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<p>Government worked closely with WRAP on the Sustainable Clothing Action Plan (SCAP)
2020 and to develop and launch the ambitious new voluntary agreement, Textiles 2030</p><p>
</p><p>Building on the success of SCAP, Textiles 2030 was launched in April 2021 and
we are pleased that within six months 92 signatories have joined, including ASOS,
Boohoo, Dunelm, John Lewis, M&S, New Look, Next, Primark, Sainsbury’s, Ted Baker
and Tesco. 62% of all clothing put on the UK market is represented by Textiles 2030
members. The new initiative is underpinned by ambitious targets including halving
the carbon footprint of new products by 50% and reducing the water footprint by 30%,
both by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>Defra ministers have been proactively engaging with industry
to drive participation in both SCAP (now closed) and now Textiles 2030. This included
chairing a roundtable with industry in February 2021 ahead of the launch of Textiles
2030 and events to mark the 6-month celebration of Textiles 2030 and closing of SCAP
in October last year.</p><p> </p><p>We are now working closely with Textiles 2030
to support our policy development.</p>
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