Supply chain partnerships for sustainable textile production

摘要

The combined effect of the drivers referred to in the preceding discussion has been to raise the profile of environmental issues within the industry - a process which has been described as "Greening the Textile Supply Chain". Due to the globalisation of the textile supply chain these environmental drivers have been communicated to all major textile and clothing producing regions of the world. chain partnerships operating at a local level are essential for the realization of sustainable textile production. Only by all the actors in the textile supply chain working together can environmental improvement be promoted through the introduction of ecologically-optimised products and cleaner production techniques. By establishing such co-operative supply chain partnerships the industry will be better equipped to respond to the environmental challenges it will face in the 21st century.