China Fashion Industry Climate Action Delegation Cited COP25'S High Concern

As the fashion industry of the seventh largest economy in the world, China accounts for 40% of the total. The "climate action force" of China's fashion industry is immeasurable for achieving the goal of 2030 United Nations sustainable development.

Recently, the president of China Textile Industry Federation (hereinafter referred to as China Textile Union) Sun Rui Zhe The China Climate Action delegation of the fashion industry, a total of 16 people (representing the stakeholders of the industrial chain), went to Madrid, Spain to participate in the twenty-fifth conference of the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change (UNFCCC) (COP25). The delegation demonstrated the climate leadership of China's textile and garment industry in terms of climate innovation, climate empowerment, climate youth, sustainable fashion and sustainable consumption, as well as the participation in global climate governance.

"No industry boundaries, no barriers to interests, responsibilities and cooperation, and joint commitment to the cause of sustainable development" - Sun Ruizhe expressed his attitude and determination to Climate Leadership in the December 12th COP25 China business day: responsibility for climate change and environmental pollution. There is no division of the region, industry and country. Cooperation is no longer a choice, but a necessity. The inevitable cooperation requires us to blurt the boundaries of the industry and break through the traditional narrow concept of "interests". We need to have a new pattern of "sharing, sharing and building" - equal treatment, openness, tolerance and win-win cooperation. Everyone who participates in the climate action should have a mind of "a harmonious society, not a mountain and sea."

Background of global climate change responsibility Chinese fashion Enterprises have been undertaking double pressures for a long time: on the one hand, we should deal with the interest fluctuation of policy system and customer demand; on the other hand, we should adapt to the new business rules and seek the initiative for the development space of enterprises. As an industry guidance and service organization, the office of social responsibility of the China Federation of textile industry (hereinafter referred to as China Federation of textile industry) starts with the ideology of China's fashion industry, and uses a professional training and innovation practice to help enterprises change from "passive caters" to "active solutions". In recent years, China's textile and garment enterprises have made amazing progress in many areas such as energy conservation and emission reduction.

In 2018, the China Textile Federation formally signed the UNFCCC's "fashion industry climate action charter", actively leading the fashion sector's Global Climate Governance discourse, and launched the "climate innovation 2030" action in 2019. After a year's efforts, China's participation in the fashion industry's climate action has grown rapidly. As of December 2019, the scope of participation has been expanded from government agencies, industry organizations and enterprises to universities, young artists and major public welfare organizations. This is also a short year. Under the impetus of China Textile Union, Chinese enterprises have made a public commitment for the first time on climate change topics. CHENFENG group and power driven men's clothing have become the first Chinese enterprises and first Chinese brands to sign the UNFCCC fashion industry climate action charter.

The group photo shows: UNFCCC, the representative of the parties to the "fashion industry climate action charter", and right three is responsible for the sustainable development project director Hu Kehua of China Textile Association.

The group photo shows: Xiang Yajuan, manager of sustainable development of Sai Deli, Gong Zheng Hui, chairman of Suzhou puluntong Textile Technology Co., Ltd., Zhao Xuezhao, director of development and purchasing center, CEO, general manager of Sheng Tai Garment Group Co., Ltd., Xu Haowen, Minister of sustainable development of Sheng Tai garments Group Co., Ltd., Gao Min, VMD, director of creative marketing, Hong Boming, strong man Chen Ting, and director of Visual Merchandising Center.

The group photo shows: Sun Ruizhe, President of China Textile Industry Federation, Carbon Trust Carbon Trust Tom Delay, Qiao Yanjin, director of China Textile Information Center, Yan Yan, Carbon, Trust Carbon Trust representative, China Textile Association, director of sustainable development project, Hu Kehua, assistant research fellow in sustainable development Sun Lirong.

The group photo shows: Xiang Yajuan, chairman of sustainable development of Sai Deli, Gong Zheng Hui, chairman of Suzhou pluton Textile Technology Co., Ltd., director of sustainable development project, Hu Kehua, assistant director of sustainable development Sun Lirong, general manager of Sheng Tai garments Group Co., Ltd. Gao Min, Minister of sustainable development Xu Haowen.

First, ideological advocacy: the concept of global climate governance.

In the "high-risk" crossroads of global climate governance, the concerted efforts of all countries in the world are urgent. At the international strategic level and diplomatic practice, China actively advocates and implements the concept of the community of human destiny, contributes positively to China's wisdom and China's plan for global governance, and participates in the value exploration of the community of human destiny with the strength of the industry, and contributes to global climate action.

