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

SWITCH Asia

Cotton Farming / India Project

21 September 2026

3 minutes

Translating sustainability ambitions into practical tools and shared knowledge is what allows smallholder farmers and manufacturers to keep pace with growing environmental and sustainability requirements across the value chain.

SWITCH-Asia Project Ends With 36 Sourcing Commitments and 50,000 Young Consumers Engaged Across India

A four-year European Union-funded project coordinated by Fairtrade International has concluded after reaching more than 9,500 cotton farmers and 700 textile manufacturers across India, with a primary focus on Tamil Nadu. The initiative delivered digital sustainability tools, capacity-building programmes, and market links between Indian suppliers and European buyers.

Staff Writer

Natural Fibres / Mongolian Cashmere

10 November 2022

9 minutes

The Mongolian cashmere wool sector is an important pillar of the country’s economy, supporting about a million nomadic herders.

Mongolia Has an Answer to Fast Fashion: Sustainable Cashmere

The STeP EcoLab is a four-year project funded by the European Union under the SWITCH Asia II Programme. The Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP) is a project partner with its key competences: sustainable value chains, hand- and footprint assessments, multi-stakeholder engagement, as well as participatory strategy development and design and communication. Project Manager Pawel Zylka talks cashmere and herders.

Subir Ghosh

Interview

Energy Practices / Cambodia Project

29 September 2022

2 minutes

The EU-funded SWITCH-Asia project aims to increase the investment in sustainable energy practices (such as efficient technologies, switch to renewable energy and good operations management) by garment factories in Cambodia.

Cambodian Ministries, EU-Funded Project to Promote Sustainable Energy Practices in Garment Sector

The EU-funded SWITCH-Asia programme has signed an agreement with two Cambodian ministries to promote sustainable energy practices in the country's garment sector in a bid to increase competitiveness and decrease environmental impact of Cambodian garment industry through sustainable production.

Staff Writer