【未來論壇】人造纖維素纖維報(bào)告2030

Thedefiningdecade

AsthisVisionforthefutureofMan-MadeCellulosicFibres(MMCF)isbeingwritten,wefacean

unprecedentedpandemicthathascatalysedaglobalsocio-economiccrisis.

Thissitsinthecontextofalmostinevitablefutureglobal

disruptionsasweracetolimitglobalwarmingtoamaximumof1.5°C,bringtoahaltthesixthmassextinction,andtackle

inequality,factionalismandincreasinglyvulnerablelivelihoods.

Thedecisionswemaketodayarecriticalinbuildingour

socio-economicresilienceandregeneratingoursocialandnaturalsystemssothatweavoidorreducethelikelihoodofthesefutureshocks.Humanityfacesanexistentialrace

againsttime.

TheVisionweoutlinehereistheMMCFindustry’sresponsetothisunprecedentedcalltoaction.

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TheroleoftheMMCFvaluechain

MMCFsuchasViscose/Rayon,Lyocell,ModalandCuproconstitutethesecondmostimportantgroupofcellulosicfibresaftercotton,withanannualproductionvolumeofaround6.7milliontonsannually-orapproximately6.2%ofthetotalfibreproductionvolume.1PriortoCOVID-19,MMCFvolumeswereexpectedtoincreaserapidlyoverthenext15years,

possiblyreaching10milliontonsannually.2

TheMMCFvaluechainhasthepotentialtotacklesomeoftheapparelandbroadertextileindustry’smostsignificantsustainabilitychallengesand,asaconsequence,makeaveryrealcontributiontobuildingresilienceandaccelerating

regeneration.Itsuniqueprospectsforrealisingcircularfashion,forinstance,contrastsharplywiththelinearmodelsof

economicgrowththathaveleftmanyofourecosystemsonthevergeofcollapse.Asaderivativeofwoodpulpandother

naturalplantmaterials,MMCFcanplayanimportantroleinregeneratingmanyoftheseecosystems,aswellasensuringthehealthofcarbonsinks,whichplayanessentialroleinstabilisingtheEarth’sclimate.

Todate,however,thesectorhasfacedconsiderablesocialandenvironmentalchallenges–fromdeforestationandbiodiversityimpactsrelatedtorawmaterialsourcing,tosafechemicaluseandlabourrightsconcernsintheproductionprocess.Asan

industryonthecuspofmassivegrowth,thereisanarrowwindowofopportunitytofullyharnessMMCF’spotential.

TheMMCF2030Visionaimstodojustthat.

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NetPositiveMMCF2030

AVisionforbuildingresilienceandacceleratingregeneration

1.

Regenerating

Ecosystems

2.

Producingwith

ZeroHarm

3.

EnablingCircular

Systems

4.

Creating

Prosperity

5.

Upholding

Rights

?Protectionofprimaryforests

?Natural

ecosystemrestoration

?Carbonnegativevaluechain

?Landscapeapproaches

?Zeroemissionsproduction

?Zerodischargeandminimaluseof

hazardouschemicals

?Closed-loop

productionsystems

?Radicallyreduced

freshwaterwithdrawal

?Zerotextilestowaste-streams

?Circularmaterials

?Incentivisingcircularity

?Economicvaluedistributed

equitably

?Livingwageandgenderparity

?Universalaccesstohealthcareandeducation

?Community

empowermentandrelated

accessrights

?Protecting

individual,

indigenousandcommunityrights

In2030,MMCFwillbe:

Through…

Collaborationacrossthevaluechain|Sharingbestpracticeandacceleratinginnovation

Fulltransparency&traceability|Robustmetricsformeasuringimpact|Governance&self-regulation|FlowsoffinanceAffordabilityofsolutions|EnablingPolicy|Positivevoiceandadvocacy|Consumereducation

Enabledby…

Formoredetailonhowyoucangetinvolved,visitthe

TextileExchangeMMCFRoundTable

orthe

ForumfortheFutureMMCF2030page

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TheMMCF2030Vision

TheMMCF2030Visionsetsoutfivecomponents

wherethevaluechainhasrealpotentialtocontributeto

resilienceandregenerationatthiscriticalmomentandintothefuture.Ledbyco-convenorsForumfortheFutureandTextileExchange,thesecomponentshavebeenco-createdthroughengagementwithover50stakeholdersfrommorethan40organisationsrepresentingviewsfromacrosstheMMCFvaluechainandtheirstakeholders.

