The European textile and fashion sector contributes 189 billion euros to the economy annually and provides 3.2 million jobs, but it faces structural challenges. How can they be tackled and where do the opportunities lie?
Four questions for the future
In the public debate, the European textile sector is often presented without sufficient insight into the complex reality of the global value chain in which the industry operates, trade organisation EuroCommerce believes. The representative of European retailers and wholesalers commissioned Copenhagen Economics to analyse the global textile supply chain, in order to identify the real opportunities and challenges.