Exclusion of seven members from the Partnership

The steering commitee of the Partnership for Sustainable Textiles decided yesterday to exclude seven members with immediate effect. They had not fulfilled their reporting obligations and had not submitted any roadmaps and progress reports, which are required in the review process. Some other members have left the Textiles Partnership since the beginning of the year, so the Textiles Partnership currently consists of 130 members. The common market coverage of the members remains almost untouched at 49.4%. At the same time, the Textiles Partnership could welcome new members. For example, the steering committee has included Germany’s NABU (association for nature conversation) and the first associate member Alsico NV. The steering committee regrets the leavings/exclusions and hopes to welcome these organizations as members again. As a learning organization, the partnership is evolving and is going to provide a platform for improvements in supply chains to all players in the textile industry. The publication of progress reports of 2017 and the roadmaps of 2018 is planned for August. Thus, the following members have not been in the Partnership for Sustainable Textiles since the beginning of 2018: AB Lindex Brands TeamTex GmbH Bundesverband E-Commerce und Versandhandel Deutschland e.V. (bevh) brainshirt Carson Company Corporate Textiles Kolling GmbH Cotonea – Gebr. Elmer & Zweifel GmbH & Co. KG Ethnic Styles Galatea Ziss – Atelier für Bekleidung Humboldt-Viadrina Governance Platform gGmbH/GITI Image Druck & Strick GmbH & Co. KG Jako-o Möbel und Spielmittel für die junge Familie GmbH Kleiderei Hamburg GmbH Lillika Eden GmbH Maas Naturwaren GmbH MIP Europe GmbH Natascha von Hirschhausen OLYMP BEZNER KG / Marvelis KG Ortlieb Sportartikel GmbH Oxfam Deutschland e.V. Schweikardt-Moden GmbH Textildruck Europa GmbH The Fair Fashion Network Vier Pfoten – Stiftung für Tierschutz YKK Europe LTD