China Textile Federation Officially Released "30.60 Carbon Neutral Acceleration Plan"

On June 1, 2021, China Textile Industry Federation officially launched the "carbon neutral acceleration plan for climate innovation of Chinese fashion brands". Under the guidance of relevant departments and the support of technical institutions, a group of top 500 competitive enterprises in China's textile and garment industry will be selected to give priority to 30 key brand enterprises and 60 key manufacturing enterprises to carry out climate innovation actions, It also guides the demonstration of carbon neutralization in climate innovation action of key industrial clusters, referred to as "30.60 carbon neutralization acceleration plan". On August 10, 2021, China Textile Industry Federation officially issued the notice on participating in the carbon neutral acceleration plan of 30.60 Chinese fashion brand climate innovation action (see the QR code at the bottom).

What is the 30.60 carbon neutral acceleration program

People pay more and more attention to climate change. Excessive carbon dioxide emissions lead to climate warming, greenhouse effect and even extreme bad weather. With the rapid rise of China in recent years, the proportion of global carbon emissions is also growing rapidly, so the task of controlling carbon emissions is imminent. In September 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping announced to the world China's grand vision of achieving a carbon peak by 2030 and achieving carbon neutralization by 2060, and pointed out that China should "grasp the iron marks and keep the imprint on the stone" to accelerate the realization of carbon peak and carbon neutralization goals.

As an important field to promote carbon peak and carbon neutralization, China's textile and garment industry has always been an active force in global sustainable governance. In 2017, China Textile Federation launched the "carbon management innovation 2020 action" and put forward the grand vision of realizing zero carbon industry in 2050; In 2018, CFA signed the UN climate action charter for fashion industry; In 2019, upgrade "carbon management innovation 2020 action" to "climate innovation 2030 action", comprehensively guide Chinese industries to participate in global governance of fashion industry climate action; In 2020, China's textile and garment industry life cycle assessment cntac-lca working group will be established; On June 1, 2021, the "China fashion brand climate innovation carbon neutral acceleration plan" was officially launched to accelerate the green and low-carbon transformation of the industry and contribute to China's dual carbon goal.

Conditions for applying for participation in 30.60 carbon neutral acceleration program

To apply for being selected into 30 fashion brands or 60 manufacturing brands, enterprises must voluntarily join the "climate innovation 2030 action" and promise to:

Carry out climate innovation training camp within 6 months after signing the agreement;

To carry out baseline measurement of carbon emission within 12 months, and formulate and implement climate action plan;

Release climate action goals or roadmap within 24 months;

Organize greenhouse gas emissions according to the annual report.

As part of the "30.60 carbon neutral acceleration plan", enterprises will choose at least one of the following tasks:

Support the "China Green Carbon Sink foundation fashion climate innovation special fund" to promote the low-carbon transformation of the industry**

Carry out life cycle assessment of textiles and lead the development and application of low carbon products

Promoting core business partners to jointly carry out climate action (scope 3) (manufacturing brands are optional)

* confirm the final selected brand according to the enterprise scale, sustainable development level and brand influence;

* * support the "special fund for fashion climate innovation of China Green Carbon Sink foundation" and obtain professional technical support from the expert team of "climate innovation 2030 action" including enterprise climate action planning and textile life cycle assessment;

The annual action progress assessment will be carried out for the selected member enterprises of "30.60 carbon neutral acceleration plan", and those who fail to meet the commitment will be replaced.

How to apply for participation in 30.60 carbon neutral acceleration program