InkeepingwiththeVision’ssystemicapproach,

thefivecomponentsaretobeviewedasinterdependent

andmutuallyreinforcing.Assuch,eachcomponentmustalsoinformallotherfourcategories.Forinstance,regardforlabour

rightsandsocialwell-beingmustbeupheldwithinallcomponents,andcannotbeworkeduponinisolation.

Importantly,stakeholdersacrosstheMMCFvaluechainunderstandthattheambitionwithinthisVisionisbothnecessaryandchallenging.Itwillnotbepossibletoachievewithoutthe

tenkeyenablersthatconstituteitsfoundations.Threeexamplesofwhattheindustryhasidentifiedasenablerstoinfluenceandharnessarenewformsoffinancing,acceleratedroutestoscaling

innovationandanenablingpolicyenvironment.

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TheMMCF2030Vision

Agreatdealofactivityistakingplacealreadyunderneaththesecomponentsandenablers.ThepurposeoftheMMCF2030Visionistohelpbridgegapsbetweenexistinginitiatives,standardsandthebiggerwhole,throughtheadoptionofa

systemsapproach.

TheVisionseekstostretchambitionlevelstowardsNetPositiveoutcomes.Meetingtoday’sstandardsandshowingcontinuousimprovementisanabsoluteminimum,asbecomingNetPositiverequiresustolookbeyondwhatisconsideredgoodtoday.Itcallsuponthesectortocollectivelyrespondtowhatsocietyandtheplanetneed:resilienceandregenerationfromsourcetofinishedproductandbeyond.

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WhatdoestheMMCF2030Visiondoforme?

●Forproducers,theVisionbringstogetherallthedifferentelementstheyareworkingtowardsinoneconsolidatedwhole.

●Forbrands,theVisionprovidesaconsolidatedsetofambitionsthattheirsourcingcancontributeto.

●Fornot-for-profitsandotherchangemakers,theVisionshows

howtheirworkiscontributingtothegreaterwholeandsupportstheirambitions.

●Foreveryone,theVisionprovidesasharedsenseofdirectionandarecognitionofwhatisneededtogetthere.Itsharpensthefocusonwhateveryonecancontributetheirbestskillsto.

TheMMCF2030Visionisnotaformalcommitmentdocumentorstandardagainstwhichorganisationswillbe

measured.ItshouldbeusedinsteadtotestexistingstrategiesagainstwhatisneededtomeetNetPositiveambitions,thusinformingfutureresearch,investmentandotherpriorities.Italsoseekstoencourageexploringnewformsofpartnerships,toenablelearningandaccesstonewresourcesforacceleratedimpact.

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Calltoaction

ThisVisionmustbeachievedthroughbothindividualandcollectiveaction.WearecallingformembersoftheMMCFvaluechainanditsstakeholdersto:

1.Collectivelytacklekeyinnovationandimplementationgaps:TheinherentvalueofthisVisionisthatitcreatesthespacetoexplorethemostsustainablepathwaysforwardinacollaborative

manner.Whatinnovationscanyouacceleratetoscale?Whocanyoucollaboratewithtoimplementpioneeringsystemsmorequickly?

2.EmbedtheVisionambitionintoyourstrategiesandpolicies:Aligningdecision-makingtotheambitionwithintheVisionwillenableorganisationstoadduptomorethanthesumoftheirparts.

