Briefing on the textile sector and its climate goals

by GIZ FABRIC created 2021-11-18T22:22:46+07:00

This briefing document aims to make the solutions for climate change real.
Often action related to climate change tends to get diffused. That is especially true of the textile an apparel sector, whose value chain employs 100s of millions of people in almost every country in the globe.

The textile and apparel sector touches every aspect of our daily lives. Their production and sale, generates 2.5 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually.

The sector’s emissions are increasing in absolute terms; as well as a percentage of global emissions. It represents 7.25% of total man-made emissions presently and is expected to reach 9.5% by 2030.

This webinar will provides an overview of the entire production process and brings granularity on the key levers that can change the trajectory over this decade.