CRB report: Circular T&A in India: Policy Intervention Priorities & Ideas

28 April 2022, Mumbai:

Delhi-based sustainability-focused organization, the Centre for Responsible Business (CRB), has released a new report titled ‘Circular Textiles and Apparel in India: Policy Intervention Priorities and Ideas’.

The report is based on secondary and field-level research and engagement with key stakeholders. It makes specific recommendations for incorporating principles of circular economy in the sector.

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CRB launched the report to identify priority areas for Circular Economy interventions in the Indian textile and apparel value chain.

The report highlights the potential for the apparel and textile sector and recommends policy interventions to support its growth.

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It states, that linking circular economy priorities with social benefits such as fair wages, and good working conditions, augmented by transparency in business practices, may open new business opportunities for the apparel and textile sectors.

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The sector can boost exports by adhering to global norms and voluntary sustainability standards, says the report.

It can also create new jobs by prompting and formalizing activities such as recovery, repurposing, repair, and recycling of garments, managing post-production, and post-consumer textiles waste, etc, it adds.

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