Demonstrating Decarbonisation Pathways through Pilots in Textile SMEs

Overview

The project ‘Demonstrating Decarbonisation Pathways through Pilots in Textile SMEs’ focuses on piloting decarbonisation strategies for SMEs in Panipat’s textile cluster, also known as the “cast-off capital”. The textile recycling cluster processes a significant amount of post-consumption waste but simultaneously emits 1.4 million tons of CO2 annually while relying heavily on non-renewable energy sources.

The project aims to build capacities and create a supportive ecosystem that facilitates adoption of decarbonisation strategies through key enablers such as reskilling, technology adoption, policy advocacy, and financing. The project aims to reduce emissions, foster a green economy, and promote gender equality.

Project funded by: HSBC
Implementing agency: FMC
Implementing partner: CRB

Objectives

Increase the uptake of decarbonisation strategies by SMEs
Foster policy inputs contributing to an enabling environment for SME decarbonisation
Provide handholding support to 24 SMEs, leading to a 5% reduction in emissions
Upskill and reskill the workforce, particularly women, in decarbonisation practices
Scale and replicate decarbonisation models through knowledge dissemination and sharing with other clusters

Events

Plenary: Decarbonisation Pathways for SMEs in the Indian Textile sector

Plenary: Decarbonisation Pathways for SMEs in the Indian Textile sector Watch here

The session, as a part of Centre for Responsible Business (CRB’s) India and Sustainability Standards 2024, aimed to engage with a diverse set of stakeholders under the following objectives:

Highlight the opportunities and challenges in adopting decarbonisation strategies in the textile sector
Showcase current initiatives and stakeholder collaborations to support decarbonisation strategies
Identify ecosystem enablers (finance, technology, etc.) to accelerate decarbonisation initiatives in the textile sector