What is the goal of Climate+?
Launched in 2019, the initial goal of Textile Exchange’s Climate+ strategy is to achieve a...
How does the 45% GHG reduction goal align with global goals?
This goal was developed to be in line with the Paris Agreement and to keep...
What year was the 45% GHG reduction goal set?
The goal has a baseline year of 2019, which means that the 45% emission reduction...
What impact areas does the goal apply to?
The target considers the greenhouse gas impacts associated with raw material extraction and initial processing...
What data does Textile Exchange use to estimate the GHG impacts of different fibers and raw materials?
1. Global production volume data from Textile Exchange’s annual Materials Market Report (previously called the...
What does this goal mean in terms of emissions reduction?
To achieve the 45% goal, the industry needs to reduce its GHG emissions related to...
What is projected under a business-as-usual (BAU) scenario?
Textile Exchange considers reduction interventions against a business-as-usual (BAU) scenario. This estimates the industry’s emissions...
What are the three key areas of action needed to reach the 45% GHG emission reduction goal by 2030?
1. Material substitution Rapidly and aggressively switching to preferred raw materials that have credible impact...
Are modeling calculations expected to change?
Textile Exchange’s GHG impact modeling calculations will be updated as the underlying datasets are improved...
What are the limitations of the current LCA datasets?
LCA methodology, when applied to fibers and raw materials used by the fashion, textile, and...
How is Textile Exchange working to fill data gaps across the industry?
The industry is currently lacking GHG emissions factors for a number of key fiber and...
How is Textile Exchange working to fill data gaps within its own standards system?
1. For our own standards, we are developing LCA studies for Responsible Wool Standard (RWS)...