Promotion of circular economy in the textile and garment sector through the sustainable management of chemicals and waste in Ethiopia To promote the concept of circular economy (CE) in the textile and garment (TG) sector of Ethiopia through value chain approach that addresses the sectorâ€™s upstream: resource use; green and sustainable chemistry as well as downstream by the reuse, recycling and conversion of textile/garment discards and related wastes into economically viable and socially beneficial products and services. Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency. As described in section A2 (Global Environmental Problem), and section A7 (Global Environmental Benefits), hazardous chemicals and wastes are released all along the TG value chain and expose TG workers, local communities and consumers. The contamination migrates offsite from the facilities through workers, the facilities’ effluents and emissions (wastewater and uPOPs), the use of TG products, their disposal and as recycled products, into the local and global environment. Through the project interventions, workers in the textile sector will be directly supported by a reduction of exposure to hazardous chemicals with initial safety measures (at least 15 facilities) and pilot projects (at least 4) that substitute or remove hazardous chemicals in the facilities’ processes. Reduced exposure will lead to increased productivity, as health impacts are avoided.   The implementation of eco-innovation pilots will also deliver socioeconomic benefits. Indirectly, these pilots and interventions are expected to bring much higher socio-economic benefits to the millions of other workers in the TG sector, through a combination of demonstrating the feasibility and preferability of the reduction of hazardous chemical use, a gradual shift in perception about the risk and dangers (environmental, social and health) of continuing to work with these chemicals. Broadly, the project will result in the creation of jobs within the circular economy and encourage enterprises operating within the circular TG economy to hire more workers, conduct product innovation and ensure resilience of business models during a transition to the circular economy. First, companies will hire more workers. Secondly, product and service innovation will allow consumers to make more informed choices about their consumption of clothing and alternatives. The support for market making activities such as the promotion of POPs alternatives and the adoption of circular economy standards for wastes management provides further opportunities to afford consumers a more sustainable consumption choice.  Under Component 3, Socio-economic impact assessment of project intervention will be carry out on the TG sector and value addition to national economy. The assessmentwill include the social impacts (e.g. health), economic impacts (can include effects on employment and jobs creation), new investments, economic growth and environmental impacts  Thus, a combination of enforcement of regulations, scalable pilots and interventions, awareness raising, engagement with many different value chain stakeholders, and the increasing availability of alternatives, is expected to contribute to large scale shifts in governments, SMEs, global suppliers, global buyers, and other stakeholders’ decisions, which will also support global environmental objectives.