Herausgeber*in: ZDHC Foundation
Schlagwörter: Abwässer, Bekleidungsindustrie, Chemikalien, Grenzwerte, Nachhaltigkeit, Nassveredlung
Kurzbeschreibung:
The purpose of the ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines (hereafter referred to as “WW Guidelines”) is to set a single globally unified expectation for sampling, testing and reporting of industrial wastewater and sludge resulting from wetprocessing, across the textile and leather industry. Separate wastewater guidelines are available for Man-Made Cellulosic Fibres (MMCF).
The WW Guidelines set out limits for wastewater in terms of ‘conventional’ parameters (e.g. temperature, pH), heavy metals and chemicals listed on the ZDHC Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (ZDHC MRSL). These WW Guidelines provide requirements for different effluent treatment models and clarify the type of suppliers that are in scope. It also provides details of sampling, testing and reporting requirements and directs the reader to more detailed supporting
documents where appropriate. The WW Guidelines have been drawn up in collaboration with multiple industry specialists. They are intended for technical teams at industrial facilities, brands, laboratories and any other stakeholders involved in the continuous improvement of chemical inputs, wet processes and environmental discharges.
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 37 Seiten
Zielgruppe: Studierende, Dozierende
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Herausgeber*in: Paddle Production
Autor*in: David McIlvride, Roger Williams
Schlagwörter: Asien, Bekleidungsindustrie, Chemikalien, Färben, Textilindustrie, Umweltbelastung
Kurzbeschreibung:
Die Dokumentation “River Blue” thematisiert die Umweltverschmutzung, die mit der Produktion von Textilien und Bekleidung einhergeht.
Durch chemische Herstellungsverfahren und die Entsorgung von giftigen Abfällen werden in vielen Teilen Asiens Flüsse verschmutzt und das Leben von Menschen und Tieren beeinflusst, die auf diese Gewässer angewiesen sind, um zu überleben. “RiverBlue” macht auf die Zerstörung einiger der wichtigsten Flüsse der Welt durch die Herstellung unserer Bekleidung aufmerksam. Gleichzeitig sucht die Dokumentation nach Antworten, wie die Textilindustrie und Bekleidungsunternehmen umwelt- und verantwortungsbewusst agieren können.
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Sprache: Englisch, Deutsch
Zielgruppe: Studierende, Schüler*innen, Dozierende
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Herausgeber_in: FEMNET, Global Nature Fund (GNF)
Autor_innen: Marijke Mulder, Stefan Hörmann
Kurzbeschreibung:
Ob als Schutzkleidung, Bettwäsche oder Merchandise-Artikel: aus vielen Branchen sind Textilien nicht wegzudenken. Dass diese oftmals unter Bedingungen hergestellt werden, die Menschen und Umwelt ausbeuten, ist bekannt. Nicht zuletzt das steigende Interesse der Öffentlichkeit an Aspekten der Nachhaltigkeit bewegt immer mehr Unternehmen, sich für eine sozial- und umweltverträgliche Produktion zu engagieren.
Das gemeinsame Projekt #Fair Wear Works von GNF und FEMNET setzt daran an, das Bewusstsein von Führungskräften, Mitarbeiter*innen und Auszubildenden in Unternehmen für die soziale und ökologische Relevanz eines verantwortungsvollen Textileinkaufs zu schärfen. Das Factsheet zeigt soziale und ökologische Herausforderungen in der Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie auf und bietet darüber hinaus Lösungsmöglichkeiten für diese.
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Umfang: 6 Seiten
Sprache: Deutsch
Zielgruppe: Student_innen, Erwachsene
Bezug: kostenfrei zum Download
Herausgeber_in: ECOS
Autor_in: Valeria Botta, Ivo Cabra
Schlagwörter: Bekleidungsindustrie, Chemikalien, Kreislaufwirtschaft, Klimawandel, Lebenszyklus, Mikroplastik, Qualität, Recycling, Reparierbarkeit, Siegel, Textile Kette, Textilindustrie, Umweltverschmutzung, Wasserverbrauch
Kurzbeschreibung:
Textile products have a tremendous ecological footprint at all stages of their lives. As more clothes are produced, consumed, and thrown away than ever before, the current linear, take-make-dispose model followed by the textile industry is putting an enormous pressure on our planet – its resources, environment, and climate.
