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Switch Garment joins Cambodian RMG sector green dialogue
02 Feb '21
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The European Union (EU) SWITCH-Asia Switch Garment project participated in the European Chamber of Commerce Cambodia Breakfast Talk last month on ‘How can European brands meet RE100 and other global climate goals in Cambodia?’ Switch Garment is working with key actors in the sector, including the government, brands, technology providers and factories.
The event that took place in Phnom Penh was attended by Karolien Casaer-Diez, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Cambodia country representative and Switch Garment project manager, Matthew Armstrong, representative from Adidas, and Peter Ford, environmental sustainability responsible at H&M Group in Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar. GGGI is a treaty-based international organisation headquartered in Seoul.
“Factories we engage with are starting to see that greening equals competitiveness. Thanks to initiatives like the RE100, they understand that being green is a strategic benefit, and can help them secure contracts with international brands,” Casaer-Diez was quoted as saying in a SWITCH-Asia press release.
RE100 is a global initiative that joins together some of the world’s most influential businesses, including major fashion brands, committed to reaching centper cent renewable energy.
Their 2020 annual report stated that 42 per centof new RE100 members are from the Asia-Pacific Region, showing that although the region has some of the most challenging markets for businesses to source renewable energy, it also presents some of the biggest opportunities for green investment and growth.
International brands are under pressure to meet climate targets, and nations that can facilitate this will likely have a competitive advantage. Armstrong urged the audience to see this as an opportunity for growth.
Beyond meeting climate targets, the event highlighted the potential and demand for green jobs in Cambodia. GGGI's economic modeling found that increasing resource efficiency in Cambodia's key manufacturing industries could create half a million jobs by 2030.
The SWITCH-Asia programme is managed by the European Commission’s Directorate General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA).
The event that took place in Phnom Penh was attended by Karolien Casaer-Diez, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Cambodia country representative and Switch Garment project manager, Matthew Armstrong, representative from Adidas, and Peter Ford, environmental sustainability responsible at H&M Group in Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar. GGGI is a treaty-based international organisation headquartered in Seoul.
“Factories we engage with are starting to see that greening equals competitiveness. Thanks to initiatives like the RE100, they understand that being green is a strategic benefit, and can help them secure contracts with international brands,” Casaer-Diez was quoted as saying in a SWITCH-Asia press release.
RE100 is a global initiative that joins together some of the world’s most influential businesses, including major fashion brands, committed to reaching centper cent renewable energy.
Their 2020 annual report stated that 42 per centof new RE100 members are from the Asia-Pacific Region, showing that although the region has some of the most challenging markets for businesses to source renewable energy, it also presents some of the biggest opportunities for green investment and growth.
International brands are under pressure to meet climate targets, and nations that can facilitate this will likely have a competitive advantage. Armstrong urged the audience to see this as an opportunity for growth.
Beyond meeting climate targets, the event highlighted the potential and demand for green jobs in Cambodia. GGGI's economic modeling found that increasing resource efficiency in Cambodia's key manufacturing industries could create half a million jobs by 2030.
The SWITCH-Asia programme is managed by the European Commission’s Directorate General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA).
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