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Climate Stewardship 2030

accelerating plan by Chinese

Textile Companies

Climate change is a concern for the whole world. effects of climate change. Within one year, the
The textile sector is known to harm the climate. companies will draw up specific goals about how to
Therefore, efforts are being made to reduce the reach carbon neutrality. Within two years, they will
impact. In this regard, 57 major Chinese textile disclose specific plans and road maps to the public.
companies announced the Climate Stewardship
2030 Accelerating Plan and pledged to reduce China's textile firms have for some time been actively
carbon emissions together and ultimately achieve exploring sustainable growth paths and contributing
carbon neutrality by implementing a series of to the country's carbon emission goals. The sector
measures. The companies, including K-Boxing, will continue to explore sustainable production and
Peacebird, Weiqiao Pioneering Group, Chenfeng consumption models and push forward the green
Group, Wensli Group, and Sateri, announced in late transformation of the global fashion industry. The
October that within six months, they would start council will help integrate valuable resources in the
launching training sessions on tackling global industrial chain from governments, industrial
climate change. management departments, think tanks, scientific
research institutions, and technical institutions. By
China's textile sector provides jobs to over 27 million pulling together resources, the council will help
people in both production and sales. China is support research and development, innovation in
speeding up the transformation to a clean and technologies and products, and talent training
low-carbon energy consumption structure to meet for textile firms.
the target of peaking carbon dioxide emissions
before 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality before Sun Ruizhe, president of the China National Textile
2060. On June 1, the China National Textile and and Apparel Council, is hopeful that Chinese textile
Apparel Council launched the accelerating plan to firms will carry out more innovation and practices in
help speed up Chinese fashion brands' stewardship promoting the sector's high-quality and sustainable
in tackling climate change. The council aims first to development and enhance the sector's participation
support 30 renowned fashion brands and 60 key level and discourse power in the context of the
textile-manufacturing enterprises to mitigate the green economy.

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