Environmental Protection Will Become The Mainstream Of Clothing Consumption

Consumers are more willing to buy environmentally friendly products when environmental awareness is high.

According to WP2007's "edge color brand research" report, the market size of products and services with environmental protection concept in 2008 will increase by 1 times compared to 2007, reaching 500 billion US dollars.

According to the latest report released by Packaged Facts, the global market for environmental protection, the market of the environmental protection apparel industry in 2007 reached US $3 billion, accounting for 0.7% of the total global clothing value of US $450 billion, and we expect further growth in 2008.

　　環保服飾由纖維開始　  

Garment production includes fiber raw material, raw material processing, textile fabric forming, clothing production and processing, clothing consumption and factory recycling. When developing environment-friendly clothing, the industry should consider the most primitive fiber material.

Environmentally friendly fibers should have at least one or more of the following characteristics:

1. raw materials of fiber are pollution-free (or less polluted) or sustainable green resources.

2. the synthetic process of synthetic products saves energy, reduces consumption and reduces pollution. It meets the requirements of environmental protection and sustainable development.

3. in the process of processing, especially in printing and dyeing, finishing, it is possible to use non-toxic, naturally decomposed slurry, beam and finishing agent, and use advanced technology or equipment to clean production.

4. the consumption and use of fiber are harmless and comfortable to the human body.

5. fiber consumption will not cause environmental problems because of abandonment or disposal. It is best to recycle or return to nature.

Environmentally friendly fibers can be classified into three main categories: plant natural fiber, animal natural fiber and synthetic environment-friendly fiber.

Plant natural fiber: cotton fiber (organic cotton, colored cotton, non wrinkled cotton), Lyocell fiber, hemp fiber, bamboo fiber and vegetable protein fiber and so on;

Animal natural fiber: contains chitin and non fiber, colored wool, silk, spider silk and milk protein fiber.

Synthetic environment-friendly fibers: in addition to degradable fibers such as polycaprolactone fiber and polyamide fiber, polyester and polyamide can also be recovered as synthetic fibers.

　　供應鏈注入環保元素

(1) product development and design

When designing products, we should consider the selection of product materials, product mix and function design, so that the whole process of products from production, utilization to recycling meets the specific environmental requirements.

In addition, we should pay attention to brand and packaging design and return to nature.

(2) raw material purchase

Clothing buyers can actively convey environmental knowledge to raw material suppliers, and invite them to jointly develop environmental protection clothing accessories, such as zippers and buttons.

(3) production of finished garments

It includes selection of raw materials and energy, selection of pollution free or less polluting alternatives and equipment, enhancement of production technology and technological pformation, improvement of comprehensive utilization rate of resources and energy in production process, reduction of discharge of production waste, dismantling and recycling of products after use, and re application.

(4) pport

Carbon dioxide emissions are one of the causes of global warming and water level rise. Transport processes emit large amounts of carbon dioxide, and clothing operators can plan for shorter pport routes.

(5) consumer shopping

Marketers can use shop decoration or clothing packaging to publicize the message of "green consumption", which is the most useful tool.

(6) clothing industry

Retailers, through different recycling methods, encourage consumers to return to old clothes that are no longer worn, and then use the concept of ecological recycling to re manufacture old clothes or for other purposes.

　　環保消費5R原則　  

With the continuous enhancement of environmental awareness of society and individuals, environment-friendly and environmentally-friendly clothing will become the main product of the dominant clothing market in twenty-first Century. In the future, enterprises should start with the 5R principle of environmental protection consumption, namely, energy conservation and pollution reduction (Reduce), environmental protection purchase (Reevaluate), reuse (Reuse), classified recycling and reuse (Recycle), and ensuring the coexistence of nature and everything (Rescue), so as to avoid losing business opportunities due to the inability to meet buyers and consumers' needs.