DoyourcorporateandprojecttargetsalignwiththelevelofambitionintheMMCF2030Vision?Howmightyoucontributemoreovertime?ArethecomponentsandenablerswithinthisVisionreflectedinyoursourcingpolicies,marketingapproaches,innovationpriorities?

3.JointhecollectivetomakethisVisionareality:ProgresstowardstheMMCF2030VisionwillbedriventhroughworkstreamsrelatedtoeachVisioncomponent.TextileExchange’sMMCF

RoundTableandthenewHubwillactasaspacetoreviewprogress,setobjectives,learntogetherandmovetowardstheVision.Tofurtherexplorewhatroleyoumightplay,visitthe

TextileExchangeMMCFRoundTable

orthe

ForumfortheFutureMMCF2030page

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Abouttheco-convenors

ForumfortheFutureisaninternationalnon-profitwithamissiontoaccelerateabigshifttowardsasustainablefuture.Itworkswith

globalorganisations,toaddresscomplexchallengesinsystemssuchasfood,energy,apparel,textiles,nutritionandshipping.

Forumhasover20yearsofexperienceinusingfuturesprocessestoarriveatasharedvisionacrossdiversestakeholders,andhas

helpedconceiveandsuccessfullyrunanumberofinitiativesintheapparelsystem.TheseincludeFashionFutures,Cotton2040

(acollaborationtoacceleratethemainstreamingofsustainable

cotton),aswellasCircularLeapAsia(aprogrammethatempowers

apparelmanufacturersinAsiatofast-trackcircularfashionsolutions).

Forum’smostcriticalvalueinalloftheinitiativesitleadsisitsroleasaneutralconvenor.Inotherwords,wehavenovestedinterestinanyonematerialoveranother,onecompanyoveranother.Ourkeyfocusisinsupportingcompaniesacrossarangeofsectorstoengageintransformationalchangetooptimisesustainability

outcomes.

Findoutmoreat

orbyfollowing@Forum4theFutureonTwitter.

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AbouttheCo-Convenors

TextileExchangeisaglobalnon-profitthatworkswithitsmemberstodriveindustrytransformationinpreferredfibres,integrityandstandardsandresponsiblesupplynetworks.TextileExchangeidentifiesandsharesbestpracticesregardingfarming,materials,processing,traceabilityandproductend-of-lifeinordertoreducethetextileindustry’simpactontheworld’swater,soilandair,andthehumanpopulation.

Withstaffandambassadorslocatedin14countries,andmember

companiesandorganisationsfrommorethan25countries,Textile

Exchangeisanidealco-convenorforMMCF2030,providinganindustryplatformtotakeforwardcollaborativeactionsthatemergefromthe

visioningexercise.

TextileExchangebringsitsexistingnetworkbuiltarounditsMMCF

RoundTablesessions,aswellasindustry-specificknowledgeand

insightsgleanedthroughitssignatureprogrammes,suchasthe

CorporateFiberandMaterialsBenchmark(CFMB)andPreferredFiberandMaterialsMarketReport.

Findoutmoreat

www.TextileE

orfollowusonTwitterat@TextileExchange.

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Contents

SectionPage

Executivesummary

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Abouttheco-convenors

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Introduction

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Aboutthisdocument

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PrinciplesbehindtheMMCF2030Vision

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WhatdowemeanbyNetPositive?

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Formoredetailonhowyoucangetinvolved,visitthe

Textile

ExchangeMMCFRoundTable

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ForumfortheFutureMMCF

2030page

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SectionPage

MMCF2030Vision

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RegeneratingEcosystems

22

ProducingwithZeroHarm

32

EnablingCircularSystems

42

CreatingProsperity

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UpholdingRights

58

Enablers

64

Calltoaction

76

Annexes

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Introduction

Aboutthisdocument

Man-MadeCellulosicFibres(MMCF)couldrevolutionisethetextileandfashionindustries,withrippleeffectsthatwouldbefeltdeepintosocietyandacrossourenvironment.Thispublicationsetsouthowtheindustryaimstomakethatimpact‘NetPositive’

throughoutitslifecycle.TheMMCF2030Visionistheculminationofengagementwithover50stakeholdersfrommorethan40

organisations,representingviewsfromacrosstheMMCFvaluechainandbeyond.Thisprocesswasledbyco-convenorsForumfortheFutureandTextileExchange.

