The Next Phase of Sustainable Life Saving Textiles
November 26, 2024 Textiles are moving into the next phase of sustainability to save humans, the environment, and the planet.
On Nov. 26, I delivered an invited keynote lecture on “Sustainable Life Saving Textiles“ at the 7th International Conference on Sustainable Textiles, at UET Lahore. The talk focused on how textiles can contribute to One Health Initiatives, serving people, the environment, and the planet.
This conference comes at a time when threats and war situations linger in some parts of the world, which necessitates functional textiles. There is a need to reduce plastic pollution while being sustainable.
The recent United Nations Climate Conference COP29 stressed the importance of protecting the planet and livelihoods of millions in the developing world. This emphasizes the contributions from agriculture, textiles, and sustainable manufacturing.
Textiles provide livelihood to millions of people, stretching from farming crops like cotton to developing high performance materials that go into space.
The textile sector needs to explore opportunities to develop economically and materially sustainable products that can contribute to One Health Initiatives.
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