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WWF-Pakistan & APTMA

joint venture for sustainable

water consumption

The World Wide Fund for Nature Pakistan held a scientific research titled as “Sustainable
seminar at APTMA House where the exporters management practices to the textile industry for
placed an emphasis on the need of suitable growing economy.” The research was
water consumption in the textile sector in presented by senior project officer of WWF-
Pakistan. They also addressed the patterns for Sohail Ali Naqvi. This paper highlights the
the consumption of the resources. The event was analysis of implementation of the Multi
part of the International Labour and Environment Agreement with the context to
Environmental Standards (ILES) Application in cost benefits and sustainable practices in the
Pakistan’s SMEs project, funded by the European textile industry.
Union and being implemented by WWF-Pakistan
in collaboration with the International Labour “With Pakistan being declared a water-stressed
Organisation (ILO). The seminar was attended by country, its primary focus should be on
Anis-ul-Haq, Secretary General APTMA, strategically developing the industrial sector,
Hammad Naqi Khan, Director General especially increasing the efficiency of the textile
WWF-Pakistan, alongside a number CEOs of sector with small water footprints and high
various textile industries. added value,” said Hammad Naqi Khan,
Director General of WWF-Pakistan. While
This seminar was a part of the international APTMA secretary general Anis-ul-Haq said the
labor and environmental standards (ILSE) textile industries should invest more in
Application in Pakistan SEMs project. It was water-efficient technologies that lead to zero
funded by the European Union and implemented discharge of hazardous waste and rain water
by the WWF-Pakistan in collaboration with the harvesting techniques.
ILO. This seminar was a part of the series of
events for the World Water Week that was The key challenges focused on the World
observed from 27th of August till 1st of Water Week 2017 were regarding two
September 2017 in Stockholm Sweden. sustainable development goals; improvement
of water quality by reducing pollution,
The WWF, this year addressed the theme of dumping, minimizing and eliminating the
“Water and Waste: reduce and reuse” from a release of hazardous chemicals and materials;
holistic system perspective, addressing issues splitting the proportion of untreated wastewater
and challenges from all parts of the world. In and substantially increasing recycling and safe
this manner the WWF-Pakistan presented a reuse globally.

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