GIZ, Decathlon to promote greener Vietnam garment-textile supply chain
16 Mar 22 2 min read
The two ongoing GIZ projects are ‘Climate Protection through Sustainable Bioenergy Markets in Vietnam’ (BEM) and ‘Fostering and Advancing Sustainable Business and Responsible Industrial Practices in the Clothing Industry in Asia’ (FABRIC).
Since 2019, the BEM project has worked with Decathlon Vietnam to organise a series of activities raising awareness and supporting the green energy transition.
Moreover, global commitments and European legislation, among others the German Due Diligence Act that will enter into force in 2023, are increasing the pressure, as they require multinational companies to identify, prevent, mitigate, and account for environmental and social risks along supply chains.
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As a result, leading brands and manufacturers have set climate and environmental protection targets.
The FABRIC project will offer free e-learning courses, such as climate action training and chemical management training via atingi.org. The FABRIC training tools are a combination of capacity building measures and advisory services to train its brands and suppliers.
Meanwhile, the BEM project will join forces with Decathlon to replace coal consumption with sustainable biomass at the latter’s suppliers in Vietnam, according to Vietnamese media reports.
BEM will provide Decathlon with technical guidance towards improving factory boiler efficiency, identify sustainable solutions for biomass supply, open access to biomass markets for factories and map out a practical supply of biomass resources.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)
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