Sustainability Consulting

Fulfilment of ESG goals requires a robust strategy. It is essential to assess the multiple facets of environmental, social and governance issues influencing your business, identify associated risks, and develop a comprehensive plan. This plan should define key focus areas and align stakeholders around shared objectives, considering both known and uncertain future scenarios.

Decarbonisation of the production chain is the industry’s top priority. Transition to green energy, water governance and adoption of circular materials are qualifying conditions for integrating to the global fashion value chain. Gherzi offers a comprehensive range of services to support sustainable production in the textile and apparel industry across all phases from design to manufacturing.

Sustainability is a policy imperative. The trend is being driven by three major forces viz consumer awareness, legislation and ESG commitments of brand owners. Several pieces of evolving legislation include: Eco-design for Sustainable Products (ESPR), Digital Product Passport ( DPP), Waste Framework Directive (WFD), Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Textiles, Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSSD), EU Deforestation Regulation) , Forced Labour Ban, Directive on Substantiating Green Claims.

The EU will be a circular economy latest by 2050. Companies that wish to sell products in the EU must focus on transitioning according to regulations from design to end-of-life. Governments, brand owners, the industry and R&D institutions and innovators are collaborating to discover breakthrough technologies to increase the share of textile recycling from the current negligible level.