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Sustainable textile and clothing 10-year action plan launches
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extiles 2030: UK Sustainable Textiles Action Plan, the most ambitious 10-year programme for clothing and textiles in the world, launched on Monday, April 26.
WRAP, the UK’s leading sustainability charity, is behind this vital new agreement for the textiles industry.
Over the next decade, the voluntary agreement will slash the
environmental impact of UK clothing and home fabrics through practical interventions along the entire textiles chain.
Textiles 2030 has secured commitment from more than 18
major brands and retailers, 26 reuse/ recycling organisations and 21 affiliates. This means that the agreement is supported by more than half the UK market at launch, with nearly 60% of clothing placed on the market (by sales volume) by UK retailers coming under the agreement.
Marcus Gover, CEO of WRAP, said: “Textiles 2030 will create a fashion sector fit for the future and lower the environmental impacts of other household textiles. This is just the beginning of a decade long programme and we need more companies to show their commitment to their customers through Textiles 2030. With clothing having the fourth largest impact on the environment after transport, housing
and food we simply cannot afford for sustainability not to be the next big thing in fashion.” WRAP also unveiled the Textiles 2030 Roadmap which will direct the actions under Textiles 2030. This sets out the water and carbon reduction targets, and the key milestones and activities necessary to introduce circular use of textile products and materials at scale.
The Textiles 2030 Roadmap shows what signatories must do to deliver the targets, with key outcomes by the end of 2022, 2025 and 2030. These actions will transform the UK’s make-use- dispose fashion culture into one where products are made sustainably, used longer and then reused or recycled.
Geiger makes commitments to sustainability and social responsibility G
eiger has joined the United Nations Global Compact and has been awarded a
gold medal from EcoVadis during a recent sustainability assessment, placing them in the top 5% of all companies assessed. The UN Global Compact aims to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and protect the planet. Participating organisations commit to doing business responsibly and to discovering opportunities to innovate and solve societal and global challenges. Over 10,000 companies have joined the UN Global Compact since it was launched in 2000.
EcoVadis assesses businesses on the quality of their sustainability practices, intensively rating environmental, social and ethical performance. The mission of EcoVadis is to provide an impartial standard to recognise the accomplishments of sustainable businesses and inform the decision-making of prospective clients. As of 2020, the organisation has assessed the performance and practices of more than 75,000 companies.
Geiger joined the EcoVadis program in 2019 and was awarded a silver medal. Following the company’s assessment in March it has been awarded for the first
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time the prestigious gold medal – the result of several months of targeted work by the Geiger team looking at improving working practices across key areas including environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement.
Geiger has been awarded a gold medal from EcoVadis
Geiger’s John Beirne volunteers to administer COVID-19 vaccine
G
eiger’s own John Beirne has stepped up to help save lives as part of his ongoing volunteer work for St. John’s Ambulance.
He has been trained and actively involved in vaccinating people and as of April 26 he had given more than 100 hours of his time towards vaccinating over 100 people in several vaccination centres across London.
Vicky Kinasz, managing director, said: “John is truly leading our team in our commitment to going the extra mile! He is determined to make the world around him a safer place and we are honoured to be able to support him in this endeavour.”
John Beirne volunteers for St. John’s Ambulance
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