The Centre for Responsible Business (CRB), a Delhi-based think-thank dedicated to sustainability, has come up with a report titled Circular Textiles and Apparel in India: Policy Intervention Priorities and Ideas.
The report of 49 pages was released by UP Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles. Based on secondary and field-level research and engagement with key stakeholders, the report provides specific recommendations for incorporating principles of circular economy in the sector.
CRB has developed this report to identify priority areas for Circular Economy interventions in the Indian textile and apparel value chain. It aims at delivering an aggregated understanding of the sector and stakeholder perspectives, as well as informing policy on Circular Economy integration.
In a statement, CRB said that its work in this area is motivated by the fact that sectoral resource efficiency policies have the potential to usher in ‘Green Growth’ and enable the sector to be resilient and competitive.
This report aims to highlight this potential for the apparel and textile sector and recommend policy interventions to support a transition from the current linear mode of production. It provides an overview of the sector and some components of the circular economy, along with the priority areas that need focus in the coming years.
The report says that when circular economy priorities are linked with social benefits such as fair wages, good working conditions, augmented by transparency in business practices, opportunities open up for businesses to be better integrated into global value chains.
The apparel and textile sector can especially benefit from such a social circular economy. It can boost exports by adhering to global norms and voluntary sustainability standards, while creating new jobs by prompting and formalising activities such as recovery, repurpose, repair and recycling of garments, managing post-production and post-consumer textiles waste, etc.
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