Asia Garment Hub Supplier Meet-Up: Will Science Based Targets Have the Environmental Impact We Hope For?

Who’s kickstarting the conversation this month? Dr. Vidhura Ralapanawe, Executive Vice President for Innovation & Sustainability at Epic Group and a Member of the Board of Directors at the Sustainable Apparel Coalition.  Epic Group is a manufacturer of woven tops and bottoms, denim, and most recently, knitwear.

What’s being discussed? This month’s meet-up is… a conversation about the conversation we’re not having. Talk of science-based targets is ubiquitous in sustainability circles, but will they help the industry achieve its environmental performance goals? Could/should we do science-based targets in a way that’s sensitive to context? What do you think? Dr. Ralapanawe will share his thoughts, and then we’ll open up the floor for discussion.

What are Supplier Meet-Ups? Informal and unrecorded meetups open exclusively to suppliers (any tier), held monthly on the first Thursday of every month.  The meet-ups are discussion focused and intended to facilitate connection between suppliers.  Each month a relevant speaker is invited to kick-start the conversation and moderated by Kim van der Weerd.

Supplier Meet-Ups are hosted by the Asia Garment Hub, a digital one-stop shop tailored to the garment and textiles sector in Asia. The Asia Garment Hub is a joint initiative of the GIZ’s regional project FABRIC and the ILO’s Decent Work in Garment Supply Chains Asia project.

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Please note: Because supplier meet-ups are discussion focused, participants will be expected to have video ON.