IMI & Alchemie Technology’s Digital Textile Manufacturing Technologies Conference 2024 will inform and educate brand owners on the importance of innovative technologies within the dyeing, finishing and printing sectors that can support them to meet their ESG targets and transform the textile industry’s sustainability.
Traditional ESG Impacts of the Textile Industry
Currently, the textile industry accounts for 10% of global emissions – greater than international flights and maritime shipping combined. Textile dyeing and finishing processes are some of the most polluting manufacturing processes on the planet, responsible for over 3% of global CO2 emissions and over 20% of global water pollution. If business as usual persists, by 2050 the textile industry is projected to represent 25% of the global carbon footprint.