November 2022
With focus largely on emissions and net-zero, a critical area facing a bigger risk perhaps relates to water — flood risks and fast-depleting water quality, according to a WWF study. And, the warning is grimmer for clusters in India and Pakistan.
As fashion companies stay glued with textbook solutions on issues of water efficiency and water scarcity, there's a bigger threat that's looming large: flood risks and fast-depleting water quality.
The grim warning comes in the WWF report, Avant Garde: Water risks and opportunities facing the apparel and textile clusters, published together with Open Supply Hub.