough? And if not, what can still be done?
Hybrid Conference
Moving the needle: Creating the future together | Online Seminar 9 | Please find the recording under ''Web'' (on the right-hand side)
Technical Seminars: A deeper Dive | Online Seminar 4 | Please register under: "Web" (on the right-hand side)
GMAC and GIZ FABRIC warmly invite you to attend our first post lockdown, physical Asian Dialogues conference.
Technical Seminar 4: The Circular Economy
Hybrid Conference ‘’Asian Dialogues for Greener Production’’: Opening Remarks, Key Note and Opening Panel
Hybrid Conference ‘’Asian Dialogues for Greener Production’’ | Workshop
Hybrid Conference ‘’Asian Dialogues for Greener Production’’ | Workshop
Hybrid Conference ‘’Asian Dialogues for Greener Production’’ | Workshop
Hybrid Conference ‘’Asian Dialogues for Greener Production’’ | Closing panel
Moving the needle: Creating the future together | Online Seminar 9
Technical Seminars: A deeper Dive | Online Seminar 5 | Please register under: "Web" (on the right-hand side)
Moving the needle: Creating the future together | Online Seminar 11
Moving the needle: Creating the future together | Online Seminar 11
Technical Seminar 3 - 'Climate Action in Fashion" with a special focus on Climate Action Training (CAT) by GIZ and the UN Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action
Technical Seminar 4 - The Circular Economy
Technical Seminar 6 - Measuring Carbon Footprint
Technical Seminar 7 - Social Dialogue and Dispute Resolution
Thursday, 10 February 2022 at 9 AM Berlin / 3 PM Bangkok / 4 PM Beijing (90 minutes)
Regional University Network (RUN), an initiative of GIZ FABRIC organized international symposium on "Greening of Textile Industries: Process Practices and Innovations for Sustainable Textile and Garments in ASIA”. Watch the recording to hear from researchers, academics of universities and experts on managing waste & turning into resource, resource efficiency, process practices and innovations for Sustainable Textile and Garments in ASIA.
Webinar series was organized by GIZ FABRIC on “GREEN CHEMISTRY” on 17 May, 24 May and 31 May 2022. The webinar series focused on innovative solutions through creating win-win situations by increasing profitability and reducing environmental footprint at the same time. It focused not only on the functionality of the green chemicals but also on the least resource input requirements. Thus, leading to undoubtedly reduced production cost. Webinar recordings are available below.
Join The Industry We Want for a virtual GHG emissions Deep Dive Session on May 12 at 5pm CEST!
We’re excited to invite you to our upcoming webinar on Thursday, September 22 from 2-3 pm CEST about the second cycle of The Industry We Want purchasing practices metric! You can now sign up to join this interactive session to learn how you can help measure progress on industry purchasing practices in 2022.
