On April 3rd at Lotte Hotel in Yangon the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association (MGMA), the EU funded SMART Myanmar project, and Swedish retailer H&M Group organized a conference and mini-exhibition on renewable energy solutions for the garment and textile industry.
The garment and textile sector is estimated to produce around 10 percent of global carbon emissions. The objective of the event was to explore the potential that energy savings and the usage of renewable energies in the supply chain have for both: competitiveness and market access as well as contributing to reduced Co2 emissions. Apart from sharing good practices throughout the region, 160 participants from factories, regional producer associations, solar companies and development partners discussed success factors and challenges on the way towards greater sustainability in the supply chain and learned about technological solutions and funding options.
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