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SCAP 2012-2019 progress report

  • Published on January 14, 2021
This year's annual review of SCAP is of marked importance as 2020 is the final year of SCAP. With 90 organisations, including brands & retailers representing more than 48% of UK clothing sales volume, made the voluntary SCAP Commitment to collectively reduce the footprint of carbon, water and waste to landfill by 15%, and reduce waste arising by 3.5%, relative to a 2012 baseline.
By the end of 2019, SCAP signatories and supporters exceeded carbon and water footprint targets, with a 15.9% and 19.5% reduction respectively. A reduction in waste just fell short of the 3.5% reduction, with -2.3% reported. Whilst 4% out of the 15% target reduction in clothing household waste was met, representing slower progress on textile waste. As SCAP reaches its endpoint, momentum continues in the actions of its signatory organisations, the heightened awareness of clothing consumers, robust evidence for the most impactful interventions, and businesses' ability to measure greenhouse gas emissions and water footprints. Importantly, SCAP provides knowledge and impetus for UK-focused action in the next 10 years in WRAP's new voluntary agreement: Textiles 2030. With an official launch date of April 2021, Textiles 2030 will be the most ambitious national voluntary agreement for clothing and other textiles in the world. The ten-year programme aims to transform UK clothing and home fabrics to reduce their impact on climate change. In this way, Textiles 2030 aims to reduce lifecycle GHG emissions in line with the global goal of a 1.5°C trajectory, cut the water footprint of products and deliver a UK-wide circular textiles road map. Further Information This report for the period 2012 - 2019 outlines how WRAP's pioneering industry led action plan, SCAP, has delivered positive environmental and economic outcomes for forward-looking UK fashion and textiles organisations at all levels of the industry. It highlights examples of best practice, describes the impact of some of the signatory actions, and the 'SCAP legacy'. Finally, it considers how to take the learning from SCAP forward into the 2020s and the next steps for UK fashion and textiles. For more information visit the SCAP 2020: https://beta.wrap.org.uk/taking-action/textiles/initiatives/scap-2020 and Textiles 2030 website: https://wrap.org.uk/www.wrap.org.uk/textiles2030 Read the SCAP Progress Report 2012-2019: https://www.wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/SCAP-Progress-Report-2012-2019.pdf and the Technical Progress Report edit here:https://www.wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/SCAP%202020%20progress%20report.pdf For any queries, please contact scap@wrap.org.uk

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