In the second part of the "SUSTAINAIBILITY TALKS" webinar series held in December by the Aegean Ready-to-Wear and Apparel Exporters' Association, the sustainability in ready-to-wear manufacturing and export was evaluated by Burak Sertbaş, the President of the Aegean Ready-to-Wear and Apparel Exporters Association, and by Şükrü Ünlütürk, and Chairman of the Board of Ekoten Tekstil.
Saying that climate change is a serious threat to growth and prosperity, Aegean Ready-to-Wear and Apparel Exporters 'Association President Burak Sertbaş continued as follows: “At the global level, countries' efforts in climate problem continues. And now the climate change policy is moving to a new stage where every country cannot achieve industrial targets in the way they set, depending on ecological standards. Environmental policy is now an important strategic move in the hands of countries that concerns trade as well in order to transform the world. In our SUSTAINAIBILITY TALKS webinar series, the first part of which we organized in cooperation with Business Sweden, we examined the strategies of Swedish fashion brands to check with their compatibility with sustainable manufacturing after Covid-19. In particular, the EU, to which we realize 80 percent of our exports, will begin to take concrete steps from 2021. Therefore, we must compile our efforts for a market where waste materials are valued. For this, we have to start at the beginning. Financial figures have a great impact on the longevity of products in a cycle. A highlight, recycling is dependent on it almost 80 percent. "
EİB, the driver of low carbon economic growth
Sertbaş is in support of the view to define circular economy a process that requires a good analysis and planning and which is a process covers whole supply chain from start to finish but at the same time is giving no convincing argument about the effects of a recycling period either positive or negative. "In between January 1st to December 20th, our overall apparel exports to Turkey reached $ 16.5 billion. Our apparel exports from the Aegean Region further amounted to 1.2 billion dollars. We have always been the leader in designing the future, predicting the unknown, bringing new venues in business and making things with an effective approach. The value added chain in the economy is enlarged by innovation. And innovation is only possible with basic human rights, realistic breakthroughs that protect the environment and improve our life conditions. For this reason, we have been working hard to increase the awareness of sustainability in our sector for years. We were the first to sign the UN Global Compact, which is a universal agreement. We finalized our work group in sustainability ..."
