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Pollution blind spot in the textile industry

By Wu Wencong | China Daily | Updated: 2012-10-09 08:06

Pollution blind spot in the textile industry

The textile industry continues to pose environmental challenges for China despite the total number of factories operating in the country shrinking, according to a report released on Monday by five NGOs.

Adidas announced plans to close its last factory in China in July and many other international brands have gone the same way.

"But if we look deeper into the problem, we'll find that what we've lost in share of exports was mainly concentrated in the garment processing sector of the textile industry, which provides large amount of jobs with relatively low water and energy consumption and pollution discharges," said Ma Jun, executive director of the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, one of the five NGOs that released the report named Sustainable Apparel's Critical Blind Spot.

Pollution blind spot in the textile industry

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