An estimated 35 percent of all plastics in our oceans come from textile microfibres, posing a significant–but not fully understood–impact to human and marine health. While there are consumer solutions that can reduce the amount of microfibres shedding, how can we look upstream at the manufacturing process and truly tackle this problem from end-to-end?

At this webinar on Monday 13 February 2023, Forum for the Future and UNDP shared the findings from our study of microfibre shedding in textile manufacturing processes.

Together with project partners Ramatex Group, Nanyang Environment and Water Resources Institute (NEWRI), and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), our project, “Tackling Microfibres at Source”, set out to understand the impact of various textile manufacturing processes on microfibre shedding, and explore solutions that reduce shedding upstream.

Moderator:
Kim van der Weerd, co-founder, Manufactured Podcast, sustainable fashion advocate and former garment factory manager

Panelists:
• Keith Ma, Strategic Director, Ramatex Group
• Mia Gunawan, Chemicals Impact Lead, H&M Group
• Dr Tom Stanton, AXA Research Fund Fellow, Geography and Environment, Loughborough University, UK
• Karen Sim, Senior Sustainability Strategist, Forum for the Future

This project is supported by UNDP’s Ocean Innovation Challenge (OIC) @undpinnovationsandactionsf2617, funded by Sida and Norad—a unique new mechanism that has been designed to accelerate progress on Sustainable Development Goal 14, Life Below Water, by identifying, financing, advising and mentoring truly innovative approaches to ocean and coastal restoration.

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Learn more about the project, Tackling Microfibres at Source: [ Ссылка ]

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