The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has launched a Decarbonization Guide for Members to help reduce carbon emissions across the textile and apparel industry. The guide provides a six-step process for organizations to set and commit to science-based targets (SBTs) and develop action plans to deliver individual targets.

The textile industry is responsible for up to 8 per cent of annual global greenhouse gas emissions and must ramp up efforts to deliver the 45 per cent reductions needed by 2030 to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Organizations must obtain internal buy-in to commit to and set SBTs and submit their targets for verification.

SAC member organizations will be required to communicate their targets within six months of approval and develop an action plan, among other steps. The SAC will require corporate members to set near-term emission reduction targets in line with the latest climate science within 24 months and obtain appropriate validation from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) or a third-party accredited organization.