# Charities encouraged to join Textiles 2030 environmental initiative

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/04/14/charities-encouraged-to-join-textiles-2030-environmental-initiative/
- Published: 2022-04-14T08:45:00+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Charities are being encouraged to help reduce the environmental footprint of the
fashion and textiles industry by joining the Textiles 2030 initiative.**

[Textiles 2030](https://wrap.org.uk/taking-action/textiles/initiatives/textiles-2030)
is [led by WRAP](https://wrap.org.uk/), and is working to accelerate the move towards
a more circular fashion and textiles system.

Its targets for 2030 are reducing the aggregate greenhouse gas footprint of new 
products by 50%, and achieving Net Zero by 2050 at the latest, reducing the aggregate
water footprint of new products sold by 30%, and reducing the amount of virgin textile
materials used to meet consumer needs.

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Charities already signed up include [British Heart Foundation](https://www.bhf.org.uk/)
and [The Salvation Army](https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/).

Dr Charmaine Griffiths, Chief Executive, British Heart Foundation, said: 

> “We are delighted to be one of the founding signatories for the Textiles 2030 
> agreement and want to encourage others to join this cause so together we can build
> a more sustainable and circular UK textiles sector.
>  
> “We want to collaborate with other fashion and textile brands who can support 
> the BHF’s vital work by donating their unwanted stock, helping reduce waste and
> ensuring a circular economy.”

Charities that join Textiles 2030 have the opportunity to:

 * Inform and find out about upcoming legislation
 * Learn to calculate their environmental footprint and the savings made through
   resale
 * Take part in cross-industry discussions on the future of circular business models
   and increasing textile recycling
 * Partner with other signatories to run pilots or trials
 * Access exclusive citizen research and campaigns

More details are [available through WRAP](https://wrap.org.uk/sites/default/files/2021-11/Textiles2030-Re-use-and-Recycling-Signatory-Pack%2018%2011.pdf)
or by emailing [he**************@******rg.uk](https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/04/14/charities-encouraged-to-join-textiles-2030-environmental-initiative/he**************@******rg.uk).

Alan Wheeler, Director, [Textiles Recycling Association](https://www.textile-recycling.org.uk/),
which has also joined the initiative, said:

> “Being part of this agreement enables the Textiles Recycling Association to influence
> important interventions along the entire UK supply chain and ultimately will help
> to deliver a truly sustainable and circular economy for the industry.”

Trevor Caffull, Managing Director, The Salvation Army, commented: 

> “We all have an important and accountable role to play in a future circular textiles
> economy and as a signatory of the Textiles 2030 agreement, together we will achieve
> more.”