57 Chinese textile and apparel companies announce carbon neutrality acceleration plan

57 Chinese textile and apparel companies announced carbon neutrality acceleration plan

On October 26, on the eve of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26, China’s 17 market-leading brand companies and 40 key textile companies jointly held the “30 ·The 60 China Textile and Apparel Carbon Neutrality Acceleration Action” launch ceremony announced their climate action commitments: conduct climate training camps within 6 months, start formulating dual carbon goals within 12 months, and publish dual carbon action plans and roadmaps within 24 months , and conduct carbon information disclosure regularly. 57 companies including Rimba Men’s Wear, Peacebird, Shandong Weiqiao, Moronfeng Group, Lenzing Group, Hangzhou Wanshili, Sateri, Shenzhou International, and Qianjin Denim have become leaders in the fashion industry with a combined revenue of 300 billion yuan, leading a trillion-dollar market. climate action.

In 2021, as the global climate impact intensifies, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a warning that there is a 50% chance that the global temperature will exceed 1.5°C in the next 20 years. The United Nations Environment Program released the “2021 Emissions Gap Report” on October 25, pointing out that looking at the new version of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and other commitments to mitigate climate change, even if all the latest versions of the unconditional commitments are fulfilled, the world will The temperature will still rise by at least 2.7°C by the end of this century. The implementation of additional “net zero” targets will help reduce global warming by another 0.5°C, but the relevant plans are currently vague, and the new commitment further reduces emissions by 7.5% based on predicted 2030 greenhouse gas emissions. However, the lowest-cost path to achieve the 2°C temperature control target requires a 30% reduction in emissions, and a 55% reduction is required to achieve the 1.5°C target. At the same time, on October 24, the Chinese Central Committee and the State Council officially announced the “Opinions on Completely, Accurately and Comprehensively Implementing the New Development Concept and Doing a Good Job in Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality”. On October 25, the State Council issued the “Opinions” formulated by the National Development and Reform Commission. Action plan to peak carbon emissions before 2030.

The ChinaTextile Industry Federation officially launched the “Chinese Fashion Brand Climate Innovation Carbon Neutral Acceleration Plan” on June 1, 2021. Under the guidance of relevant departments and With the support of technical institutions, we will promote a group of the top 500 most competitive companies in China’s textile and apparel industry, give priority to 30 key brand companies and 60 key manufacturing companies to carry out climate innovation actions, and guide keyindustrial clusters Carbon neutral pilot demonstration of climate innovation action.

The 3060 Carbon Neutrality Acceleration Plan marks that the Climate Innovation 2030 Action launched by China’s textile and apparel industry in 2017 has entered an independent stage from the spontaneous stage. As an important area to promote carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, China’s textile and apparel industry has been As an active force in global sustainable governance, it will comprehensively help achieve China’s national independent emission reduction goals, explore models and experiences of sustainable production and consumption, and effectively promote the green transformation of the global fashion industry.

Create a sustainable development innovation center

In order to strengthen the leading role of innovation-driven and technology in the direction of industrial low-carbon transformation, and enhance the carbon reduction innovation synergy and collaboration between the “30·60 Action Plan” member brand companies and industrial value chain partners, promote efficient green low-carbon technologies, Resources such as technology, equipment, and materials are used first. The China Textile and Apparel Industry Council will create the “China Textile and Apparel Industry 30·60 Carbon Neutrality Acceleration Plan” enterprise sustainable development innovation center among a group of “30·60 Action Plan” enterprises, integrating the superior resources of the global industrial chain (including government, Industry management departments, think tanks, scientific research institutions, and technical institutions), focusing on supporting the “30·60 Action Plan” enterprises to jointly carry out collaborative research and development, model exploration, and technology under the guidance of dual carbon goals. Innovation, product innovation, research, development and practice of market applications andtalent cultivation. On October 27, the 2021 Climate Innovation·Fashion Summit with the theme of “Exploring and Prospecting the Direction and Green Consensus of the Fashion Industry Before the Fifth Industrial Revolution” was held in Keqiao. The conference focuses on promoting green ecology and sustainable development, and joins hands with the global textile industry chain to jointly advocate a green, low-carbon, circular and sustainable development model, and jointly build a new world textile industry community with a shared future. At the 2021 Climate Innovation Fashion Summit, the China Textile and Apparel Federation Social Responsibility Office and the China National Garment Association established the China Textile and Apparel Industry 30·60 Carbon Neutrality Acceleration Plan “Corporate Sustainable Development Innovation Center” with Chenfeng Group and Peacebird Apparel respectively. Provide unique solutions and localized application support for member companies of the “30·60 Action Plan” to accelerate their move towards carbon neutrality, and explore demonstration models to accelerate the low-carbon transformation of the industry. △Sun Ruizhe (first from left), President of China Textile and Apparel Industry Federation, awarded the license to Yin Guoxin (second from left), founder of Chenfeng Group Co., Ltd. △Cao Xuejun (first from left), first-level inspector of the Department of Consumer Products Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, presented to Ningbo Huang Qihui (second from left), supply chain director of Peacebird Fashion Apparel Co., Ltd., awarded the green innovation behavior. In addition to directly creating economic value, it can also obtain environmental performance by reducing the impact of the product’s entire life cycle on the ecological environment, and ultimately achieve the full socio-economic Highquality development. Green innovation will provide new impetus for the high-quality development of the textile and apparel industry and enterprises in the new era.