It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Amina Razvi

Climate Action / SAC Strategy

20 September 2023

2 minutes

Recognising the potential of industry data that is has gathered over the years, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition is harnessing its data to glean insights that inform actionable strategies.

SAC Revamps Strategy, Identifies 3 Pillars to Drive Data-Harnessed Initiatives

Global nonprofit Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has outlined three pillars on which it will strategise and act on specific, targeted initiatives as it also looks to purposefully reharness its data, revamp Higg FEM 4.0 among several other steps to ring in a new era of impactful reality.

Staff Writer

Climate Crisis / Target 2030

5 June 2023

4 minutes

Assuming business-as-usual growth for the apparel sector, emissions are projected to be 1.266 Gt in 2030. To stay within a 1.5°C trajectory (45% reduction by 2030), the sector would need to reduce emissions from 0.889 Gt in 2019 to 0.489 Gt by 2030.

New Report Says Fashion Accounts for 1.8% of Global Emissions; Sector Needs to Cut it Down by 45% in Next 7 Years

A new report says that the global textiles & fashion industry will need to take drastic action to stay within the 1.5°C trajectory. It will need to cut down emissions by 45% in the next seven years.

Special Correspondent

Climate Action / SAC Guide

7 March 2023

3 minutes

Excavation work at a coal mine in Germany. Industry needs to move away from coal, among other things, if it wants to decarbonise itself.

SAC Launches Guide on Developing Action Plans to Deliver Individual Targets

In a step to help the global textiles and apparel industry ramp up its efforts on facilitating collective action across the industry to deliver the 45% reduction needed by 2030 to limit global warming to 1.5°C, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has launched a Decarbonization Guide for its members.