WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) claims 10 brands and retailers, 20 reuse/recycling organisations and 10 affiliates have signed up to Textiles 2030 Roadmap, meaning the agreement is on track to have "half the UK market" signed up at launch.

WRAP says the voluntary agreement could slash the impact that UK clothing and home fabrics have on the environment through practical interventions along the supply chain.

The Textiles 2030 Roadmap will set out the water and carbon reduction targets, and the key milestones and activities to introduce circularity at scale.

Targets include:

• Cut carbon by 50%, sufficient to put the UK textiles sector on a path consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C, in line with the Paris Agreement on climate change and achieving Net Zero by 2050 at the latest.

• Reduce the aggregate water footprint of new products sold by 30%.

Marcus Gover, CEO of WRAP, said: “The UK Parliament has investigated the textiles sector twice in recent years and is now looking at UK fashion companies to act. 

“Our research shows that consumers want sustainable clothes not disposable fashion. Textiles 2030 is about transforming textiles and creating a fashion sector fit for the future. 

“If your business is not already involved in Textiles 2030, now is the time to sign up.”