Experts point out that due to the increasing global requirements for sustainable development, environmental protection, energy conservation and carbon reduction in the textile industry are the only direction for the industry. Despite its high growth rate, the textile and clothing industry is the second most polluting industry in the world, emitting an average of 90 million metric tons of waste into the natural environment every year.
Nguyen HuuNam, vice president of the Ho Chi Minh City branch of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), said that with the increasing requirements for sustainable development, the move towards environmental protection, energy saving and carbon reduction has great impact on Vietnamese textiles The clothing industry is very important.
Nguyen HongQuan, director of the Circular Economy Development Research Institute, said that sustainable development has gradually become a consumer choice. According to the Mckinsey report, as many as 20% of consumers consider brand sustainable development. 63%.
Director Ruan also said that because Vietnam still relies on imported raw materials, companies have difficulty controlling supply chain quality and sustainable development factors, and lack relevant experts and sewage treatment systems. large-scale industrial zones and high-quality human resources for Industry 4.0 applications. In addition, switching to circular production will also cost a lot of money. A number of measures must be taken to promote the transformation of the textile and apparel industry into circular production, and call on enterprises to establish sustainable value chains, encourage the production of environmentally friendly products, develop circular production, increase the application of information technology, and cultivate talents for the sustainable development of the textile and apparel industry.
