WRAP renames flagship circular fashion programme as part of standardisation of its circular economy initiatives.
The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has announced the rebranding of its Textiles 2030 initiative to the UK Textiles Pact, aligning the programme with the organisation’s other flagship voluntary agreements.
The initiative, which launched in April 2021 as a successor to the Sustainable Clothing Action Plan 2020 (SCAP 2020), will maintain its original commitments despite the name change.
These include a 50 per cent reduction in the carbon footprint of new textile products placed on the market and a 30 per cent reduction in water footprint, alongside industry collaboration to achieve WRAP’s Circularity Roadmap ambitions.
Mark Sumner, Programme Lead for the UK Textiles Pact, commented: “For businesses, membership to the UK Textiles Pact unlocks interaction with WRAP’s team of experts to help solve problems, plus gives access to evidence-based tools, practical resources and collaborative working groups to tackle urgent sustainability challenges facing the textiles sector.”
The rebranding comes after WRAP’s corporate identity refresh last year, which repositioned the climate action NGO with a focused mission to drive circular living “in every boardroom and every home”.
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Over 130 organisations across the fashion and textiles supply chain, including trade bodies and charities, have signed up to participate in the Pact’s established collaborative action framework.
Environment Secretary, Steve Reed, reaffirmed the UK Government’s support for the initiative while addressing industry stakeholders in March about the Circular Economy Taskforce.
The UK Textiles Pact now forms a central part of WRAP’s wider Textiles Action Network, which unites national and regional textile initiatives to exchange knowledge, share best practices, and work towards achieving net zero carbon emissions through circular economy principles.
Sumner added: “The UK Textiles Pact is a collaborative, non-competitive and trusted network underpinned by innovation, expertise and collective determination."
The rebranding follows WRAP’s alignment of its voluntary agreements across sectors, bringing the textile initiative in line with the UK Food & Drink Pact, which was rebranded from the Courtauld Commitment in February, and the UK Plastics Pact.
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