Sustainability Report 2023-24 - Flipbook - Page 27
The EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles
The EU has formulated a strategy for textiles to help
the European fashion and textile industry shift to a
climate-neutral circular economy. The strategy states
that textile products sold in the EU must be more
durable, recyclable, repairable and to a large extent
made from recycled fibres by 2030.
Textile products must be free from hazardous substances and manufactured under proper working and
wage conditions. The strategy also defines goals for
product lifetimes and focuses on combatting overproduction and overconsumption. The strategy is
meant as a contribution to solving the textile industry’s climate challenges. At Gabriel we feel obliged
to be part of developing new solutions and business
models. To do so we collaborate with other players
in the textile sector, universities, customers and suppliers, etc.
Read more about the textile strategy.
The UN Sustainable Development Goals
and the UN global Compact
A global sustainable development depends on governments and undertakings working towards the
UN Sustainable Development Goals and Gabriel naturally considers it the company's responsibility to
actively contribute to achieving them. Gabriel prioritises and focuses on those development goals where
the company can make the most significant positive
changes.
By endorsing the ten principles of the UN Global
Compact, Gabriel commits to continually contribute to
achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The UN
Global Compact defines guidelines and fundamental
principles for human rights, labour, environment and
anti-corruption and Gabriel has committed to complying with the UN’s standards and practices, which are
implemented in the Code of Conduct for Gabriel and
the Supplier Code of Conduct.
Read more about the UN Sustainable Development
Goals.
Read more about the UN Global Compact.
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