The time for fashion to stop brushing past warnings on textiles degrowth is right now, according to Textile Exchange.
“Our climate modeling clearly shows that materials substitution is just one lever that will be needed in order to achieve the 2030 target of 45 percent GHG reduction in raw materials production, to stay on a 1.5 degree pathway,” said Jensen. “In addition to accelerating the replacement of virgin fossil fuel based materials with lower impact alternatives, including innovative solutions, we also need to reduce the amount of new materials being extracted and produced overall.
Though Textile Exchange acknowledges its modeling is one of many scenarios, the need for slowed growth is a clear necessity across potentials. By its model, slowing growth to even 1 percent can knock off 80 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, while material substitution assumes a much higher reduction of 170 to 180 Mt. Of course, fashion will also need to address the innovation gap to unlock the scale of buzzy regenerative materials that captivate both consumer and brand.
Though socio-political factors — weather, costs and sourcing issues — dented some fiber uptake , the report noted a positive trend toward certifications. The number of certified sites increased sharply, up from 29,699 in 2020 to 48,868 in 2021, per Textile Exchange’s portfolio. This includes sites certified to the Global Recycled Standard, Organic Content Standard and Responsible Wool Standard, among others.
Enduring widely throughout the detailed report, Textile Exchange maintains that as “the window to protect the 1.5°C pathway narrows, we’ve got to keep raising the bar.…Everybody needs to be — and can be — part of the solution.”
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