Inthefollowingpages,youwillfind:

●Anexplanationofwhatbeing‘NetPositive’means:theprinciplesuponwhichthisVisionisbuiltandthelogicbehindmovingbeyondtoday’sbestpracticetowhattheplanetandsocietyneed.

●TheMMCF2030Vision:ahandyshortsummaryversion,andthedetailbehindallfiveVisioncomponentsandtheirenablers,includingtheoutcomesthatitseekstoachieve,examplesofactionsthatarerequiredtomeetthelevelofambition,examplesofcurrentpractice,andwhatindustrysaysmuststillhappeninordertomeetNetPositiveambitions.

●Acalltoaction:howtoimmediatelyusethisVision,keyinnovationsrequired,andhowtojointhecommunityinvolvedinmakingthisVisionareality.

●Inannexes:theprocessfollowedtoarriveatthisVision,whohascontributed,howitwasfunded,andkeyreferences.

ForumfortheFutureandTextileExchangehopethatthisdocumentwillbeusedbyMMCFproducers,buyersandotherstakeholderstoinspiremoretransformationalstrategies,operationalandsourcingpolicies,fundingflows,aswellascollectiveinnovation,inordertoensurethattheVisionbecomesreality.

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Introduction

WhyMMCF?AndwhyaVision?

MMCFsuchasViscose/Rayon,Lyocell,ModalandCupro

constitutethesecondmostimportantgroupofcellulosicfibresaftercotton,withanannualproductionvolumeofaround6.7milliontonsannually-orapproximately6.2%ofthetotalfibreproductionvolume.3PriortoCOVID-19,MMCFvolumeswereexpectedtoincreaserapidlyoverthenext15years,possiblyreaching10milliontonsannually.4

Asasectoronthecuspofmassivegrowth,MMCFhasthe

potentialtotacklesomeoftheapparelandbroadertextile

industry’smostsignificantsustainabilitychallenges.Justtwo

examplesofthisareitsuniqueprospectsforrealisingcircularfashionthroughpioneeringthereconstitutionoffibres,anditspotentialinregeneratingecosystemsandprovidingcarbon

sinkswithinitsvaluechain.Yet,todate,theMMCFsectorhasfacedconsiderablesocialandenvironmentalchallenges–fromdeforestationandbiodiversityimpacts,aswellaslabourrightsconcernsrelatedtorawmaterialsourcing,totoxicchemicaluseanddischargeintheproductionprocess.

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Introduction

WhyMMCF?AndwhyaVision?

Significantstrideshavebeenmadeintraceability,

transparency,accountabilitymechanisms,greaterdialogue

betweenkeyactorsintheindustry,capitalinvestmentin

cutting-edgetechnology,aswellasmovementsinpolicyandinbrandsourcingnorms.Yet,manyofthesechallengespersisttovaryingdegrees.Inpart,thisisduetoinitiativesbeingfocusedonparticularscopes,limitingtheabilitytoconnectwithothersinasystematicmannerthatenableslearningandacceleratedimpact.

Crucially,theindustryrecognisesthataholisticapproachto

addressinginterrelatedchallengeswithinthefullvaluechain

wouldofferhugeopportunitiesfordeepersystemicchange.TheMMCF2030Visionshowsthisholisticpicture,and

enablestheindustryanditsstakeholderstovieweachpartinthecontextofthewhole.

