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Nov 15 • 4 tweets • 6 min read
🪡 1/4 : #COP27 live from the #GreenZone | How the Textile & Apparel Industry Needs to Coordinate and Align With Brands and Retailers in Order to Lower Its Impact on the Environment Along the Supply Chain

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2/4: “An inclusive #COP is one that #retailers & #designers are a part of. It is one that can discuss how our shopping habits also interact with the #environment.”

H.E. Dr. Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment Image
3/4: “It’s not cotton that’s harmful it’s the #manufacturing process. Cotton is the perfect low carbon fiber but we’re just not stressing the importance of #regenerative #farming & #agriculture.”

Heinz Zeller, Principal Sustainability, @HUGOBOSS Image
4/4: “We have to save our #climate through utilizing #natural #cotton fibers. 1 acre of cotton can capture 16 kg of #carbonemissions from the #atmosphere.”

Mohamed Negm, CEO, International Cotton Researchers Association Image

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