SUSTAINABLE CLOTHING ACTION PLAN - Defra

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Introduction
Current Sustainability Interventions, (Source: Defra, 2007)
1.4. How does the Roadmap Work?
It has three iterative steps:
Evidence
Stakeholder
Engagement
Action
21%
65%
14%
Fair trade
Labour conditions
Environment
Gathering the facts to facilitate a comprehensive understanding of the
environmental, social and economic impacts of clothing across all lifecycle
stages (raw materials to end of life) and where actions will be most
effective.
Engaging and building ownership of stakeholders along the clothing
supply chain to discuss and agree actions.
Implementing practical actions to improve the environmental and social
performance of clothing and disseminating this good practice wider to
encourage uptake in the market.
In conjunction with nearly 300 clothing stakeholders Defra has gathered evidence and provided a
platform for extensive discussions on the key environmental and social impacts of clothing and
where actions will be most effective taking existing initiatives into account. Publications
documenting these evidence and stakeholder engagement aspects of the roadmap completed to
date are available on the Defra Clothing Roadmap website.
This is the Action Plan setting out agreed stakeholder actions – the third step in the roadmap.