Buildingonexistingstandards

ItisimportanttoacknowledgethatmuchisalreadybeingdonethatgoessomewaytowardstheMMCF2030Vision.The

overallpurposeisthereforetohelpbridgegapsbetweenexistinginitiativesandthebiggerwhole–throughtheadoptionofasystemsapproach–tohelprealisethefullpotentialofMMCFasasustainablefibre.

Indoingso,theVisionseekstocomplementexistingstandardsandinitiativesbyinspiringactorstolookbeyondwhatmightbepossibletoday–acalltoactionthatseekstostimulatenewkindsofpartnershipsandinvestment.

Accordingly,theMMCF2030Visionisnotintendedasaformalcommitmentdocumentorstandardagainstwhich

organisationswillbemeasured.Instead,thecorepurposeistoreflect–andcontinuetostrengthen–acollectivesenseofambitionthatneedstobeheldandtrackedbytheindustryinordertomovethesectorforward.Forthisreason,existing

standards*arecitedasareferencepointtowhatmustconstitutetheminimumlevelofcommitment,butarenotthefocusoftheVisionitself.

Thisvisioninghasbeenpossiblewiththesupportof:

*formoreinformationonrelevantstandardspleaserefertotheTextileExchangeMMCFresourceson

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PrinciplesbehindtheMMCF2030Vision

Theultimategoalofsustainabledevelopmentistoenablealltoflourish-currentandfuturegenerations-withinthemeansoftheplanet.Toachievethis,theDoughnutEconomicsframeworkinvitesustothinkmorebroadlyaboutthetrueinputsandoutputsofour

economiccycle.5TheMMCF2030Visionhasadoptedthisapproachtoexplorehowtheindustrycanmoreeffectivelycontributetothestrengtheningofoursocialfoundationsandtheregenerationofourecologicalsystems.

Usingthe‘Doughnut’hasenabledtheMMCFindustrytobuildacollective

understandingofitsmostsignificantcontributionsanditspotential,andhowitsworkinoneareacanstrengthenorundermineanother.Forinstance,itiskeenlyawareoftheneedtomitigateclimatechangeandbiodiversitylossthroughthemanagementofsustainableforests.Butwhatstepsmustbetakentoensurethatthesector’sgrowthimprovessocio-economicoutcomesforthosewhoselivelihoodsdependonthem?

Similarly,howcanprogressinchemicalsmanagementfurtherenhancesocialoutcomesrelatedtohealth,foodsecurityoraccesstocleanwater?

Theframeworkhasalsoenabledasystematicanalysisofwheretherearereal

opportunitiesforfurtheraction.Unlockingtheseopportunitiesinvolvesexploringhowdisproportionateimpactsonmarginalisedgroupscanbefurthermitigated.Other

relatedquestionsinclude:towhatextentcancirculareconomypilotssupportajusttransition?

ThechallengessetoutinrelationtoeachcomponentoftheVisionare

informedbytheimperativetothrivewithintheplanet’senvironmentalandsocialboundaries.

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PrinciplesbehindtheMMCF2030Vision

TheVisionsetsoutwhattheMMCFindustrycollectivelyagreesisrequiredtooperatewithinthe‘Doughnut’.Theindustryissettingoutanambitiontonotonlydolessharm,butinfact,tohaveaNetPositiveimpactbybuildingresilienceandscalingregeneration.This

requiresashiftinwaysofdoingbusiness.ItmeansoperatingbyNetPositiveprinciples(seenextpage)thataredesignedtoelevateambitionbeyondriskavoidanceandincrementalimprovements.6

MMCFhasuniqueNetPositivepotentialinmanyways,including:

●Itcouldrealisecircularfashion.Beingabletohonestlyandcrediblyshareprogressonthisarea,andgoingbeyondpilotstocatalysingthecollectionandsorting

infrastructureonaglobalscalecouldexemplifyoneareaofNetPositiveambition.

●Itcouldre-generatekeyecosystemsandensurethehealthofvitalareasofhighcarbonstock(HCS)andconservationvalue(HCV).

