Sustineri - The role of textile and fashion industries to achieve SDG 12 & 15
Description
A series of stakeholder engagement activities will be conducted to collect the opinions, experience, thoughts, suggestion, ideas, suggestion, and recommendations of stakeholders, which will be further properly recorded and analysed. The activities include at least 8 number of one-hour long Facebook Livestream with 2 different influential VIP guests each time; 3-4 number of 90 minutes long panel discussion with 3-4 different trade experts each time. These will be supplemented by at least 30 units of video in YouTube and/or Facebook and at least 10 written records in Wechat account with 4,000 - 6,000 word count each.
Humans have been using animal fibres for thousands of years. Even today, 95% of the western population uses animals products on a daily basis. Therefore, it is unlikely that the world will completely cease using any animal fibres in the next 15 or even 20 years. Therefore, ensuring that all industries using animal fibres contribute to sustainable development and work towards making the world a better place for the present and future generations is imperative.
Although the challenges faced by individual stakeholders are interconnected, they have, until now, only searched for solutions on an individual basis. From animal farms to manufactures and consumers, and from animals to humans and the whole ecological system—everything is connected.
Therefore, the solutions cannot be found in any one area or with one specific stakeholder. This initiative will first raise awareness on how every stakeholder should come together and help achieve Responsible Consumption and Production. Representatives from all stakeholders will be engaged and their opinions, experience, thoughts, suggestions, and ideas will be collected, recorded, and analysed. A research or white paper will be prepared with reference to international sustainability reporting frameworks, such as Global Reporting Initiative(GRI) Standards and the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. A digital-format report will be developed on the basis of qualitative findings from each stakeholder engagement. At least two dissemination seminars of approximately 1–2 hours in hybrid format (in person and virtual) will be arranged in Hong Kong to share updates, experience, and knowledge from different stages of this initiative.
In addition to the awareness-raising efforts of this SDG 12 and 15 initiative at a cross-industry level, high-level discussions will be held through Facebook Livestream and panel discussions at the regional level to identify and prioritise challenges. Subsequently, we will bring this experience, knowledge, know-how, and innovative technological outcomes from the regional level to the local level. This will benefit local stakeholders, especially employees and workers, many of whom are women and minorities. Writing, video, and broadcast will be the major channels used for information sharing. We choose not to intervene in the local structure but present better alternatives that are not only beneficial for stakeholders but also simultaneously contribute to sustainability, especially the achievement of SDG 12 and 15. This initiative will create various platforms for all stakeholders to engage in an open and safe dialogue. The focus of this initiative will be 5-tiered:<br />
1. Regional live streams and panel discussions. 2. Collection and dissemination of experience, knowledge, and innovative technological know-how through live streams and panel discussions. 3. Conversion of this into repeatable good practices that all stakeholders can adopt and use at the local level. 4. Sharing and promotion of these repeatable good practices among all participants at all levels. 5. Review of the above four steps with improvements and amendments if necessary.<br />
The Institute of International Sustainable Development will lead this initiative. The Hong Kong government established Hong Kong Productivity Council and Clothing Industry Training authority will provide guidelines, advices and facilitate coordination or even assist in applying government funding when they deem appropriate. The NPOs including the Chinese Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Footwear Association and the Federation of Hong Kong Brands will promote and help to coordinate among their members and their non-member trade connections. The private sectors lead by Arte Moda International Enterprises will provide the administrative support and additional funding if required. \r\n In this century, approximately 15% of the world’s population works in the fashion and textiles industries. Every human being uses and consumes products of the fashion and textiles industries. Therefore, responsible consumption and production are imperative to achieving a sustainable future for everyone. Moreover, among the three fibres used in the fashion and textile industries, namely plant, chemical, and animal fibres, the use of animal fibres directly influences life on land. This is why we need the government, the trade, industry and brand associations/organisations in additional to private sectors to participate in this initiative.<br />
Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) TBC - a multi-disciplinary organisation established by Hong Kong Government statute \r\nClothing Industry Training Authority ( CITA ) TBC - established by Hong Kong Government according to the Industry Training (Clothing Industry) Ordinance\r\nChinese Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong (CMA) TBC- non-profit making industrial organisation\r\nHong Kong Footwear Association (HKFA) - non-profit making trades organisation\r\nFederation of Hong Kong Brands (FHKB) - non-profit making brands organisation\r\nArte Moda International Enterprises (AMIE) - private sector
SDGS & Targets
Goal 15
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
15.1
By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements
15.1.1
15.1.2
15.2
By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally
15.2.1
15.3
By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world
15.3.1
15.4
By 2030, ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity, in order to enhance their capacity to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable development
15.4.1
15.4.2
15.5
Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species
15.5.1
15.6
Promote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and promote appropriate access to such resources, as internationally agreed
15.6.1
15.7
Take urgent action to end poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna and address both demand and supply of illegal wildlife products
15.7.1
15.8
By 2020, introduce measures to prevent the introduction and significantly reduce the impact of invasive alien species on land and water ecosystems and control or eradicate the priority species
15.8.1
15.9
By 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accounts
15.9.1
(a) Number of countries that have established national targets in accordance with or similar to Aichi Biodiversity Target 2 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 in their national biodiversity strategy and action plans and the progress reported towards these targets; and (b) integration of biodiversity into national accounting and reporting systems, defined as implementation of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting
15.a
Mobilize and significantly increase financial resources from all sources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems
15.a.1
(a) Official development assistance on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity; and (b) revenue generated and finance mobilized from biodiversity-relevant economic instruments
15.b
Mobilize significant resources from all sources and at all levels to finance sustainable forest management and provide adequate incentives to developing countries to advance such management, including for conservation and reforestation
15.b.1
(a) Official development assistance on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity; and (b) revenue generated and finance mobilized from biodiversity-relevant economic instruments
15.c
Enhance global support for efforts to combat poaching and trafficking of protected species, including by increasing the capacity of local communities to pursue sustainable livelihood opportunities
15.c.1
Goal 12
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
12.1
Implement the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns, all countries taking action, with developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities of developing countries
12.1.1
Number of countries developing, adopting or implementing policy instruments aimed at supporting the shift to sustainable consumption and production
12.2
By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources
12.2.1
Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP
12.2.2
Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP
12.3
By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses
12.3.1
(a) Food loss index and (b) food waste index
12.4
By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment
12.4.1
12.4.2
(a) Hazardous waste generated per capita; and (b) proportion of hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment
12.5
By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse
12.5.1
National recycling rate, tons of material recycled
12.6
Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle
12.6.1
12.7
Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities
12.7.1
Number of countries implementing sustainable public procurement policies and action plans
12.8
By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature
12.8.1
Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment
12.a
Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production
12.a.1
Installed renewable energy-generating capacity in developing and developed countries (in watts per capita)
12.b
Develop and implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products
12.b.1
Implementation of standard accounting tools to monitor the economic and environmental aspects of tourism sustainability
12.c
Rationalize inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption by removing market distortions, in accordance with national circumstances, including by restructuring taxation and phasing out those harmful subsidies, where they exist, to reflect their environmental impacts, taking fully into account the specific needs and conditions of developing countries and minimizing the possible adverse impacts on their development in a manner that protects the poor and the affected communities
12.c.1
Amount of fossil-fuel subsidies (production and consumption) per unit of GDP
SDG 14 targets covered
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