German Textile And Apparel Supply Chain To Create A Good Environment

Germany has established an alliance of industry associations, importers and non-governmental organizations (NFO) to jointly build a more socially responsible and environment-friendly global textile and apparel supply chain.

In mid October,

Miller, Minister of economic cooperation and development, started the textile industry alliance in Berlin. He hoped that all aspects of cotton cultivation, textile production and sales will be promoted comprehensively in terms of social responsibility and environmental protection.

In addition, the textile industry alliance also wants to put an end to the employment of child labour.

It will provide relatively decent salaries, improve production safety standards, and stop using chemical agents which are not conducive to environmental protection in the field of textile printing and dyeing.

However, some key enterprises and associations in the field of textile and apparel in Germany have questioned this and expressed their failure to join the alliance, mainly because the goal of the alliance is difficult to achieve.

Miller

The short term goal of the alliance is to allow all interested parties to sit together to discuss issues. The medium-term goal is to develop a set of feasible standards for fulfilling social responsibility and strengthening environmental protection.