Using “cloth” as the medium to discuss digital technology, the 4th World Textile Merchants Conference explores new directions for the development of the global textile industry
As the global climate governance situation becomes increasingly urgent, the digital economy has become a new engine driving the recovery of the world economy, and the goal of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality has become an inevitable choice for building a community with a shared future for mankind. In a new era in which century-old changes continue to deepen, the empowerment of the digital economy and the guidance of green transformation provide key support for the global textile industry to seek future business form evolution and economic development model upgrades, and achieve sustainable development.
On October 26, the 4th World Textile Merchant Conference opened grandly in Keqiao, Shaoxing, Zhejiang. People in the global textile industry gathered together online and offline, using “cloth” as the medium and focusing on the theme of “Digital Empowerment·Green Symbiosis” to talk about digital technology empowering industrytransformation and upgrading, explore feasible paths for harmonious coexistence of industry and environment.
Zhu Congjiu, Vice Governor of the People’s Government of Zhejiang Province, Xu Kemin, Chief Economist of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Chairman of the International Federation of Textile Manufacturers, ChinaTextile Industry Federation Chairman Sun Ruizhe, Secretary of the CPC Shaoxing Municipal Committee Ma Weiguang, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Professor of Zhejiang University Chen Chun, First-level Inspector Cao Xuejun of the Department of Consumer Goods Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Chang Jiwen, Deputy Director of the Institute of Resources and Environmental Policy of the Development Research Center of the State Council, China Business Fu Longcheng, vice president of the federation, Zhang Xian, vice president of China Textile ImportExport Chamber of Commerce, Chen Dapeng, vice president of China Textile Industry Federation, etc. attended the theme conference. Leaders from the Embassy of Cyprus, the Embassy of Dominica, the Embassy of Indonesia, as well as international business circles, academia, and industry, as well as leaders of relevant national ministries, provinces, and municipalities attended the conference.
The theme conference comprehensively explores the new direction of the development of the global textile industry under the century-old changes from multiple dimensions such as digital transformation, green sustainability, industrial community, financial services, and promotion of common prosperity. Activities such as the video release of the 2021 World Textiles Merchants’ “Internet Symbiotic Sustainable Development”, the unveiling ceremony of the “Sino-Italian Future Fashion Innovation Center”, and the “30·60” China Textile and Apparel Carbon Neutrality Acceleration Action Release Ceremony were also held at the meeting. On the basis of normal epidemic prevention and control, this conference implemented an “online + offline” dual-venue model, and was simultaneously broadcast online to the world through the official website of the conference.
“Dual carbon” traction promotes high quality development of the industry
Ding Zhongli, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress and Chairman of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League, sent a congratulatory message via video. He said that the World Textile Merchant Conference strives to build a platform for exchange and cooperation in the world’s textile industry, which has effectively promoted the quality improvement of my country’s textile industry and injected strong momentum into Shaoxing’s economic and social development. As one of the main leaders of the “Carbon Neutral Framework Roadmap” project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ding Zhongli also pointed out that he hopes that the majority of textile companies will seize the huge opportunities brought by green and low-carbon transformation to find new development momentum. In the face of ecological goals, we must focus on technological innovation and rely on technological progress and innovation to drive high-quality development. At the same time, we must adhere to open cooperation, build a coordinated development model for the entire industry chain, and form a green and low-carbon modern textile industry system as soon as possible.
Xu Kemin pointed out in his speech at the meeting that promoting the deep integration of digital technology and the real economy and empowering the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries is one of the effective ways to achieve green and low-carbon transformation of industrialization. Intelligent weaving and green weaving in my country’s textile industry are advancing in depth. System solutions have been formed in digital workshops, green dyeing and finishing, intelligent production, personalized customization, networked collaboration, etc. and have been promoted from pilot projects to the entire industry, achieving improvements in production efficiency. , product quality improvement and significant results in energy saving, consumption reduction and emission reduction. Under the “double carbon” goal, “taking technology as king to enhance industrial competitiveness; using collaborative progress to improve carbon reduction effects; using open cooperation to expand industry development space.” is an effective path for the textile industry to achieve sustainable development.
Zhu Congjiu pointed out in his speech that in recent years, Zhejiang has focused on promoting the digital transformation and intelligent reshaping of the textile industry. In 2020, Zhejiang Province’s textile and clothing enterprises above designated size achieved a total industrial output value of 928.4 billion yuan, ranking first in the country; their textile and clothing export value reached 491.2 billion yuan, ranking first in the country. The province has three industrial clusters worth more than 50 billion, including chemical fiber, Keqiao Textile and Tongxiangpolyesterfilament. 12 national-level textile and clothing creative design pilot parks have been built, ranking first in the country. During the “14th Five-Year Plan” period, Zhejiang Province will vigorously develop new formats and new models of foreign trade, drive the digital reform and “dual carbon” strategy, strive to promote the deep integration of big data, artificial intelligence and the textile industry, and create a Zhejiang manufacturing brand. Promote the three-chain collaboration of the industrial chain, innovation chain, and value chain, achieve high-end, green, and international development, and strive to create a world-class modern textile advanced manufacturing cluster.
