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

SWITCH Asia

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.