The world's COP25 is experiencing unprecedented climate and environmental crises and will not be able to develop properly without tackling climate change. Every measure that has not been taken and every unfulfilled promise will be a retrogression in combating climate change. (photo album UNFCCC)

The theme of this COP is: act now. Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, has repeatedly stressed the urgency of time and urged all parties to "act now". He believes that more and more scientific evidence on climate change is aggravating the urgency. The world is getting hotter and hotter. The crisis is more serious and more irreversible than imagined. (photo EUROPA PRESS)

Gore, founder and chairman of the US climate reality project and former vice president of the United States, delivered a speech at the side of "corporate climate action: empowerment and innovation", saying that we must constantly reexamine the policies of the United States, China and all countries, including policies related to corporate activities. Enterprises and non-governmental organizations in China and the United States are playing a key role. (photo album China Textile Co., Ltd.)

Sun Ruizhe, President of the China Federation of textile industry, said in his speech on "enterprise climate action: empowerment and innovation", the fourth industrial revolution in the future will be the green industrial revolution and artificial intelligence. The green industrial revolution means solving the problem of sustainable development productivity through new technologies such as new energy and recycled materials. Tackling climate change is not only a new opportunity for the global fashion industry, but also a shared responsibility of all walks of life.

Qiao Yanjin, director of the China Textile Information Center, delivered a speech at the "business climate action: Fashion climate action and youth future". He believes that youth is both a fashion future and a future leader. It encourages them to become designers, drivers and endorsements of sustainable fashion in the future, and support them to become young designers with responsibility and future awareness in China's fashion industry.

Yan Yan, director of the office of social responsibility of China Textile Industry Federation, shared the climate action of fashion industry under the concept of sustainable development from the three dimensions of international exchange, value chain collaboration and industrial cooperation in the round table dialogue of "multi stakeholder helping climate action: energy and innovation".

Hu Kehua, director of the sustainable development project of the China Textile Association, as the co chair of the policy working group of the fashion industry climate action charter, participates in the round table dialogue of the "fashion industry climate action charter annual summary" at UNFCCC side. It introduces the China fashion industry climate innovation 2030 action Roadmap (Climate Stewardship 2030), showing the progress of China's textile and garment enterprises' climate action.

Two, the executive power of enterprises: win-win cooperation in supply chain

The China Textile Association has always promoted the sustainable development of the value chain of the whole industry. It hopes to break through the current fragmentation of the current industrial development through industrial collaboration and explore the new business model of the fashion industry. On the trip to COP25, China Textile Association invited Invitational group, Delux group, general road group, Sheng Tai Group, and jmba men's clothing as representatives of various stakeholders in the textile and garment industry chain to form a COP25 China fashion industry climate action delegation. Business members actively participate in COP25 activities and demonstrate the green "model" of Chinese fashion in a sustainable fashion international stage.

In response to climate change, China's fashion industry has been actively responding to China's best climate action plan - "natural based solution", to strengthen natural raw material industry applications and reverse downstream low-carbon demand to upstream. In December 9th, Hu Kehua, as a co operative representative, delivered a speech on the "global collaboration and knowledge sharing based on natural solutions" UNFCCC and hosted the round table dialogue session. Xu Haowen, director of sustainable development of Sheng Tai clothing group, focused on how the private sector and the public sector worked together to promote climate change in the round table dialogue session, and explored natural based solutions.

The delegation also actively participated in the "China enterprise day" event jointly sponsored by China Textile Union, Vanke public welfare foundation, the center for climate change promotion and the Alashan SEE foundation. Zhao Yingmin, Vice Minister of the Ministry of ecology and environment, Sun Zhen, deputy director of the climate Department of the Ministry of ecology and environment of China, Sun Zhen, Niclas Svenningsen of the former US Vice President AI Gore, UNFCCC global climate action, Wang Shi, founder of Wang Shi, chairman of China Textile Industry Federation, Ai Luming, President of the SEE ecology Association, attended the event and delivered speeches. On the day of the event, representatives from various sectors such as energy, electricity, real estate, textile, retail and IT were gathered. Over 100 Chinese and foreign guests held a heated discussion on the empowerment action and innovation mode of enterprises in tackling climate change.

