On the occasion of National Low Carbon Day in 2024, the textile industry releases carbon neutral standards
2024-05-16
May 15, 2024 is National Low Carbon Day, with the theme of "Green, Low Carbon and Beautiful China". On this important day, the China Textile Industry Federation has formulated the "Technical Specifications for the Creation and Evaluation of Carbon-Neutral Factories in the Textile Industry" The three group standards of "Technical Specifications for Carbon Neutral Textile Evaluation" and "Technical Specifications for Textile Carbon Labeling" mark that China's textile industry has taken an important step in promoting green transformation. Standards will be used to lead green and low-carbon development and promote industrial transformation and upgrading. It will play an important role in promoting the transformation of traditional productivity into new productivity and promote high-quality development of the industry.

The China National Textile and Apparel Council launched the "Carbon Management Innovation 2020 Action" in 2017 to promote independent emission reduction actions by industry enterprises and promote the green development transformation and upgrading of the industry; and Work Opinions" and the "Carbon Peak Action Plan before 2030". In 2021, the "Fashion Brand 30·60 Carbon Neutrality Acceleration Plan" will be launched based on the national dual carbon goals. 64 key industry brands and manufacturing companies will join the plan. plan.

In the low-carbon transformation, textiles take the lead. China's textile and apparel industry is an important participant, contributor and promoter of global ecological civilization construction. The China Textile Federation will use the three standards as the fulcrum to continue to guide more relevant parties in the Chinese textile industry to join climate action, promote the industry to accelerate the realization of "carbon" synergy and "carbon" cooperation in the value chain, and create a brand with Chinese characteristics and industrial characteristics. Carbon accounting and low-carbon evaluation systems help achieve national emission reduction goals and promote the green transformation of the global fashion industry.