A Hybrid Exchange Event on the Project “Best Available Techniques (BAT) in the Textiles Industry”

On the occasion of the visit of Minister Ms Steffi Lemke of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) to Chennai, a Hybrid Exchange Event on “Best Available Techniques (BAT) for the Textiles Industry” will be organised on Thursday, 27 July 2023. The Exchange Event will explore how MoEF&CC along with Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) are now utilising a process-oriented and participatory approach to organise information exchanges, collect data and prepare the BAT reference documents (BREFs), and how this will help in improving environmental compliance in the textiles industry sector in the country.

Since 2019, Germany has been supporting India for developing the BREF/COINDS document for the Textile Sector in India, under the Indo-German Development Cooperation. The German know-how is brought to India through GIZ India and the Umweltbundesamt - German Environment Agency (UBA). Under the ongoing Indo-German Development Cooperation, the project on “Best Available Techniques for Selected Industry Sectors (BAT)” is being implemented by GIZ, commissioned by BMUV as part of the Export Initiative Environmental Protection (EXI).

Together with the partners MoEFCC,CPCB, GPCB, GIZ implements sustainable solutions to make the textile industry more environment friendly. With our joint efforts, we aim at laying the groundwork for piloting the application of best available techniques in the textile sector by supporting the development of BAT Reference Documents thus lowering environmental impacts and ensuring efficient use of resources.