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Planet Textiles

The RITE Group is a multi-stakeholder initiative dedicated to managing textile chemicals and reducing the environmental impact of the textile industry. Focus areas include legislation, mainstream and cutting-edge initiatives, and the role of brands and governments. Visit www.ritegroup.org to learn more.

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Planet Textiles

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  1. Planet Textiles Managing Textile Chemicals A Multi-stakeholder, Global Challenge Phil Patterson Managing Director – Colour Connections Textile Consultancy Chairman – The RITE Group

  2. World’s First Independent, Industry Wide Environmental Initiative Legislation/Government, NGO’s, Media, Academia, Mainstream and Cutting Edge Initiatives www.ritegroup.org

  3. What’s Out There? • Great Dyehouses • OK Dyehouses • Terrible Dyehouses

  4. What’s Out There? • Great Brands • OK Brands • Brands that don’t care

  5. What’s Out There? • Great Chemical Manufacturers • OK Chemical Manufacturers • Terrible Chemical Manufacturers

  6. What’s Out There? • Great Governments • OK Governments • Governments who won’t impose restrictions on their industry

  7. So.........What’s Out There?

  8. Awful factories...... using.....

  9. Awful chemicals..... to make products for.........

  10. Awful brands.... under the not-so-watchful eye of...............

  11. Ineffective governments

  12. Where do we need to focus? The top end of the industry? The bottom end of the industry?

  13. Recent Campaign Agenda’s • Greenpeace Dirty Laundry / Detox • Danish media • Make the best better • Criticise the good for not being good enough

  14. Imagine it works.......... • Adidas – PERFECT • PUMA – PERFECT • Nike – PERFECT • H+M – PERFECT • IC Company – PERFECT • Bestseller - PERFECT • Where does it get us?

  15. You don’t have to be Einstein....... • Top a bit better • Bottom – business as usual

  16. Lets get real • TOP DOWN will improve things but not solve the major problems

  17. Lets get real • Calls for ‘zero’ are ridiculous • IT DOESN’T EXIST anymore

  18. Let’s Get REAL • Most high profile chemicals are already the focus of brand controls • Reducing limits will not change the big picture

  19. Let’s get REAL • Tighter brand standards should not be the priority • Policing of existing ones would make major difference

  20. Let’s get real – Greenpeace • Weak chemical evidence • Attacking brands that have done more than any others • Selecting a country that is making significant progress on environmental issues • Enough focus on:- • Worker safety? • Untreated effluent? • Water, energy?

  21. But......let’s get real • Dyehouse effluent IS the right issue

  22. But......let’s get real • Managing chemical inputs is the right approach • Reducing POP’s CMR’s etc • Worker safety • Consumer safety • Environment

  23. But........let’s get real • Brands have to have full transparency / traceability and take ownership of supply base impacts

  24. What works best? • There’s only one winner

  25. The Way Forward • Yes – let’s try and get the best to become better • Let’s not convince ourselves that top down ALONE will solve the problems

  26. Bottom up • Requires hard work and action • Laws • Policing • Brand bravery to prioritise compliance over margin • Investor patience to look to long term

  27. Message to NGO’s and Media • We need discussion not dictatorship • The industry needs to improve • There are some IN the industry that want it to improve • Balance principles with pragmatism • Aim for improvements not perfection

  28. What are the priorities? • Column inches, warm feelings, egos ? • Retribution for historical ‘offenders’ • Improving the environment?

  29. www.ritegroup.org Reducing the impact of textiles on the environment

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