{"id":22455,"date":"2021-03-30T15:56:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T13:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geres.eu\/uncategorized\/switch-garment-supports-cambodia-covid-19-recovery\/"},"modified":"2021-03-31T16:37:48","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T14:37:48","slug":"switch-garment-supports-cambodia-covid-19-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geres.eu\/en\/news\/project-news\/switch-garment-supports-cambodia-covid-19-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"SWITCH Garment supports Cambodia\u2019s COVID-19 recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.3&#8243;][diba_header_article _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1400px&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/diba_header_article][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.3&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|20px|0px|20px||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.3&#8243; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1400px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.3&#8243;][bastad_breadcrumb _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.3&#8243;][\/bastad_breadcrumb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.3&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#e09900&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.geres.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BG-4.jpg&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1400px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||12px|||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.3&#8243;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;introduction-guide&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.65em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ul_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ol_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;29px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.geres.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BG-4.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;27px|84px|40px|65px||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;40px|50px|40px|50px&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|40px||40px&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Cambodia\u2019s garment industry has suffered from the global economic slowdown, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Geres and its partners have been working hard to help the sector recover. 19 garment factories had already signed up to meet the sustainability challenge by mid-March 2021. State of play.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.3&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|20px|22px|20px||&#8221;][et_pb_row module_class=&#8221;content-page-article&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.3&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;768px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;21px||20px|||&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.3&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||38px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px||0px||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|0px||0px&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>With falls in orders from developed markets, on average workers lost 30% of their incomes following COVID-19, with an estimated 150,000 garment workers losing their jobs.<\/p>\n<p>This sector is vital for the Cambodian economy employing, before the crisis, 960,000 people and is Cambodia\u2019s largest export sector. The SWITCH Garment project, which will increase the competitiveness of the garment sector to international brands by increasing the industry\u2019s sustainability, aims to re-address this problem. The partners have been working hard in 2021 to help the sector turn around.<\/p>\n<p>Since December 2020, the SWITCH garment consortium, made up of Geres, the Global Green Growth Institute and the Garment Manufacturing Association of Cambodia visited factories throughout Cambodia.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geres.eu\/en\/our-actions\/our-projects\/promotion-sustainable-energy-practices-garment-sector-cambodia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find out more about our SWITCH Garment project in Cambodia<strong><\/strong><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geres.eu\/en\/our-actions\/our-projects\/promotion-sustainable-energy-practices-garment-sector-cambodia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>19 Cambodian garment factories already committed to sustainable energy<\/h2>\n<p>These visits were well received, and by mid-March 2021 19 garment factories have signed up for the first phase, beating our first target of 16 factories. These factories then provided energy data ahead of the forthcoming audits. In addition, Geres conducted initial introductory training sessions on sustainable energy and audit preparation for all signed up factories.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.geres.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Une-industrie-du-vetement-plus-durable-au-Cambodge-1.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Garment industries cambodia covid19&#8243; title_text=&#8221;Garment industries cambodia covid19 more sustainable&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||33px|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||34px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px||0px||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|0px||0px&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>These training actions are taken in partnership with the Garment Manufacturing Association in Cambodia, along with its subsidiary, the Cambodia Garment Training Institute. This ensures that beyond the lifetime of the project, there will be an institution able to train on sustainable energy in Cambodia.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>You can also read : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geres.eu\/en\/news\/project-news\/geres-and-its-partners-are-mobilizing-in-cambodia-for-a-more-sustainable-more-competitive-garment-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Geres and its partners are mobilizing in Cambodia for a more sustainable, more competitive garment industry<strong><\/strong><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geres.eu\/en\/news\/project-news\/geres-and-its-partners-are-mobilizing-in-cambodia-for-a-more-sustainable-more-competitive-garment-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>SWITCH Garment has also been engaging brands, and has conducted interviews to better understand their needs with 10 brands.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>A first conference organised with H&amp;M and Adidas<\/h2>\n<p>In addition, the SWITCH Garment consortium participated in a conference with Adidas and H&amp;M on renewable energy for the garment sector in Cambodia. These brands highlighted the increasing importance they attach to sustainability, and that adopting sustainable energy practices in Cambodia, represents a huge opportunity to grow the sector.<\/p>\n<p>Going forward, the Switch Garment partners will work with 50 factories on improving sustainability.\u00a0 The consortium also aims to increase investments in the sector, as well as to improve the policy environment.<\/p>\n<p>The project is supported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.switch-asia.eu\/project\/promotion-of-sustainable-energy-practices-in-the-garment-sector-in-cambodia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the SWITCH Asia grant programme of the European Union.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_class=&#8221;bloc-footer-liens-image&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;31px|||||&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;rgba(92,122,153,0.25)&#8221; 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