The Potential for Green Textile Sourcing from Tirupur

Download or read book The Potential for Green Textile Sourcing from Tirupur written by Camilla Cecilie Valeur and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides a thorough analysis concerning the situation in Tirupur, India, where the local government has imposed strict requirements on zero liquid discharge of wastewater in textile production. The report analyses how Tirupur can turn the Zero Liquid Discharge re-quirements into a competitive advantage by creating a green textile cluster based on the European Eco-label Flower and ISO 14001. The report also includes an analysis of the demand situation for environmentally certified textile in the Nordic countries and how this demand can be affected positively.