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Lenzing supports industry initiatives to accelerate

results in the race against climate change

Private sector addresses the UNFCCC conference urging greater collaboration . WEF’s open letter signed by 50 CEOs of
major global business offer fast-track solutions . Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action increases awareness
along the whole value chain . Lenzing Group changes from coal-fired boilers to gas-fired boilers in China . REFIBRA™
technology of Lenzing Group one of leading circular business models
The Lenzing Group, producer of fibers from botanic the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action
origin, expands its environmental leadership leading fashion brands, suppliers and other partners
commitment. It supports first-time initiatives of the signed to recognize the crucial role that fashion plays
private sector addressing the UNFCCC climate on both sides of the climate equation – as a
conference in Katowice, Poland, (COP24), where contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, and as a
government leaders meet to review progress towards sector with multiple opportunities to reduce
delivering on the goals set in Paris in 2015. emissions by the targeted 30 percent while
contributing to sustainable development. The charter
As a member of the World Economic Forum’s was published in Katowice today under the auspices
Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders, Lenzing Group’s of UN Climate Change, supported by 43 heads of the
CEO Stefan Doboczky signed the WEF’s open letter fashion industry.
to world government leaders urging greater
collaboration to accelerate outcomes in the race “To underpin the Fashion Industry Climate Charter the
against climate change. This letter was signed by the signatories will work together on topics like
leaders of 50 major global businesses representing decarbonization of the production phase, selection of
more than USD 1.5 trillion in total revenue. climate friendly and sustainable materials,
low-carbon transport improved customer dialogue

Stefan Doboczky, CEO of the Lenzing Group Robert van de Kerkhof (CCO)
“Business has an increasingly vital role to play in and awareness of all stakeholders as well as
accelerating the shift to a low-carbon and exploring circular business models”, Robert van de
climate-resilient economy. This requires partnerships Kerkhof, Chief Commercial Officer of the Lenzing
with other companies, governments at all levels and Group says. “The Lenzing Group is committed to
civil society. The Lenzing Group, as a leader in taking leadership concerning the challenges our
sustainability in the textile and nonwovens industries, industry is facing and will reduce its CO2 emissions
is passionate about addressing the challenges the by 30 percent by 2030. One of the outstanding
industries are facing and help meeting the goals of examples the Lenzing Group is already supporting is
the Paris Agreement”, says Lenzing’s Chief Executive the REFIBRA™ technology, a circular business model
Officer Stefan Doboczky. “Together with our partners which uses cotton scraps as a raw material for the
we are ready to facilitate fast-track solutions. One of production of a new virgin fiber.”
these is the change from coal-fired to natural
gas-fired boilers at our production facility in Nanjing, These initiatives underpin the Lenzing Group’s
China. We have just started the transition.” ambition to help greening up the textile and the
nonwovens industries by extending collaboration with
The second initiative the Lenzing Group supports is the partners in the industry.
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