●Itcouldanchormuchneededcross-commodity,landscape-levelapproachestobuildinglong-termcommunityprosperityandresilience.

●Itcouldexemplifytheaccelerationofclimateandotherscience.Withregardstoinnovation,contributingtoacceleratingthescienceopenlyandenablingothersto

implementrelatedmeasuresisanadditionalreflectionofNetPositiveambition.

Science-basedapproachesandsocialimpact

WhiletheVisiondoesnotsetnewstandardsforforestry,chemicals,oranyotherpartofthesupplychain,itsfocusonalignmentbehindNetPositiveambitionsseekstoserveas

guidancetoinformscientificandlifecycle-basedapproaches.Thismustincludeagreaterfocusonsocialimpact.

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Whatdowemeanby‘NetPositive’?

Regenerative

Revitalisesthenaturalworld,strengthenscommunities,and

improvesindividualwellbeingoverthelong-term.ANetPositiveapproachgenerateslong-termbeneficialimpactsanddoesnotcauseirreversiblelossesinbiodiversity.ThisinvolvestheMMCFsectormanagingitswasteanduseofhazardouschemicals,

improvingbiodiversityoutcomesonlandimpactedbysourcinganddistributingvalueequitablyacrossthevaluechain.

Material

Focusesontheindustry’sgreatestimpactsonsocietyandtheenvironment,aswellasonitslargestareasofuniquefuture

potential.Apositiveimpactinonematerialissuecannot

compensateforthenegativeimpactorfootprintinanother.Forinstance,becauseMMCFhavethepotentialtoreconstitute

qualityfibresfromwastetheyhaveamajoranduniqueroleinclosingtheloopforfashion.

Systemic

ANetPositiveapproachseekstoinfluenceandcatalysepositivechangeacrossthevaluechain,andcommittoinfluencingwidersocial,environmental,andeconomicsystems.Thiscouldincludeindustry-ledpartnershipswithgovernmenttodevelopconsistentglobalstandardsonbannedchemicalsinallregions.Also,

collaboratingatalandscapelevel,takingacross-commodityapproachtoregeneratinglandandwatershedsiscritical.

Transparent

ANetPositiveapproachrequiresthatprogressbesharedopenlyandhonestly.ThisrequirestheMMCFsectortohaveaclearandagreedwaytomeasureprogressacrossgeographies.Reportingonactionsandprogresseasilyaccessible.WhileNetPositiveisajourney,andprogressisrecorded,absolutereductionsor

improvementsmattermost.

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MMCF2030Vision

Whereitcamefromandtheimportanceofinterrelationships

ForumfortheFutureandTextileExchangehaveengagedwithover100stakeholdersacrossmorethan80organisations,representingviewsfromacrosstheMMCFvaluechainandbeyondinthecreationoftheVisionthatissetoutinthe

followingsection.

TheengagementswereanchoredaroundavisioningworkshopattheTextileSustainabilityConferenceinVancouverinOctober2019,twoonlinevisioningsessionswithstakeholdersbasedinChinaandwiderAsiainMarch2020,surveys,aswellasongoingengagementwithAdvisoryPartners.Together,wearrivedatfiveComponentstotheVisionandasetofEnablers,assummarisedinthegraphiconthefollowingpage.

Inlinewithtakingasystemicapproach,theMMCF2030Visionrequiresstakeholderstoregardthefivecomponentsasinterdependentandmutuallyreinforcing.Tothisend,theregenerativeprinciplesetoutinthefirstcomponentisonethatmustalsoinformallotherfourcategories.Similarly,regardforlabourrightsandsocialwellbeingmustbeupheld

alongsideallothercomponentsrelatingtoeconomicprosperityandenvironmentalprotection.

Importantly,itwillnotbepossibletoachievetheVisionwithoutthetenkeyenablersthatconstituteitsfoundations.Newformsoffinancing,acceleratedroutestoscalinginnovationandanenablingpolicyenvironmentarejustthreeexamplesofwhattheindustryrecogniseasenablerstheymustinfluenceandharness.

