Speakers:
Helen Colebourn
TECHNICAL CONSULTANT - GARMENT TECHNOLOGY, BUREAU VERITAS CPS
Sarah Jackson
TEXTILE DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST, WRAP
Description:
In this informative Session, Sarah Jackson, the textile development specialist at WRAP, shares her extensive experience and insights into the organization's approach to sustainable textile development. With a rich background spanning quality testing, product development, and textile engineering, including roles at Camira Fabrics and IKEA, Jackson explains WRAP's mission to transform the textile industry through collective action. The organization focuses on reducing carbon and water impacts, with specific targets of 50% reduction in carbon emissions and 30% reduction in water footprint for new textile products. WRAP's approach encompasses three key areas: closing the loop on materials, implementing circular business models, and designing for circularity. A crucial finding highlighted in the Session is that extending a garment's active life by just nine months can reduce its carbon, water, and waste footprints by 20-30%. Through their Textiles 2030 voluntary agreement, WRAP collaborates with brands, retailers, recyclers, sorters, and academic partners to develop comprehensive durability guidelines and testing protocols, working towards making circular living commonplace across businesses and households.