Ma Weiguang said in his speech that the World Textile Merchant Conference has become an important platform for exchanges and cooperation among elites in the industry.The Textile Industry Federation officially launched the “Chinese Fashion Brand Climate Innovation Carbon Neutrality Acceleration Plan” on June 1, 2021. Under the guidance of relevant departments and the support of technical institutions, a group of the top 500 most competitive companies in China’s textile and apparel industry were selected Enterprises, give priority to supporting 30 key brand companies and 60 key manufacturing companies to carry out climate innovation actions, and guide key industrial clusters to conduct carbon-neutral demonstrations of climate innovation actions.
The “30·60 China Textile and Apparel Carbon Neutrality Acceleration Action Release” ceremony held at the meeting was attended by Rimba Men’s Wear, PEACEBIRD, Shandong Weiqiao, Chenfeng Group, Lenzing Group, Hangzhou Wanshili, Sateri, Shenzhou International, Qianjin Denim and other 58 fashion industry leaders with a revenue of 300 billion are leading the climate action in the trillion-dollar market. At the meeting, they announced their climate action commitments, which are to launch a climate training camp within 6 months, start formulating dual carbon goals within 12 months, publish a dual carbon action plan and roadmap within 24 months, and conduct regular carbon information disclosure. Carbon neutrality is a marathon. A person who walks alone is fast, but a person who walks together goes far. The joint participation of well-known Chinese brand companies fully demonstrates the practical actions of the “double carbon” pioneers in the textile and apparel industry.
Digital green, exploring ways to enhance endogenous power
In the new era of comprehensively building a modern socialist country, the high-quality development of China’s textile industry must integrate into the new “dual cycle” development pattern to enhance endogenous power, promote transformation and upgrading around the “double carbon” goal, and grasp the digital The trend of economic development is to build new competitive advantages and we must adhere to the people-centered approach to solidly promote common prosperity. In the face of challenges and opportunities, how should the industry find solutions?
At the theme forum, Chang Jiwen, deputy director of the Institute of Resources and Environment of the Development Research Center of the State Council, delivered a speech titled “How to Promote Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality in Green and Circular Development.” He believes that the textile industry should develop renewable energy sources such as wind power and photovoltaic power generation under scientific deployment, reduce the emission of atmospheric pollutants and greenhouse gases, and ensure the joint realization of climate change goals, air pollution prevention and control goals, and energy conservation goals. In the process of achieving carbon neutrality, we must first coordinate the whole country, and each locality cannot do its own thing. Secondly, we must strictly control the increment of “two high” projects and resolutely curb the growth of “two high”. Finally, “dual carbon” work must respect objective laws and cannot be divorced from local foundations and capabilities.
Chen Chun, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and professor of Zhejiang University, said in his speech “China’s Textile Industry Breakthrough – Digital Empowerment” that digital empowerment of traditional industries is the general trend and is the only way to empower the industry. He said that at present, my country’s textile industry is plagued by many problems such as weak design capabilities and low efficiency, the inability of the supply chain to quickly adjust according to market conditions, redundant channel models, and slow market response. The digital empowerment model can use big data to achieve the transformation from “determining sales based on production” to “determining production based on sales”. Accelerate the integration of data resources in the textile industry chain, create digital production lines, drive coordinated development of upstream and downstream, and promote quality and efficiency improvements. If an enterprise can succeed in digital transformation, it will definitely gain very strong market competitiveness.
Liu Liange, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Bank of China, shared the theme of “Supporting High-Quality Development of the Textile Industry with Financial Power” at the meeting through video. He pointed out that in recent years, Bank of China has focused on the industry transformation direction of “technology, fashion, and green” and built a full-service system covering the middle and lower reaches of the industrial chain, as well as large and medium-sized enterprises. Since 2020, the number of credit extensions and customers in the textile industry has increased. Maintaining double-digit growth has injected financial vitality into the sustained and healthy development of the industry. At the same time, based on the exploration and practice of the Bank of China, he shared several thoughts on how to use financial power to support the textile industry to seize development opportunities and achieve high quality: first, vigorously support the green transformation of the industry; second, optimize and upgrade supply chain financial services; third, Serve the scientific and technological innovation of enterprises; fourth, promote international cooperation and exchanges.
How can traditional industries achieve high-quality development and contribute to common prosperity? Ma Jianrong, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Shenzhou International Group Holdings Co., Ltd., elaborated on five points of thinking on this theme at the meeting: First, enhance the company’s creative capabilities and promote the transformation of products into high-end products; second, global layout and expand resource space; third, enhance Digital management capabilities, to be the vanguard of digital factories; fourth, promoting the level of production automation to achieve the effect of reducing staff and increasing production; fifth, promoting sustainable development and building an ecological green enterprise. “The process of enterprises pursuing development is also the process of achieving common prosperity,” he said.
Under the continuous improvement trend of global economic recovery, open cooperation is still a historical trend, and mutual benefit and win-win are still what the people want. This year’s World Textile Merchant Conference was included in Zhejiang Province’s “One Belt, One Road” and “14th Five-Year Plan” major exchange activities. Taking this opportunity, the holding of the fourth conference has further gathered the consensus of the global textile industry and created a digital empowerment It has created a broad space for creating a new economic highland, building a green and low-carbon recycling industrial system, building the sustainable development capabilities of China’s textile industry, and promoting innovation, change, exchanges and cooperation in the world’s textile industry.
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