Launch of a report on water-related risks for the textile industry

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Wastewater from a factory textile are rejected in a river. Photo: CTV / CVN

Analyzing the needs of Vietnam's textile and clothing industry for water and energy resources, Van Ngoc Thinh, WWF's national director, asked the sector to launch initiatives for sustainable development while ensuring sustainable development goals. 'environment. According to him, the report "The textile and clothing sector in Vietnam: water-related risks and solutions" presents 12 WWF recommendations aimed at strengthening the links between the relevant agencies of the sector while promoting the management and the improvement of water resources and the sustainable use of energy.

The textile-clothing industry is one of the important sectors of the national economy. It is also an industry with a high demand for water, especially for the treatment and dyeing of fabrics.

In order to improve the efficiency of the management and use of water resources in this sector, the research results indicate that it is necessary to increase its investments in wastewater treatment and to solve the difficulties encountered. by factories that do not have sufficient financial resources to purchase wastewater treatment equipment and technologies.

According to VITAS, Vietnam is currently the fourth largest exporter of textile and apparel products, behind China, India and Bangladesh. In the first half of 2018, domestic exports of these products reached $ 16.5 billion, up 17% year-over-year.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in this sector amounted to $ 2.8 billion in the first half and $ 17.5 billion through the end of June. The most important markets were the Republic of Korea, Japan and China.