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Sustainable Clothing Action Plan (SCAP) WRAP is revolutionising the clothing industry, using collective action to minimise the environmental impact of our clothes. Our industry-led action plan delivers positive environmental and economic outcomes to organisations, by reducing carbon, water and waste through the SCAP 2020 Commitment. Join us on our mission and start taking action:
Resource efficient
Design for extending
business models
Fibre and fabric
clothing life
Consumer behaviour
selection
Re-use and
and sustainable clothing
recycling
Resource efficient business models Resource efficient business models are key to creating commercial value from sustainable business practices and offer organisations the chance to develop new revenue streams and new product offerings from resources that would have previously been considered waste. To find out how to implement resource efficient business models and realise more value from your resources, take a look at WRAP’s expert guidance:
Resource efficient business models explained Innovative business model map REBus and the EU Life+ Project
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Design for extending clothing life Organisations across the supply chain could cut up to 3% of their carbon, water and waste impact by making clothes that last just three months longer. Clothing designed to withstand wear and tear and to appeal to the customer for longer, promotes brand loyalty, confidence, and customer satisfaction as well as having positive impacts on the environment. To find out how your organisation can benefit from designing, producing and selling clothing which has a longer life at the required price points, you can use WRAP's key guidance, advice and initiatives:
Guidance on design for extending clothing life Clothing Knowledge Hub
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Fibre and fabric selection Fibre and fabric selection is key to improving sustainability, reducing carbon, water and waste footprints and increasing the useable life of a piece of clothing. By using longer-lasting, more durable and less resource intensive fibres and fabrics in their products, organisations can increase customer satisfaction through extending clothing life, and increase rates of re-use in second-hand clothing. To find out how your organisation can benefit from using more sustainable fibres and fabrics, you can use WRAP's key guidance and advice:
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Consumer behaviour and sustainable clothing Through Love Your Clothes, WRAP is investigating consumer attitudes to sustainable products as well as encouraging consumers to take a more sustainable approach to clothing. By using WRAP’s research, organisations can gain valuable consumer insights and use these insights to market more durable, sustainable and less resource intensive products to consumers.
Guidance on consumer behaviour and sustainable clothing Get involved in our consumer campaign: Love Your Clothes
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Re-use and recycling Organisations in the clothing industry can find new opportunities and develop fresh revenue streams by capturing some of the clothing that is discarded, with more than 25% of post-consumer clothing ending up in the household waste bin. The SCAP voluntary agreement enables re-use organisations, reprocessors and local authorities to build effective partnerships, gain advice on good practice and implement schemes to increase collection rates. To find out how your organisation can benefit from increasing re-use and recycling, take a look at WRAP's gudiance and advice on:
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The SCAP 2020 Commitment SCAP is a collaborative framework and voluntary commitment to deliver industry-led targets for reducing the use of resources in the clothing industry. So far over 80 organisations across the UK have made a pledge to hit industry-led targets through the SCAP 2020 Commitment.
10.6 % 13.5 % reduction in carbon
reduction in water
14 %
reduction in waste to landfill
0.8 %
reduction in waste across the whole product life cycle
Against a target of...
15 %
15 %
carbon footprint reduction
15 %
water footprint reduction
3 .5 %
waste to landfill reduction
reduction in waste arising over the whole product lifecycle
SCAP Signatories See who's already signed up...
Signatories are those actively working in the industry, either selling clothing or collecting and processing used clothes. They have an active role in putting SCAP research into action.
Supporters are active influencers who support the ideas and targets of the SCAP commitment but do not directly handle clothing. Supporters include organisations such as trade associations, academic institutions, and nongovernmental organisations.
Signatories include organisations such as manufacturers, retailers, local authorities and waste management companies.
SCAP Signatories
SCAP Supporters
Sign up to SCAP SCAP improves the sustainability of clothing across its life cycle by working collaboratively with industry, government and the third sector.
It has developed sector-wide targets to reduce resource use, and secure recognition for your corporate performance.
SCAP enables collaboration at scale... add_circle_outlineA knowledge-base of independent research Exclusive access to WRAP’s knowledge- base, including information and real-life examples of designing for extended clothing life, or using more sustainable fibres and fabrics to create economic value and reduce the environmental footprint of clothing.
add_circle_outlineTools for measuring success Technical support and expertise, including use of a independent assessment tool to measure your baseline position, analyse your progress, and track changes in footprint over time.
add_circle_outlineAccess to networks Opportunities for networking with others in the textiles and clothing industry. Retail signatories account for more than 58% of the UK clothing retail market by volume.
add_circle_outlineInfluence the direction of industry Join SCAP industry working groups, covering each element of the clothing life cycle, working collaboratively to influence the future direction of the clothing industry.
add_circle_outlineAccess to consumer insight Exclusive access to WRAP’s consumer research, with effective messaging to influence key consumer behaviours
add_circle_outlineDesign insights for extending clothing life Extend the useful life of clothes and reduce the environmental impact of clothing in use with support from SCAP’s unique product design knowledge.
add_circle_outlineMake the most of second-hand and used clothing Work with the network to find innovate ways to collect and re-process clothes to increase re-use and recycling, and to recover maximum value from used clothing.
How to sign up
What else can my organisation do? WRAP encourages all organisations, whether large or small, to consider how they can use our research to reduce their exposure to resource risk or scarcity, discover new revenue streams and gain reputational benefits from reducing their environmental impact.
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Market situation report
WRAP's Clothing Knowledge Hub showcases new initiatives, processes and technologies that can reduce the environmental impact of clothing.
Gain the latest market knowledge with our market situation reports, detailing the current state of the commercial textile and fibre markets.
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ECAP
REBus
Working collaboratively WRAP and partners are creating a circular approach to fashion across Europe through the European Clothing Action Plan (ECAP), an EU LIFE project.
WRAP is pioneering new and innovative Resource Efficient Business Models with its work on REBus, an EU LIFE Project
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Contact the experts Contact our industry experts to discuss the ways in which your business can sign up to SCAP and profit from using and making clothing products more sustainably.
Andrew Gilbert
Cecile Martin
Leigh Mapledoram
Sinead Murphy
Business Account Manager
Technical Specialist, Textiles
Textiles Delivery Manager
Business Account Manager
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WRAP is a registered Charity No. 1159512 and registered as a Company limited by guarantee in England & Wales No. 4125764. Registered office: Second floor, Blenheim Court, 19 George Street, Banbury, Oxon, OX16 5BH.