Germany wants to build an environmentally friendly textile and apparel supply chain that treats workers well

The English website of Deutsche Welle recently reported that Germany has established an alliance involving industry associations, importers and non-governmental organizations (NFOs) in order to jointly build a more socially responsible and environmentally friendly global textile and apparel supply chain. . In mid-October, German Economic Cooperation Minister Miller launched the textile industry alliance in Berlin, hoping to comprehensively improve social responsibility and environmental protection in all aspects of cotton cultivation, textiles, garment production and sales. In addition, the Textile Industry Alliance also hopes to eliminate child labor, provide relatively decent wages for labor, improve production safety standards, and stop the use of chemical agents that are not conducive to environmental protection in the field of textile printing and dyeing. However, some key companies and associations in the German textile and apparel field have questioned this and stated that they will not participate in the alliance, mainly because they believe that the goals of the alliance are difficult to achieve. Minister Miller said that the short-term goal of the alliance is to allow all relevant parties to sit together to discuss issues, and the mid-term goal is to develop a set of feasible standards for fulfilling social responsibilities and strengthening environmental protection.