GERMANY’S PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE TEXTILES IS LOSING MEMBERS

A GERMAN initiative designed to boost sustainability in the clothing and textile sector has been losing members, but a senior manager has told just-style it will continue working hard to extend its influence and would fix operation problems. The Partnership for Sustainable Textiles, set up in 2014 by Germany's federal ministry for economic cooperation and development, has seen members fall from 188 at the beginning of this year to 148 at present. This follows in late 2016, the partnership's steering committee telling members to produce a practical action plan ...


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