Sustainable clothing roadmap - Briefing Note - Sustainability Impacts of Clothing and Current Interventions

Abstract:

<p>This note provides a summary of the key sustainability impacts of clothing and current interventions aimed at improving clothing sustainability performance. This is based on the Defra commissioned Environmental Resources Management (ERM) study Mapping of Evidence on Sustainable Development Impacts that occur in the Life Cycle of Clothing, 2007 and discussions with stakeholders engaged in sustainability and clothing within the Sustainable Clothing Roadmap.</p> <p>The clothing roadmap is focused on garments to include textiles used in the manufacture of clothing, but excluding shoes, accessories and commercial textiles. To date, evidence has been gathered on the sustainability impacts (environmental, social and economic) of clothing across the lifecycle as well as current interventions designed to improve sustainability performance through desk based research and stakeholder meetings. In support of this, Defra commissioned Environmental Resources Management (ERM) to conduct a project to map the sustainability impacts of clothing and interventions to address these impacts. The briefing note summarises the sustainability impacts and interventions identified from this study and follow up meetings with stakeholders.</p> The note includes the following topics: <bl> <li>Background <bl> <li>Focus on products and services and the ten product roadmaps</li> <li>Sustainable clothing roadmap</li> </bl></li> <li>Sustainability impacts of clothing and current interventions</li> <li>Further information</li> </bl></p>

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DEFRA