How much sustainable textile fibre supply will be available in 2030?
Regularly, our Secretary General Lutz Walter shares his insights and knowledge through his blogposts, covering a wide range of topics related to textile sustainability and innovation. Follow his blog to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges that the textile industry is facing today.
"All volume growth in fibre production is driven by demand from countries and market applications that are not likely to be subject to stringent sustainability legislation anytime soon. The markets with highest near-term regulatory impact are Western markets for fashion and other textile-based consumer products. How big are they in volume terms? Adding up the apparel consumption of the countries showing more than 1 piece of upcoming sustainability legislation [...] and assuming 20 kg of per capita apparel consumption plus a 30% margin of material loss in the production chain gets us to about 25 million tons of sustainable material needed in 2030."
In his latest blog post, our Secretary General Lutz Walter explores the necessity for the textile and fashion industry to radically transform its raw material supply due to the unsustainable nature of two-thirds of global textile fibres originating from fossil fuel resources. He refers to a recent report jointly published by Textile Exchange and Quantis, shedding light on the challenges and limitations of achieving sustainability in textile production.
