MADE-BY Programme on Sustainable Wet Processing in the Fashion Industry

Developing & Implementing Strategic Improvements

Why Change is Necessary:
The environmental impact of textile wet processing is enormous. The high levels of energy, water, and hazardous chemical use have resulted in polluted waterways, desertification, deforestation, and toxic emissions into the air we breathe. The fashion industry is becoming more and more aware of the need to improve environmental conditions in the garment supply chain, but the way forward is unclear.  While a multitude of standards and certification systems are available, it is quite difficult for most fashion companies to discern what they do, how they differ, and how they can be used to improve conditions in their own supply chains.

How MADE-BY can Empower your Brand:
MADE-BY is a European not-for-profit organisation with a mission to improve environmental and social conditions in the fashion industry and make sustainability common practice. MADE-BY has expertise supporting brands in making long-term improvements in sustainability through consulting projects, partnerships, and hands-on training. This spring we will be offering a limited number of personalised training and strategy workshops to help your team understand and transform the environmental impact of textile wet processing in your supply chain.

MADE-BY can offer insights and a practical, individualised approach that will help brands & retailers:

1) Develop a sustainable wet processing strategy that includes a roadmap with specific action points

2) Implement that strategy to make tangible improvements in the supply chain

Workshop Process & Outcomes:
During an in-house workshop, MADE-BY’s Supply Chain Consultants will answer questions such as:

• What are the impacts/prevailing problems of different wet processing treatments?

• What are best and worst alternatives when it comes to wet processes?

• What standards are available and in what circumstances can they be used?

• How do you design a wet processing improvement strategy that fits your business?

• How do you implement a wet processing improvement strategy in your supply chain?

At the end of the day, you will leave with a deeper understanding of the issues related to wet processing, and a pragmatic strategy you can implement to improve environmental impacts in your own supply chain.




 

 Workshop Cost and Logistics:
Through a subsidy from the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture, and Innovation we are able to offer this workshop at the reduced rate of €2000 per brand.  MADE-BY’s Supply Chain Consultants will conduct this full-day workshop at your headquarters.  Workshop content is ideal for CSR Managers, Buyers, Product Developers, and Material and Sourcing Managers.  Please contact your MADE-BY Supply Chain Consultant or email info@made-by.nl to register and schedule a workshop for your company.   

Sneak Peek: Advanced Implementation
There will also be an opportunity  for participating brands to take their environmental strategy one step further:  MADE-BY will be partnering with Solidaridad to provide support for implementation of improvement strategies, helping you tackle supply chain challenges at the mill level, either through existing international programmes or through tailor-made supplier trainings.  For a limited number of participants, the advanced implementation phase is fully supported with funding from the Dutch government.
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