Elevate Textiles, which includes American & Efird, Burlington, Cone Denim, Gütermann and Safety Components, announced that it has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition. Through its membership, the global group is committing to supply-chain sustainability within the apparel, footwear and textile industries through providing data and resources to support the Higg Index. “Elevate and its brands share a longstanding commitment to being a leader in the development of sustainable products,” said Jimmy Summers, chief sustainability officer. “We work with many partners to continuously identify and lead various initiatives, and we are pleased to add the Sustainable Apparel Coalition to the industry initiatives in which we take part.”
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China aims to peak CO2 emissions by 2030, achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, with environmentally friendly production
Factories in China will become increasingly green as companies scramble to pursue high-quality development and the nation works hard to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, officials and company executives said.
Xiao Yaqing, minister of industry and information technology, the country s top industry regulator, said that as 2021 is the first year of the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25), the nation will make more efforts to cut carbon emissions in the industrial sector and roll out plans for key sectors to achieve the goal of peaking carbon emissions.
Once a month, the drinks industry-funded International Alliance for Responsible Drinking, which covers alcohol policies worldwide, reviews some of the alcohol industry s recent CSR and environmental activities. Here, a little later than planned, is a look at what s been going on in recent weeks.
Once a month, the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking rounds up recent higher-profile CSR and environmental activities from drinks brand owners
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Diageo recently relaunched it s online DrinkIQ resource as part of a responsibility drive, providing consumers with updated information on alcohol. The group paired with a national prevention organisation and a radio personality to launch the campaign, citing the importance of tackling harmful drinking after the country s recent COVID-19 lockdowns.
The Pakistan-based textile mill recently achieved one gold certification and one core certification status of its business from the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS), making it the first company to attain this status in the country across all sectors. Soorty’s certification is especially notable, as Pakistan is at high risk for water scarcity the United Nations ranks it one of the lowest in terms of regions with access to safely managed drinking water.
The AWS is a global membership collaboration that promotes a universal framework for more sustainable local water resources. AWS certifications are awarded on a points basis and cover three levels, including core (0-39 points), gold (40-79 points) and platinum (80 points or more). To achieve core certification, companies must meet five key standards: good water governance, sustainable water balance, good water-quality status, healthy status of important water-related areas, and safe water, sanitation and hygiene for all.
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