Carrabassett Valley, Maine –The first Digital Textile Manufacturing Technologies Conference 2024 in association with Alchemie Technology will now take place September 16–17, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina, according to IMI President Al Keene.
The purpose of this conference is to enlighten and educate brand owners about the significance of cutting-edge technologies in the printing, finishing, and dyeing industries that can help them achieve their environmental, social, and governance goals and improve the sustainability of the textile industry.
It offers a rare chance to discover and comprehend the capabilities of cutting-edge digital technologies and how they may revolutionise the garment and textile sectors, promote change, and drastically lessen their negative effects on the environment.
Traditional ESG Impacts of the Textile Industry
10% of world emissions are currently attributed to the textile industry, which is more than the combined emissions from international travel and maritime shipping. Some of the most polluting manufacturing processes on the planet are those involved in dyeing and finishing textiles; they account for more than 20% of global industrial waste water pollution and more than 3% of global CO2 emissions. If things continue as they are, the textile sector is expected to account for 25% of the world’s carbon footprint by 2050.
Industry Focus is Changing
Leading companies are responding to the need by introducing more ecologically friendly production and dyeing procedures as well as positive ESG activities. Research and technology are essential to improving the sustainability of the textile sector. The Fashion Industry Climate Action Charter of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) lays forth goals to reach net zero emissions by 2050, degas supply chains, and cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. The programme provides a plan for cutting emissions in accordance with the Paris Agreement using science-based targets (SBT).
The Fashion Charter also lays out goals, such as owning and exploiting emissions, emphasising businesses’ collaboration with suppliers to minimise emissions, and guaranteeing that by 2030, all electricity comes from renewable sources with negligible other environmental or social implications.