Xiang Yajuan, manager of sustainable development of Sai Deli (Jiujiang) Fiber Co., Ltd., Shanghai branch, said Sai Li Li was the first company to join the China Textile Association to run the "Climate Leadership Project". While paying close attention to the operation capability of low carbon emission reduction, he actively promoted its supply chain partners, 6 yarn enterprises and 2 fabric enterprises, to join the action. Xiang Yajuan is also inviting his downstream value chain partner, Gong Zhenghui, chairman of Suzhou Pu Lu Tong Textile Technology Co., Ltd. to share the "climate innovation 2030" chain change brought by action to enterprises and industrial chains. Gong Zhenghui has shown the effectiveness of greenhouse gas emission reduction, and believes that climate leadership plays a positive role in the industry value chain.

Gao Min, general manager of Zhejiang Sheng Tai Garment Group Limited by Share Ltd, shared the direction of collaborative innovation in the field of sustainable development - green plants, green products and green supply chain. As the first batch of enterprises to join the "2030 action of climate innovation", Sheng Tai attaches great importance to energy efficiency improvement and carbon emission reduction, and is committed to achieving the goal of green innovation.

Xiang Yajuan said that low carbon and sustainable life "UNFCCC" will show the practice and results of the fashion industry to the whole world. The two represent industry associations and manufacturers respectively to share the efforts and achievements of China's fashion industry in low-carbon production and sustainable consumption. Xiang Yajuan showed global interest through the joint effect of stakeholders to carry out greenhouse gas management and capacity-building activities, and promote the low carbon transformation and transformation of the industrial value chain.

Three, youth influence: cooperation and promotion in the future society

Young people, as future social leaders, are important collaborators and promoters to promote and achieve the goal of sustainable development. Their efforts in climate change solutions are also important factors to enhance global political attention and reach a consensus on climate change.

COP25's trip is a journey of youth's climate empowerment. Members of the China fashion industry climate action delegation have young entrepreneurs, student designers, and the delegation has been working closely with COP25 young climatology. The China Textile Industry Federation has jointly organized a fashion industry thematic event in the Department of climate change of the Ministry of ecology and environment, the Vanke public welfare foundation, the center for climate change promotion, the Institute of climate change and sustainable development of Tsinghua University, and the Youth Action Network on climate change. China Textile Association is responsible for inviting Sun Zhen, deputy director of the Department of climate administration of the Ministry of ecology and environment of China, Lindita Xhaferi-Salihu, director of the UNFCCC fashion industry climate action charter, Qiao Yanjin, director of China Textile Information Center, Yang Peidan, director of the center for climate change promotion, and other important guests to attend the event with youth representatives and express their expectations for young people's strength.

During the activity, the COP show, which is full of youthful flavor, is displayed in 30 seed sets from young designers from 8 colleges and universities in China. The model is from the Youth League of the world university climate change alliance youth delegation.

China Textile Industry Federation's social responsibility office, China Green Carbon Sink foundation fashion climate innovation special fund, and strong male menswear provide strong support for the "clothing reinvention competition seed season COP show", hoping that with the hatching and influence of the competition, more young designers and artists will be attracted to sustainable fashion and become a new force with climate leadership.

Hong Boming, the representative of young entrepreneurs, CEO, believes that the key to creating value is to create new things. Instead of buying and selling old things, clothing recycling is to create new products and educate young people through fashion innovation.

The director of the Department of climate change of the Ministry of ecology and environment said COP25 China Fashion delegation New ideas, through the fashion industry to bring together various stakeholders' Youth Action innovation climate action plan, and cross border collision to talk about China's story of coping with climate change, has made demonstration and guidance for industry enterprises to explore the path of low-carbon economy development. Members of the delegation also feel that the harvest is enormous: COP25's conference platform not only helps them understand the sustainable development of different enterprises in the textile and garment industry, but also breaks the barriers of information. Through visiting and learning cases from other countries, industries and enterprises, it can find great room for its own progress.

Climate change, shortage of resources, population pressure and other global issues are moving towards specialization and differentiation. China is also moving from the cold world to the mainstream, from professional to superficial. For China's textile and garment industry that contributes to sustainable fashion, climate change will no longer be a burden and a cost, but a new business development opportunity. The performance of the Chinese fashion industry climate action delegation in COP25 is also a clear signal from China to the world: the new look and new model of Global Climate Leadership in the future will be in China.