“The Sustainable Clothing Action Plan 2020 gives us a real opportunity to reduce the environmental footprint of UK clothing consumption and I am confident that combined with the launch of the innovative Love Your Clothes campaign it will help deliver these targets.”
Scottish Environment Secretary, Richard Lochhead, said, “I welcome this focus on how we treat our clothing to extend its lifespan and get the most out of it. A staggering volume of textiles ends up going in the bin every year – much of this needlessly. By reducing this in line with the Sustainable Clothing Action Plan and being smarter about how we deal with clothing right across its lifecycle, we can help the environment, save money and create social value.”
Check the following link for SCAP 2020 Commitment:
http://www.wrap.org.uk/content/scap-2020-commitment
Source: WRAP.
Notes:
[1] The targeted savings are per tonne of clothing by 2020, relative to a 2012 baseline. The carbon, water and waste arising impacts are measured as footprints over the whole product life-cycle. The waste target refers to a 15% reduction in clothing waste going to landfill.
[2] There are two categories relating to SCAP 2020 – Signatories (such as retailers, charities and recyclers) and Supporters (such as sector bodies and NGOs). Signatories will deliver part of the carbon, water and waste footprint reductions through actions which they control (such as fibre choice). Where relevant, retailers may focus their actions on own-brand clothing.
[3] http://www.wrap.org.uk/content/innovative-business-models-clothing
[4] 350,000 tonnes of clothing ends up in landfill each year, that’s still worth at least £140 million.
SCAP, which is co-ordinated by WRAP, is overseen by a Steering Group consisting of major retailers, brands, recyclers, sector bodies, NGOs and charities, and has four working groups. SCAP’s ambition is to improve the sustainability of clothing across its lifecycle. By bringing together industry, government and the third sector, the programme aims to reduce resource use and secure recognition for corporate performance by delivering against sector-wide targets.
SCAP 2020 is a sector commitment which introduces a new phase of collective action, building on the evidence base and stakeholder engagement created by SCAP.
