OECD SAYS GREEN REGULATIONS CAN OFFER ADVANTAGES TO TEXTILE MANUFACTURERS
February 1st, 2016
A report released yesterday (Mar 10) by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD) has advised textile manufacturers to support government efforts to tighten environmental rules, saying they are unlikely to cause a loss of business.
The report is an attempt to dispel the widely-held view that tighter environmental rules increase costs and damages business - especially in emerging market manufacturing hubs.
Instead, the OECD said that gains in orders though selling sustainable textiles can be made, especially by investment in research ...
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