GRASSROOTS ENTHUSIASM MAY BE LACKING FOR VIETNAM’S LATEST TOP-DOWN EFFORT FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY TEXTILE INDUSTRY

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) have endorsed a project named ‘Greening Vietnam’s textile sector through improving water management and energy sustainability’ with the declared aim of transforming the Vietnamese textile industry into a more environmentally friendly and sustainable one. To be implemented from 2018 to 2020 with a focus on Vietnam’s textile-manufacturing heartland in the Mekong and Dong Nai river deltas, the project entails engaging manufacturers to improve water and energy ...


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