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the current situation and goes on to explore the policies and standardisation actions needed to advance towards circular textiles, building on the lessons learnt from the implementation of the ecodesign approach in other sectors.
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Umfang: 32 Seiten
Sprache: Englisch
Zielgruppe: Student_innen, Erwachsene
Bezug: kostenfrei zum Download
Herausgeber_in: European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
Autor_in: European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Chemikalien, Circular Economy, Europa, Globalisierung, Kreislaufwirtschaft, Materialien, Nachhaltigkeit, Politik, Unternehmensverantwortung, Upcycling, verbindliche Standards
Kurzbeschreibung:
The EU is one of the biggest global markets for textiles and home to many of the sector’s most powerful companies. Decades of voluntary self-regulation have led to textiles and clothing value chains becoming synonymous with the use of huge amounts of our planet’s finite natural resources, pollution from hazardous chemicals, the production of high levels of waste, poor working conditions, and human rights violations.
To end the global overuse of resources and the transgression of planetary boundaries, all industries need to change; the textile industry is no exception. In this position paper, ‘Wardrobe Change’, a coalition of environmental civil society organisations, is calling for the EU Textile Strategy to be a coherent overarching framework which ties together the many different policies that are needed to set Europe on a transformative path to sustainable textile production and consumption.
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Umfang: 36 Seiten
Sprache: Englisch
Zielgruppe: Student_innen, Erwachsene
Bezug: kostenfrei zum Download
Herausgeber_in: Colour Connections
Autor_in: Phil Patterson
Schlagwörter: Ausrüstung, Chemikalien, Circular Economy, Fasern, Färben, Kreislaufwirtschaft, Lederproduktion, Lieferketten, Nachhaltigkeit, Textilindustrie, Umweltaspekte
Kurzbeschreibung:
The fashion industry has to change its relationship with chemicals as a matter of urgency.
The way in which chemicals are currently used and disposed of makes textiles the second most polluting industry in the world. Furthermore, the extraction, production, transportation, and remediation of those chemicals are a significant contributor to climate change.
As world fibre consumption passes 100 million tonnes per annum, the time has come to take a step back and challenge whether current, single-use models for chemicals used in the conversion of fibres to finished textile products should be allowed to continue.
Chemicals are used in yarn spinning, weaving, knitting and wet processing (e.g. dyeing, printing, finishing, laundry) and are typically used once only. After use in a particular process, they are either passed to the next actor in a supply chain on a product, removed and dumped into the environment, or partially remediated and dumped into the environment.
This can be described as a single-use linear model because there is usually no attempt to recycle or reuse the chemical prior to disposal.
This report is aimed at providing chemical suppliers and chemical users in the supply chain with recommendations and suggestions on how to move away from single-use linear models and increase the recycling and reuse of textile chemicals – referred to in the report as non-linear use models. The recommendations and suggestions for change include a call for the wider use of existing good practice and the need for research and development. The intention is to highlight what is possible, what should be possible and what could be possible. This therefore raises many questions that will need to be addressed from both a technical and behavioural perspective.
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Umfang: 56 Seiten
Sprache: Englisch
Zielgruppe: Student_innen, Erwachsene
Bezug: kostenfrei zum Download
Herausgeber_in: Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Zielgruppe: Student_innen, Erwachsene
Medien: Hintergrundinformationen
Schlagwörter: Altkleider, Circular Economy, Cradle to Cradle, Chemikalien, Design, Innovation, Konsum, Kreislaufwirtschaft, Leihen, Mikroplastik, Produktlebenszyklus, Recycling, Textilfasern, Umweltbelastung, Upcycling
Kurzbeschreibung:
A circular economy tackles the root causes of global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, while creating opportunities for better growth. It is underpinned by three principles, all led by design: eliminate waste and pollution, keep products and materials in use, and regenerate natural systems.
For fashion, it means ensuring that products (apparel, footwear, accessories) are used more, are made to be made again, and are made from safe and recycled or renewable inputs. A circular economy for fashion creates better products and services for customers, contributes to a resilient and thriving fashion industry, and regenerates the environment. In delivering the vision, the rights and equity of all people involved in the fashion industry are prioritised.
