The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has announced a partnership with the Apparel Impact Institute (Aii) to provide opportunity to accelerate solutions to tackle climate change and work toward a more responsible textile and apparel industry.

The apparel sector is estimated to need a 43 per cent reduction in its emission levels by 2030 to stay in alignment with a 1.5C warming limit, and at least 60 per cent by 2035.

To help the industry achieve these targets, the SAC is partnering with Aii on a number of key areas including research and ecosystem development related to unlocking finance to support the decarbonisation of the industry; establishing a clear, standardised journey for suppliers, manufacturers and brands setting impact targets; creating action plans; and tracking climate-related achievements, and industry engagement, on reporting and data sharing.

Under this partnership, the first detailed agreement signed is focused on supporting the continued progress and development of the Climate Solutions Portfolio (CSP), a registry of proven carbon reduction solutions for the apparel industry, and the Fashion Climate Fund (FCF), a donor collaborative funding model to support the reduction of carbon emissions in the textile, apparel, and footwear industries' supply chain, across tiers 1-4.

Both SAC and Aii are also founding members of the Apparel Alliance, alongside Textile Exchange and ZDHC. The alliance partners work to align goals, solutions, tools and reporting, as well as events and training, to create a connected, end-to-end path to action for the entire apparel and footwear industry as they take collective steps to achieve a minimum goal of a 45 per cent reduction in GHG emissions by 2030.

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