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Textiles 2030

Going Circular / WRAP Report

20 July 2023

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The Textiles 2030 Annual Progress Report 2021-22 sets out the baseline for Textiles 2030, based on the signatories’ combined carbon and water footprints in 2019 and shares the results from the signatories’ first year of reporting in 2021.

Textile Carbon Footprint of UK Brands and Retailers Rose 4.4% Between 2019 and 2022

The Textiles 2030 Annual Progress Report 2021–22 of climate action NGO WRAP sets out the baseline for Textiles 2030, based on the signatories’ combined carbon and water footprints in 2019.

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