TUNISIA’S GARMENT INDUSTRY SETS AMBITIOUS TARGETS FOR A GREEN TRANSITION

The Tunisian textile and garment industry launched a Tunisian Textile Green Transition (TTGT) project in April (2024) to become more innovative, smart, and ecological, and meet international sustainability requirements (1). This initiative aims to recycle 90% of wastewater released by the industry, reduce companies' carbon footprints by 30%, use 100% renewable electricity, reduce cut textile solid waste by 50% and certify 100 textile companies to meet International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) environmental and energy management standards by 2030, ...


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