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United for greater traceability, transparency and circularity in the garment and footwear sector


At the United Nations, we have worked with hundreds of experts, policymakers, businesses, academics and NGOs to come up with a workable and verifiable way of ensuring sustainability in the garment and footwear sector.



NEWS
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31 OCT 2021 – 12 NOV 2021

UN Climate Change Conference (COP26)
Supply chain transparency could help the clothing industry significantly reduce its GHG emissions

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EVENTS
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25 MARCH 2022

Joint Event: International Conference of Confederation of Employers of Uzbekistan and UNECE Programme "The sustainable garment and footwear industry of the future."

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MEDIA
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JULY 2021

The Sustainability Pledge Brand Book and User Manual

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Transparency and traceability are essential if, globally, we are to achieve responsible consumption and production patterns that will enable more countries and regions to transition to a circular economy.

Our solution is The Sustainability Pledge - a series of policy recommendations, guidelines and standards that enable industry actors to authenticate their sustainability claims.

Companies can join The Sustainability Pledge by implementing our toolbox, including opensource blockchain and DNA tracking solutions.



We all want to look good but if we are to be sure that we are making sustainable choices we have to know how, where and who is making our clothes.

See how The Sustainability Pledge from UNECE provides the information we all need to make more sustainable choices, that are good for the environment and for people too.

With access to reliable and verifiable information, we are all empowered to take steps towards a more circular, less wasteful economy.



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Submitted PLEDGES



SUBMITTED BY Clean Clothes Campaign
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Fashionchecker

Partners:
WikiRate e.V.

Website:
https://fashionchecker.org

Civil society initiative

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SUBMITTED BY Vivienne Westwood Srl
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UNECE Blockchain Traceability and Transparency Vivienne Westwood Cotton Pilot Project

Partners:
UNECE Pilot Project Team, Fondazione Pistoletto, Cotonificio Albini Spa, Poletti Srl, Denim Service Srl, Berto E.G. Industria Tessile Srl, Marchi & Fildi Spa

Website:
www.viviennewestwood.com

Private initiative

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SUBMITTED BY Scottish Leather Group
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Sustainable by Nature

Website:
www.sustainablebynature.co.uk

Private initiative

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SUBMITTED BY INDUSTRIA DISEÑO TEXTIL S.A. (INDITEX)
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Development and implementation of a new traceability policy to be applied throughout our supply chain, reinforcing current sustainability compliance requirements

Partners:
Inditex buying teams, Suppliers, Consulting and auditing firms

Private initiative

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