UNEP works to shift industry norms and practices towards sustainability.
The transition to circularity will require all stakeholders to work together, and SMEs are crucial to this transition. At the global level, UNEP supports the fashion and textile industry by co-creating knowledge and shifting global discourse with strategic partners, including through providing tools to inform decision making.
UNEP also supports specific SMEs in developing countries including India, Indonesia, Kenya, South Africa, Tunisia and Viet Nam, as well as at the regional level (such as through the West Asia Sustainable Fashion Academy) to apply life cycle approaches (e.g., to calculate the environmental footprint of products), identify and address hazardous chemicals in production, and shift towards circular business models.
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