1、Tackling Microfibres at SourceInvestigating opportunities to reduce microfibre pollution from the fashion industry through textile design and manufacturing innovation.ContentsAcknowledgments.3Foreword.4A Note from Ramatex Group.5About the Ocean Innovation Challenge.6Profiles.7Acronyms and Keywords.9

2、Introduction10Executive Summary.14The Microfibre Challenge.16Theory of Change20Methodology.23Solutions.33Systemic Barriers to Change41Tackling Microfibres at Source2Forum for the Future|2023Recommendations46Recommended Resources56References.57Appendix A Methodology65Appendix B Material and Yarn Opti

3、ons.73Appendix C The Dyeing Process.83Appendix D Filtration and Wastewater Management.87AcknowledgmentsThis project brings together a group of stakeholders with an interest to better understand the impact of textile manufacturing on the microfibre pollution problem.The project team is led by Forum f

4、or the Future(“Forum”),with Ramatex Group as the industry partner,and the Nanyang Environment&Water Resources Institute(NEWRI)as research partner.We were supported by VDE Consultancy in our technical analysis and review,the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia(UTM)as a supporting research partner,and Kim v

5、an der Weerd,co-founder and host of Manufactured Podcast,as our impacts and recommendations reviewer.We are very grateful for the hard work and efforts of everyone involved and the perseverance in overcoming the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic over the course of the project.As part of our

6、primary research,we conducted interviews with selected industry stakeholders(brands and suppliers)and held discussions with many industry experts over the course of the project.We are grateful for their invaluable insights to the analysis and report.Finally,we acknowledge the support of the UNDP OIC