26 June, 2015 – China Water Risk has been nominated and selected as a finalist for the 2015 Global Leadership Award in Sustainable Apparel (GLASA) and will attend the day symposium & award ceremony in Stockholm on 27 August, 2015. More on the symposium and award ceremony here.
The GLASA Award celebrates bold and courageous leadership in the apparel sector as well as promising ideas or practices that can significantly increase the sustainability performance of the apparel industry.
Each year, in consultation with GLASA’s global network, an important topic or theme is identified which frames the GLASA process for the coming year. The theme chosen for 2015 is Water. The latest research indicates that in certain regions access to water and water quality will be a major problem for both people and the apparel industry during the next twenty years if nothing is done to ensure sustainable water management.
For more on the symposium and award ceremony see here.
For more on the 2015 GLASA Awards see here.
In preparation for the 2015 GLASA Award and Global Symposium, GLASA commissioned The Sustainable Business Group to provide and conduct and analysis regarding how water demand and scarcity will affect the apparel sector. You can access this here.
For more on China Water Risk’s work & research in the textile sector see here.