- About Us
- For Commercial Companies
- Big Closets Small Planet
The Paris Agreement aims to hold temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, as recommended by the IPCC. This translates into achieving net-zero emissions by the second half of this century. The fashion and apparel industries currently account for between 2-8% of the global greenhouse gas emissions, depending on which studies are referenced and where industry boundaries are drawn. Given current industry growth projections and trends, the industry will struggle to reduce its emissions inline with the 1,5C pathway unless more progress is made.
We all know the daunting nature of this task. Our progress is too slow and the challenges ahead are many. But we must stay the course. During this week we interrogated the topic from various perspectives, with contributions from global experts and practitioners. We heard from government representatives, policy designers and policy makers, brands and manufacturers, industry organizations and watchdogs, researchers, investors and journalists. We explored what we should keep doing, what we should stop doing and what more we can still do.
You can learn more about the climate impact of the fashion and apparel industry in these reports: Taking Stock of Progress Against the Roadmap to Net Zero (Aii), Fashion on Climate (McKinsey/GFA) and Sustainability and Circularity in the Textile Value Chain (UNEP).
The webinar presentations and conversations from Climate Action Week are now available as recordings for your review. Should you have any questions about the week or the information on this site, please contact Nina at nina@sustainablefashionacademy.org.
Media partner:
The Scandinavian Textile Initiative for Climate Action (STICA) was established to ensure the fashion and apparel industries in Scandinavia and Europe do their fair share to reduce their emissions and transform the industry for the betterment of people and the planet – well before 2045.