Green ecology leads the way of sustainable development

On May 13th， the media meeting of the 3rd China Eco-friendly Fabric Design Competition （hereinafter referred to as the “Competition”） was held in Beijing. It was announced that the third competition was officially launched. The competition was aimed at collecting eco-friendly materials， eco-friendly technology， eco-friendly dyes and auxiliaries， one or more standard eco-friendly fabrics and eco-friendly certification products for national textile and garment enterprises.

The competition is organized by China National Textile and Apparel Council， and co-organized by China Textile Information Center， China Textiles Development Center， the Social Responsibility Office of China National Textile and Apparel Council， and Management Committee of Eastern Silk Market China of Wujiang District， Suzhou City， with special support from the Peoples Government of Shengze Town， Wujiang District， Jiangsu Province.

Linking the whole industry to promote green development

Chen Dapeng， Vice President of China National Textile and Apparel Council， said in his speech that China National Textile and Apparel Coun- cil has been committed to promoting the development of textile products for many years， helping the industry to improve the level of product innovation， and promoting the rapid growth of a large number of outstanding textile and apparel enterprises. Under the new era and new orientation of “science and technology， fashion and green” industry， sustainable development has become the consensus and value of industry development. The competition is the concrete action of practicing the concept of green development. With the advocacy of ecological design concept， the competition focuses on fabric， which is an important part of the textile industry. It greatly promotes the development of green products in the upstream fiber industry and downstream terminal industry.

“The competition has been held in Shengze for three consecutive sessions， mainly based on Shengzes complete textile industry chain from fiber， weaving to dyeing and finishing. It is the most important research and development and production base of silk and chemical fabrics in Jiangsu and even the whole country.” Speaking of years of cooperation with Shengze， Li Binhong， Director of China Textiles Development Center， pointed out that the development of eco-textile products by textile enterprises is a systematic project to build product competitiveness， organizational competitiveness and innovative ecosphere.

Wang Yibing， member of the Standing Committee of Wujiang District Committee of Suzhou City， Secretary of Party and Labor Committee of Wujiang High-tech Zone， Secretary of Shengze Town Party Committee， Secretary of Party and Labor Committee of Eastern Silk Market China， described the vigorous development of Shengze textile industry with “three hundred billion yuan”. He introduced that Shengze has formed an industry scale of 100 billion grade industry， 100 billion grade professional market and 100 billion grade enterprises： in 2018， Eastern Silk Market China sales exceeded 120 billion yuan， Hengli Group sales exceeded 370 billion yuan last year， and Shenghong Textile sales exceeded 120 billion yuan. In 2018， the total GDP of the region reached 43.113 billion yuan， ranking the top ten of the countrys thousand strong towns with comprehensive strength for many consecutive years.

In the future， Shengze will work hand in hand with the competition to highlight the trend of Chinas eco-functional fabrics， guide the textile industry and product structure to transform to the direction of ecological environmental protection and green design， show the charm of Shengze Manufacturing， Shengze Design and Shengze Fashion， let the concept of green development go deep into the hearts of the people， and let the road of ecological civilization go steadily and far.

Cooperative innovation to promote the development of eco-textiles

Talking about the professional research of China Textile Information Center and China Textiles Development Center on the development trend of ecotextiles in recent years， Li Binhong said that the first is based on the work of “eco-textiles and apparel market research” and the consumption demand， in-depth research has been carried out in six areas such as the development status quo of eco-textiles， eco-materials and technology， the standards and certification of ecotextiles， the development examples of eco-textiles， the investigation and analysis of eco-textiles consumers and the future development trend of eco-textiles， and a report of nearly 70，000 words on the development status and development trend of eco-textiles has been formed. The second is to integrate the concept of green ecology into the research and release of popular trends， and promote the orderly development and application of eco-textiles in the whole industry. The third is to vigorously carry out the promotion of green technology， through the rapid innovation mode of “integration innovation， collaboration development” of “Fabrics China Trend Forecast & Promotion Alliance”， promote the industrial application and development of a large number of eco-fibers， such as Lenzing Tencel？， Sateri-BV fibers， Eastman Naia？ fibers， and have achieved remarkable social and economic benefits

She also pointed out that today， product development has evolved from the 4P era with product as the core and the 4C era of human centered， to the era of Internet + new retail 4E. Enterprises should take social responsibility as a part of their development strategy， fully understand the design principles and technological paths， material properties and eco-friendly technologies of eco-textiles， actively carry out and participate in the certification of international and domestic standards system of ecotextiles and the formulation of industry standards， carry out integrated innovation and promotion to jointly create green competitiveness.

Shengze： building a green silk road

In recent years， Shengze textile industry， with the joint efforts of the government， industry guidance and excellent enterprises， has taken a sustainable development road in terms of textile industry， ecological economy development， green innovation， and harmonious development of industry and society. It has become the pioneer of ecological civilization construction and set a benchmark for the whole industry.

In an interview with the media， Zhang Jianhua， Vice-Director of Wujiang High-tech Zone Management Committee， Vice-Secretary of Shengze Town Party Committee， Director of Management Committee of Eastern Silk Market China， said that Shengze， in the process of promoting green and sustainable development of the industry， has upgraded from three dimensions： innovation-driven， green development and design-led， focusing on high-quality development and transformation and upgrading. Referring to the promotion of the construction of “Belt and Road”， Zhang Jianhua said that as a practitioner of the inheritance and development of silk culture， Shengze will strengthen the three aspects of industrial chain， value chain and innovation chain. It is understood that in 2018， Eastern Silk Market China organized more than 400 enterprises to participate in more than 20 international exhibitions in Paris， New York， Munich， Sri Lanka， Bangladesh， Brazil， Vietnam， and organized a series of docking exchanges such as Shengze Fabric Promotion activity.

“The competition has set up the best eco-material application award， the best eco-technology application award， the best eco-product market application award. The award-winning enterprises will be invited to attend the award ceremony of the Third China Eco-friendly Fabric Design Competition in 2019 and the “Silk City Fashion” - Shengze Award-winning enterprise product fashion show held at Beijing China Fashion Week. The award-winning products will also be displayed and promoted on the “China Fashion Fabric” booth of the Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics in September， and the“China Fashion Fabric” booth of the 6th Jiangsu（Shengze） Textile Expo in October， as well as on the related professional exhibitions in the domestic textile industry. In addition， at the Shengze Textile Expo in October， excellent brand designers from all over the country will be convened to set up static exhibition of original design ready-made clothes & emerging design showroom， to promote seamless docking between Shengze fabric enterprises and brand designers. Liu Zhaoxiang， Director of Industrial Cooperation Department of China Textiles Development Center， said in the introduction of the event.

With the increasing influence and brand awareness of the industry， the competition has become a benchmarking event in the field of ecological and environmental protection and an important window for Shengze industry to spread green. A number of green development enterprises and green eco-products emerged in two consecutive sessions， which brought new examples and models for reference and promotion to the industry， reflected the transformation and development of Chinas textile industry in the new era， the thinking and growth of enterprises， ecological values and prospects， and also conveyed Shengzes strategic positioning and courage for high-quality development of green textiles to the outside world. The competition contributes to Shengzes ecological environment protection， product structure optimization， industrial wisdom transformation and sustainable development. It is believed that more textile enterprises and industrial clusters will be promoted and further developed on the road of green development and sustainable development.