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EURATEX releases saves a massive amount of water

the Quarterly

Economic Update

Partnership for Cleaner Textile (PaCT) is a flagship environmental and sustainability challenges related
EURATEX released its quarterly economic update on industry (+1.6 points). The Employment program of the private sector lending arm of the to the textile sector.
the 9th of April 2021. EURATEX showed concerns Expectations Indicator also revealed an increase. World Bank Group. Bangladesh's textile and
that the Covid19 crisis may soon be followed by However, these signs of recovery are being garment factories have significantly cut water and Envoy Textile Ltd, the export-oriented company, used
disruptions in our global supply chains, affecting our jeopardized by recent turmoil in the textile and energy consumption and saved 28.7 billion liters of 60.47 liters of water to produce one kilogram of
industry's competitiveness. clothing supply chain, raising the prices of textile water per year. denim fabrics in 2016. The water use has gone
fibers and dyestuffs and transport costs. Also, there down to 44.9 liters thanks to installing the full-water
Over the full year 2020, EU sales of textiles fell by is a negative impact on CO2 prices and political About 338 washing, dyeing, spinning, weaving, and metering technology in collaboration with the PaCT.
–9.3% and clothing sales by –17.7%, compared with turmoil in some important sourcing countries such garment factories in Bangladesh have adopting It has cut water consumption for processing fabrics.
2019. Economic data up to December 2020 reflects as China and Myanmar, which creates uncertainty, low-cost and cleaner production processes and It can process one kg denim fabrics using 55.63
a dramatic contraction in both the demand and adding to the challenges of the corona pandemic. installing new technologies under a program liters of water, which was 85.76 liters earlier. The
production of textile and clothing caused by the initiated by the International Finance Corporation Bhaluka-based factory has targeted to reduce water
pandemic. The crisis was particularly severe in the Euratex believes 2021 will be a critical year for the (IFC). Under the PaCT-2 program, the mills and consumption by 34.91 percent by 2021 compared to
middle of the year, with production losses competitiveness of the European textile and clothing factories slashed wastewater discharge by 24.1 2016. Urmi Group of garment exporter currently
of over 50%. industry. A forward-looking EU textiles strategy, billion liters. Participating mills and factories invested consumes 60 liters of water to dye one kg knit
which offers the right policy mix and support $44 million for the purpose. fabrics, way down from 100 liters to 105 liters
EU imports increased by +5.5% in 2020. This instruments for SMEs, is essential. needed two years ago.
increase was primarily due to the import of personal Similarly, the factories are saving 2.9 million
protective equipment, including facemasks, The EU Textiles strategy is expected to be issued in megawatt-hours (MGh) of electricity annually and Apart from the sector's participation in the initiatives
especially from China – up from a value of €1 billion the third quarter of 2021. While it will put a strong avoiding 558,391 tonnes of carbon emission, regarding climate change and circularity, the
in 2019 to €20 billion in 2020. Towards the last focus on sustainability and circularity, Euratex according to data from the PaCT. Urmi Group of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters
Association (BGMEA) has also pledged to
quarter of 2020, business activity recovered for the believes the system must take a broader textiles Bangladesh currently consumes 60 liters of sustainability, said Rubana Huq, the immediate past
textile industry (+1.6% compared with the previous perspective and ensure long-term competitiveness. water to dye one kg knit fabrics, way down from 100 president of the association. In collaboration with the
quarter) but further deteriorated in the clothing With around 160,000 companies employing 1.5 liters to 105 liters needed two years ago. The PaCT UNDP and the Global Reporting Initiative, a survey
sector (-6.8%) due to the decline in consumption million workers, the EU textile and clothing industry supports the entire textile value chain – spinning, to develop a report highlighting the impact of
expenditure slowdown in non-essential activities. is an essential pillar of the local economy across weaving, wet processing, and garment factories -- in ready-made garment factories on the Sustainable
many EU regions. With over €61 billion of exports, adopting cleaner production practices. It focuses on Development Goals was conducted. The BGMEA
In March 2021, EU Business Confidence Indicator the industry is a global player successfully reducing the environmental impact and resource has joined the UN Climate Change and the Fashion
showed an upward trend in the textile industry (+3.8 commercializing highly value-added products on consumption. The PaCT is the first program ever to Industry Charter for Climate Action with an ambition
points) and a modest recovery in the clothing growing markets worldwide. incorporate cutting-edge innovations to address the to reduce GHG emissions by 30 percent by 2030.

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