Mapping sustainable textile initiatives

And a potential roadmap for a Nordic actionplan

• Author(s): Klepp, Ingun Grimstad, Follér, Andreas, Laitala, Kirsi, Schragger, Michael, Paulander, Elin, Tobiasson, Tone Skårdal, Eder-Hansen, Jonas, Palm, David, Elander, Maria, Rydberg, Tomas, Watson, David, Kiørboe, Nikola,
• Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
• Pages: 230
• ISBN_10: 9289342129
  ISBN_13: 9789289342124
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Design / Graphic Arts / Commercial & Corporate ,

Description:... This report responds to an invitation from the Nordic Council of Ministers to map out Nordic initiatives within textiles as a pre-study to the initiation of a Nordic Roadmap for Sustainable Textiles in 2015. The work has been conducted by:SIFO - National Institute for Consumer Research (Norway)SFA - Sustainable Fashion Academy (Sweden)NFA - Nordic Fashion Association/nicefashion.org (Nordic)IVL - Swedish Environmental Research Institute (Sweden)CRI - Copenhagen Resource Institute (Denmark)Nordic Committee of Senior Officials for Environmental Affairs (EK-M) has been responsible for the funding of this project. The project’s steering committee consists of representatives from members from the working groups; Nordic Chemicals Group (NKG), the Nordic Waste Group (NAG) and the Group of sustainable consumption and production (SCP) and officers from the Environmental Protection Agency in Denmark. This steering Group is jointly responsible for the direction and decisions regarding the project. NAG has been coordinating the work. Coordinator of project has been Yvonne Augustsson from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.