Threading your way out of the policy tangle: coordination of a sustainable and circular textile value chain

This virtual side-session of the 9th OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector hosted by UNEP and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), will take place on Wednesday 15th February 2023 13.00- 14.00 CET.

Titled Threading your way out of the policy tangle: coordination of a sustainable and circular textile value chain, this side-session will bring together governments and industry representatives from different regions to discuss the impact of emerging policies and strategies on the global value chain, as well as opportunities for more systematic policy coordination and engagement between policymakers and voluntary textile industry initiatives.

In this session, UNEP will present the key actions and priorities for policymakers from its upcoming report “Sustainability and Circularity in the Textile Value Chain: A global roadmap”, as well as findings of the EU-funded project “Innovative Business Practices and Economic Models in the Textile Value Chain (InTex)”, in particular on eco-innovation-enabling policies from Kenya, South Africa and Tunisia. BMZ will also share initial lessons learned from its work with policy makers and circular pilot projects in Asia, as well as from partnerships with businesses and stakeholders in Germany. Finally, examples of sustainable textile policies will be highlighted, and their implications discussed, including concrete implications at the policy level .

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