Name of Resource

2. Plan of Action Partnership for Sustainable Textiles

Type

Policy / co-operation platform, knowledge / information hub

Country / jurisdiction

Global

Enacting authority

German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development

Entry into force / date of approval

17 April 2014

Description

The Partnership for Sustainable Textiles is a multi-stakeholder initiative with approximately 150 members from the fields of business, politics and the civil society. Together they are striving to improve the social and environmental conditions in the global textile production – from the production of raw materials for textile production to the disposal of textiles. The Textiles Partnership was founded in October 2014 in response to the deadly accidents in textile factories in Bangladesh and Pakistan. It was initiated by the German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development. Today, members of the Textiles Partnership already cover about half of the German textile market. The partnership aimed to cover 75 percent of the market by 2018. Together, the Partnership members want to achieve social, ecological and economic improvements, as well as the entire textile supply chain.

Availability

ENG: https://www.bmz.de/en/publications/topics/health/booklet_textiles.pdf