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NetPositiveMMCF2030

AVisionforbuildingresilienceandacceleratingregeneration

1.

Regenerating

Ecosystems

2.

Producingwith

ZeroHarm

3.

EnablingCircular

Systems

4.

Creating

Prosperity

5.

Upholding

Rights

?Protectionofprimaryforests

?

Natural

ecosystem

restoration

?

Carbonnegative

valuechain

?

Landscape

approaches

?

Zeroemissions

production

?

Zerodischargeand

minimaluseof

hazardouschemicals

?

Closed-loop

productionsystems

?

Radicallyreduced

freshwaterwithdrawal

?

Zerotextilesto

waste-streams

?

Circularmaterials

?

Incentivising

circularity

?

Economicvalue

distributed

equitably

?

Livingwageand

genderparity

?

Universalaccess

tohealthcareand

education

?

Community

empowerment

andrelated

accessrights

?

Protecting

individual,

indigenousand

communityrights

In2030,MMCFwillbe:

Through…

Collaborationacrossthevaluechain

|

Sharingbestpracticeandacceleratinginnovation

Fulltransparency&traceability

|

Robustmetricsformeasuringimpact

|Governance&s

elf-regulation

|

Flowsoffinance

Affordabilityofsolutions

|

EnablingPolicy

|

Positivevoiceandadvocacy

|

Consumereducation

Enabled

by…

ThefollowingpagescontainfurtherdetailsonthefiveVisioncomponentsandenablers.

Tofindouthowyoucangetinvolved,visitthe

TextileExchangeMMCFRoundTable

or

ForumfortheFutureMMCFpage

.

#1Regenerating

Ecosystems

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Whythismatters

foraNetPositiveMMCFsectorin2030

MMCFareprimarilyderivedfromthe‘cellulose’orwoodpulpfromfast-growing,regenerativetreessuchaseucalyptus,beechand

pine.Morethan150milliontreesareloggedfromforestsand

plantationseveryyearasaresult.Ifplacedendtoend,thetrees

usedtoproducecellulosicfibreswouldcircletheEarthseventimes.7

Whiletheheavyrelianceonwoodpulphasraisedconcernsover

deforestation,forecastsingrowthlikewisehighlighttheincreasinginfluencethattheMMCFindustrycanhaveindetermininghow

carbonsinksaremanagedandhowbiodiversityoutcomesmightbeoptimisedinthesourcingoffeedstock.

ThisiscriticalinlightoftheIUCN’sdeclarationthathaltingthelossanddegradationofnaturalsystems,andpromotingtheirrestoration,havethepotentialtocontributeoverone-thirdofthetotalclimate

changemitigationrequiredby2030.8Itisadditionallysoasmorethan1billionpeopledependonforestsfortheirlivelihoods

worldwide.9

Thesector’spushforalternativefeedstockssuchasbamboo,soy

andsugarcanefurtherextendsMMCF’spotentialtoregenerate

agriculturalland.Managingeffluentsisalsoessentialtothehealthofwaterways,cropsandcommunitiesinproximitytoproductionsites.

Inallcases,thesectoralsohasacriticalroletoplayinensuringthatregenerativeeffortsbuildtheresilienceofboththeecosystemsandthecommunitiesthatrelyuponthem.

#1RegeneratingEcosystems

isunderpinnedbythreekeyactionareas:

Protectionofprimaryforests

●Zerodeforestation,protectprimaryforest

●Conservationofremainingareasofprimaryforest,areasofHighCarbonStock(HSC)andHighConservationValue(HCV)

●Plantingofnewforestsandrestoringdegradedforests

●SignificantreductionoffeedstockfromHCSareas

Naturalecosystemrestoration

●Ensuringsustainableforestmanagementoractivelyrestoring

degradedproductionforests(includingcertifications,andrestoringnaturalec