Launch Of Chemicals Management Initiative In Garment Industry

A group of enterprises and NGOs leaders jointly put forward an assessment tool to evaluate the chemical management capabilities of enterprises.

Clean Production Action (NPO), Lowell sustainable production center and sustainable development consultant Pure Strategies were jointly established.

(The Chemical Footprint Project).

It claims that it is the first time in history that it has provided an open benchmark for benchmarking of chemical management and the practice of leading enterprises.

Target, a US retailer, is a member of the steering committee, which includes representatives from health care and government agencies.

Co president of cleaner production action

Noting that "unmeasurable things can not be managed", the "chemical footprint plan" has finally set a meaningful benchmark for meaningful measurement of the safety chemicals used in the overall product and supply chain of an enterprise.

We look forward to participating in these leading enterprises to track and disclose their chemical footprints. "

The "chemical footprint plan" will enable buyers to give priority to suppliers and enable investors to incorporate chemical risks into their sustainable development analysis and investment.

As a result, the brand will demonstrate its marketing progress and success by using safer chemicals.

The initiative follows the Detox plan advocated by Greenpeace in 2011, and hopes that before 2020.

It can achieve the goal of completely removing harmful chemicals from products and supply chains.

So far, 21 companies have signed the agreement on their own initiative, and agreed to work together under the principle of "changing the rules of the game".

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In recent years, the rising cost of Asia has made many international brands look like Ethiopia.

In Ethiopia, labor costs are low, resources are abundant, the government has no minimum wage, no tax is concerned, and the political environment is stable.

Therefore, not only Chinese enterprises have chosen Ethiopia to build factories, but also brands such as H&M have begun to turn to Ethiopia for procurement.

In 2013, exports of Ethiopia and textiles accounted for 3%, but according to government estimates, the figure is expected to double this year.

According to Reuters, the first thing that enterprises should invest in Ethiopia should be the rich and cheap labor force.

It is reported that Ethiopia's monthly starting salary is between $35 and $40, which is much lower than the average wage of the Chinese manufacturing industry for 629 US dollars per month.

In Bangladesh, textile workers earn at least 68 dollars a month.

After the factory accident, the minimum wage increased.

The government's ambitious pformation and upgrading plan did push the Ethiopia economy to grow by 10.4% a year from 2010 to 2014.

The plan also hopes to bring Ethiopia into middle-income countries by 2025.

As part of the plan, potential industries such as textiles and leather have become a priority industry for foreign investment.

For this reason, the Ethiopian government is reluctant to set up a minimum wage and is afraid of losing foreign investment.

But the Ethiopian trade union will still strive to ensure a reasonable wage level, because only in this way can the industry be more sustainable and avoid any objections from downstream.