Affected by climate change, the global fashion industry is exposed to impacts and risks such as disruptions in supply chains, particularly in production and transportation, while energy and water prices are rising along with demand for environmentally friendly products.
In order to address these challenges in Vietnam, two projects, “Protecting the Climate through Developing a Sustainable Bioenergy Market in Vietnam” (BEM) and “Promoting Sustainable Development in the Textile Industry” in Asia” (FABRIC) of GIZ and Decathlon Company, will carry out training sessions and consulting activities to improve environmental protection capacity for factories in the fashion supply chain.
Accordingly, the FABRIC project will organize the courses “ Action for climate ” and “e-REMC – Chemical Management” on the e-learning platform www.atingi.org, combining with training and consulting, in order to promote capacity at these factories.
Mr. Marc Beckman – FABRIC project manager at GIZ – emphasized: “These innovative approaches will enhance the factory’s ability to protect the environment, helping them to increase their overall competitiveness in the global supply chain. The FABRIC project will share the successes with policymakers to replicate the lessons in other countries.”
Meanwhile, the BEM Project will support Decathlon in substituting sustainable biomass sources for coal in these infrastructure in Vietnam. Specifically, through technical assistance to apply advanced energy efficiency methods at plant boilers, biomass sourcé-related solutions will be found, which will make it easier to reach the biomass market and identify biomass sources near the locations where clusters of plants are operating.
Mr. Nathan Moore – Project Director of BEM, also stated that the project’s long-term goal is to improve the prerequisites for using sustainable biomass for electricity and heat production in Vietnam.
From that, it can be seen that this initiative of BEM, FABRIC and Decathlon will be a stepping stone for developing a community of businesses that are interested and committed to using domestic biomass resources, therefore contributing to the sustainable development along with Vietnam’s actions for climate.
From Decathlon’s side, this business will provide training courses about increasing the use of bioenergy and other renewable energy sources for other brands, while also supporting research on the biomass supply chain. Decathlon will share successful lessons from working with GIZ at relevant forums, especially on promoting sustainability in the supply chain.
Manh Nguyen
Decathlon-supply chain (Part 1: Sustainable procurement)
