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INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 18 images JUNE 2021 Trutex launches school uniform recycling campaign Schoolwear supplier Trutex has unveiled a new campaign alongside Outwood Grange Academies Trust, promoting the donation of used school uniform to be recycled and resold. Each of the 30 Outwood academies across the north of England will house a recycling bin, which will enable students and their families to donate items of school uniform that they no longer wear or need. The items will be collected by Trutex to be repaired if necessary, then washed and made ready to be purchased as pre-loved uniform items. “We’re excited to launch this uniform recycling initiative with Outwood to help reduce the significant amount of clothing that ends up in landfill each year, alongside being able to help provide a cost-effective uniform for parents,” commented Matthew Easter, CEO at Trutex. “Our ethos of ‘Made to Last’ uniform means many garments are often grown out before worn out, and by enabling the uniform to last further than the first purchaser we can significantly help reduce costs and create a more sustainable provision of school uniform. “As a carbon-neutral business, reducing carbon and water in production is also a key part of our sustainability strategy.” imagesmag.uk/Trutex-Outwood- recycling ECO INDUSTRY NEWS Banner releases 2020 sustainability report Banner has published the ‘Sustainability Report 2020: Building a Greener and Fairer Future’, which sets out the schoolwear supplier’s commitments to tackling climate change, supporting ethical trading and promoting community involvement. “Being transparent is the best way to drive change — in recent years we’ve been making progress in a measured way, but to create a step change, we realised we needed to hold ourselves to a greater account,” commented Glenn Leech, CEO at the schoolwear manufacturer. “The report is very much part of that journey, which has to begin with an open and honest appraisal of the goals we’ve set, and what we’ve achieved so far.” In the report, Banner covers its audited performance for 2020, and also sets goals for the future in relation to the environment, product manufacture and design, customer engagement and community involvement. “We have six pillars to our plan,” explained sustainability manager Sarah Robins. “These encompass supply chain, products, customers, environment, community and people — to make a lasting difference requires more than one headline measure.” Banner is also producing more customer communication, including a special sustainability issue of its ‘Insight’ newsletter for retailers. The report can be viewed at bit.ly/ Banner-Sustainability-Report-2020. imagesmag.uk/Banner- Sustainability-Report-2020 Wrap unveils climate change action plan for textile industry UK sustainability charity Wrap has launched a 10-year programme to help those in the clothing and textile industry commit to reducing their environmental impact. The ‘Textiles 2030: UK Sustainable Textiles Action Plan’ is designed to “slash the environmental impact of UK clothing and home fabrics through practical interventions along the entire textiles chain”. A voluntary agreement, Textiles 2030 has secured commitment from more than 18 major brands and retailers, 26 reuse/recycling organisations and 21 affiliates. This includes companies such as Asos, Boohoo, Dunelm, John Lewis, M&S, New Look, Next, Primark, Sainsbury’s, Ted Baker, Tesco and The Salvation Army. As part of the programme, Wrap has unveiled the Textiles 2030 Roadmap which sets out the water and carbon reduction targets, and the key milestones and activities necessary to introduce circular use of textile products and materials at scale. It also shows what signatories must do to deliver the targets, with key outcomes by the end of 2022, 2025 and 2030. The Target-Measure-Act approach will be used so that textile businesses can set tough targets, measure impact and track progress on both an individual business basis and towards national targets and public reporting. imagesmag.uk/WRAP- Textiles-2030 Pin it... on the Images Pinterest boards: www.pinterest.co.uk/imagesmaguk Students and their families can donate school uniform items they no longer wear or need “We want to encourage others to join us on our sustainability journey,” says Glenn Leech, CEO of Banner Wrap has launched a 10-year programme to help the clothing industry reduce its environmental impact