Climate action accelerates green recovery, China Textile Federation holds the “Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutral Enterprise Strategic Action Summit”
At present, green and low-carbon transformation has become a global consensus, and China’s economy has entered a stage of rapid recovery. In this context, addressing climate change plays a vital role. On the morning of March 29, the “Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutral Textile and Garment Enterprise Strategic Action Summit 2023” was held at the Shanghai National Convention and Exhibition Center. The conference was hosted by the ChinaTextile Industry Federation and hosted by the Social Responsibility Office of the China Textile Industry Federation.
Sun Ruizhe, Chairman of the International Textile Federation and President of the China National Textile and Apparel Federation, Qiao Yanjin, Director of the Productivity Promotion Department of the China National Textile and Apparel Federation and Director of the China Textile Information Center, Director of the Social Responsibility Office of the China National Textile and Apparel Federation and Party Committee of the China Textile Information Center Secretary Yan Yan, deputy director of China Textile Information Center Li Bo, director of Wujiang High-tech Zone Management Committee and mayor of Shengze Town People’s Government Xu Huilin, business representatives, exhibitors and professional visitors attended the meeting. The meeting was chaired by Hu Kehua, deputy director of the Social Responsibility Office of the China National Textile and Apparel Federation. At the meeting, colleagues in the industry jointly discussed the green and low-carbon development path of the textile industry and jointly planned a chapter of highquality development.
Carry out the green and low-carbon mission
The “China Green Trade Development Report” shows that China has become the world’s largest green trade economy. Against this background, the “green content” of China’s economy will also contribute to the sustainable recovery of the global economy. China’s textile and apparel industry will also be a pioneer in global green recovery. Hu Kehua said that about five years ago, Chairman Sun Ruizhe announced at the annual industry social responsibility meeting that he would promote the industry to realize the vision of a zero-carbon industry by 2050. After that, the China National Textile and Apparel Industry Federation took the lead in carrying out industrial climate actions in China and even around the world. awareness mobilization and capacity building.
In recent years, trends in competition rules, production factors, consumer markets, industrial safety and other aspects are undergoing global changes, which have put forward new requirements for the textile industry’s “carbon peaking and carbon neutrality” work.
Sun Ruizhe, Chairman of the International Textile Federation and Chairman of the China National Textile and Apparel Federation, said in his speech that at present, the foundation for promoting global climate governance is increasingly solid, the number of countries and regions participating in climate action continues to increase, and the types of entities participating in climate action continue to increase. More diversified and the overall number is growing rapidly. Facing multiple challenges brought about by profound changes in the international situation, as a pioneer industry in global industrial climate governance, China’s textile industry’s “carbon peaking and carbon neutrality” actions will continue to inject confidence and strength into world climate governance.
Sun Ruizhe pointed out that this year is the first year to implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. The industry must scientifically grasp the opportunities and challenges brought by climate change, increase work advancement, and strive to achieve more green and low-carbon development results. Promote the construction of a green and sustainable modern industrial system to get off to a good start. Focus on promoting the following tasks: first, accelerating the construction of a green manufacturing system; second, accelerating the improvement of low-carbon technology innovation capabilities; third, accelerating the cultivation and development of green brands. Promoting the industry to achieve “carbon peaking and carbon neutrality” requires firmness, scientific order, and perseverance. We hope that everyone will work together to create a better life and win-win future with green and low-carbon industries.
Yan Yan, director of the Social Responsibility Office of the China Textile and Apparel Industry Federation, introduced the progress of climate innovation actions in the textile and apparel industry and the relevant progress of the product life cycle working group. Yan Yan said that the China National Textile and Apparel Council officially launched the “30·60 China Fashion Brand Climate Innovation Carbon Neutrality Acceleration Plan” on June 1, 2021. Under the leadership of the Social Responsibility Office of the China National Textile and Apparel Industry Federation, a group of A number of industry leading companies, brands and industrial clusters have joined in to jointly promote the sustainable development of the textile industry. Yan Yan believes that currently, international trade is facing a complex market situation, and Made in China companies have realized that responding to climate change is the key to building the future competitiveness of their brands. Climate innovation actions are not achieved overnight. They need to set goals in their own organizational structure and develop a full life cycle management plan.
Working together to advance climate innovation actions
At the meeting, a licensing ceremony was held for the companies joining the 30·60 Chinese Fashion Brand Climate Innovation Action Carbon Neutral Acceleration Plan in 2022. Sun Ruizhe issued plaques to the corporate representatives of Ordos, Cabin Clothing, Dali China, and Guangdong Zhaotian.
Xu Huilin, Director of Jiangsu Wujiang High-tech Zone Management Committee and Mayor of Shengze Town People’s Government, shared Shengze’s mission to build a world textile industry cluster and implement “Dual carbon” goals and experience in carrying out climate innovation actions.
Xu Huilin said that Shengze was born because of silk, prospered because of textiles, prospered because of the market, and became beautiful because of fashion. Standing at a new historical node, around Oriented to the “double carbon” goal, Shengze will be an innovation-driven leader, a brand-driven pathfinder, a forerunner of “double carbon” actions, and shoulder the responsibility of climate innovation actions.We will vigorously promote the greening of the industrial structure, clean production processes, and efficient resource utilization, and provide Shengze experience for the green development of the entire industry chain and the entire life cycle of the textile industry.
Release new momentum for green transformation
Enterprises are the key entities in practicing green and low-carbon development and are important promoters of industrial green transformation. Guided by the goal of sustainable development, Lenzing Group, Decathlon, and Handa have taken practical actions to implement the “dual carbon” goal and promote the low-carbon transformation of the industry.
Robert van de Kerkhof, chief commercial officer of Lenzing Group, shared his innovative practice cases of carbon emission reduction actions and said that today, the impact of carbon emissions on the environment and climate is increasing, and we need to strictly implement emission reduction measures. Effectively control carbon emissions. The Lyocell fiber factory opened by Lenzing Group in Thailand has complete infrastructure and a sustainable supply of bioenergy, helping to contribute to climate protection.
Decathlon China Senior Vice President Ba Xuekai shared the company’s practical experience in climate action. Ba Xuekai said that Decathlon is actively promoting green development through various sustainable development measures, including formulating the “Sustainable Development Strategy for 2020-2026” to create a full life cycle from product design, research and development, production to terminal sales. carbon reduction capabilities.
Jiang Yanhui, senior vice president of Hong Kong Handa Enterprise Co., Ltd., shared the company’s experience in practicing green and low-carbon actions. He said that Handa Enterprise joined the “30·60 China Fashion Brand Climate Innovation Carbon Neutrality Acceleration Plan” in November 2021, measured the company’s carbon emission data in the past five years, and formulated an emission reduction path suitable for the enterprise. Current energy-saving projects mainly include: the use of distributed solar photovoltaic power generation equipment, the introduction of energy-savingenvironmental protection equipment, and enterprise-wideenergy-saving and emission reductionSuggestions etc.
Let’s work together and move forward bravely. Green and sustainable development is the only way to break the constraints of resources and environment and achieve high-quality development. It is believed that in the future, more companies will shoulder the mission and responsibility of green and low-carbon development and make unremitting efforts to achieve the goal of “carbon peaking and carbon neutrality”.
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