The report provides common definitions and explanations to underpin the vision, aiming to support transparency and consistency. The section builds on ISO and BSI definitions where applicable.
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Umfang: 14 Seiten
Sprache: Englisch
Bezug: kostenfrei zum Download als PDF-Datei
Herausgeber_in: Umweltbundesamt
Autor_in: Martin Ittershagen, Felix Poetschke
Zielgruppe: Student_innen, Erwachsene
Medien: Hintergrundinformationen
Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Chemikalien, Circular Economy, Fasern, Fast Fashion, Globalisierung, Konsum, Menschenrechte, Nachhaltigkeit, Politik, Produktionsländer, Schadstoffe, Transparenz, Treibhausgasemissionen, Umweltstandards, Umweltschäden, verbindliche Standards
Kurzbeschreibung:
The annual report 2016 of the Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt) focuses on three topics: Fashion and textiles, environmental costs of products and sustainable consumption.
Fashion and textiles – The prize of beauty: Every year, there are up to twelve new collections in the clothing stores on Germany's high streets. But this fast fashion is having a huge impact on the environment and on the people who live in manufacturing countries.
Environmental costs of products – Money and the environment: A flight to Barcelona for EUR 20, a kilogram of pork for EUR 3 - we're still miles away from full ecological prices. This might cost us dearly in the future. What should the state do?
Sustainable consumption: The dominant lifestyle choices and consumption patterns of people in industrialised countries are increasingly testing the resilience of the global environment.
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Umfang: 104 Seiten
Sprache: Englisch
Bezug: Informationen auf der Website oder kostenfrei zum Download
Herausgeber_in: Changing Markets Foundation
Autor_innen: Changing Markets Foundation
Zielgruppe: Student_innen, Erwachsene
Medien: Hintergrundinformationen
Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Chemikalien, Fasern, Gesundheitsschäden, Kreislaufwirtschaft, Labels, Löhne, Materialien, Menschenrechte, Marken, Nachhaltigkeit, Recycling, Rohstoff, Siegel, Textilindustrie, Transparenz, Umweltbelastungen, Viskose
Kurzbeschreibung:
This report shines a spotlight on the environmental and human health impacts caused by the rapidly expanding viscose industry. It presents evidence from the top three viscose producing countries in Asia, showing how the environment, lives and livelihoods are being ruined by the dangerous chemicals and noxious gases its production generates. The report tracks the supply chain and establishes direct links between major European and North American brands and the polluting factories investigated. Brands can play a key role in this process by demanding that viscose companies clean up their act and by offering them support in transitioning towards more sustainable production processes. The good news is that new viscose production methods already exist, which do not rely on the abundant use of toxic chemicals and bring manufacturing into a ‘closed loop’ so that the chemicals which are used do not escape into the environment.
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Umfang: 67 Seiten
Sprache: Englisch
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Herausgeber_in: Changing Markets Foundation
Autor_in: Changing Markets Foundation
Zielgruppe: Schüler_innen Sek. I/II, Berufsschule, Lehrende, Student_innen
Medien: Hintergrundinformationen
Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Chemikalien, COVID-19, Corona, Fasern, Gesundheitsschäden, Kreislaufwirtschaft, Labels, Löhne, Materialien, Menschenrechte, Marken, Recycling, Textilindustrie, Transparenz, Umweltbelastungen, Viskose
Kurzbeschreibung:
Almost three years since the first fashion brands and retailers signed up to our Roadmap towards responsible viscose and modal fibre manufacturing, this report evaluates where the global textile industry now stands in the transition towards responsible viscose. We have engaged with 100 brands and retailers, and the most prominent viscose manufactures’ and initiatives, evaluating their responsible production plans, commitments and progress on transparency. Fourteen major brands and retailers have made a public commitment to clean up their viscose supply chains and viscose manufacturers producing over 50% of global market share have also committed to better manufacturing and have started investing in closed-loop production processes in line with the Changing Markets’ Roadmap. While the frontrunners of the industry have made great headway, the report highlights that legislation is needed to unlock a sector-wide transformation.
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Umfang: 47 Seiten
Sprache: Englisch
Bezug: Informationen auf der Website oder kostenfrei zum Download