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Europe moved closer to its aim to stem greenwashing as European Parliament Wednesday approved a directive that will improve product labelling and ban the use of misleading environmental claims, helping consumers make better purchasing choices.

The recent methodological proposal on lifecycle assessments (LCAs) by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the scientific body of the European Commission, has come in for flak as the policy landscape in which the methodology is implemented creates systemic disadvantages for innovative industries using alternative feedstocks.

As a new European Parliament is set to be voted in June 2024, EURATEX, the voice of the textile and apparel industry, has released a manifesto urging for a competitive playing field.

The European Parliament and the Council on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive reached a landmark agreement Thursday which is expected to change how business is done in the European Union (EU) and elsewhere, but has left a big loophole in leaving the financial sector out of its ambit.

Awaiting regulation, the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) is expected to significantly impact the textiles and apparel industry, since it has been marked as a high-impact sector.

The EU-driven T-REX Project has identified opportunities and gaps associated with digitisation and circularity with focus on three key segments, including waste mapping, supply chain traceability, and digital product passports.

Underscoring the importance of addressing the critical issue of textile waste export and relevant EU legislative developments, a position paper has suggested a six-way road to unlock a socially responsible and circular textiles market globally.

The International Apparel Federation (IAF) has launched a full-service export support solution that will help fashion companies negotiate their way through the complex web of compliances, legalities, marketing and more.

The deadline to contribute to the EU initiative to support specific actions towards the textiles pathway in the bid to build a greener, more circular and digital future for the textiles ecosystem and to make it more resilient and competitive, ends 30 September.

A new paper by Zero Waste Europe examines the building blocks for a sustainable transition in the fast fashion industry and demands concerted effort by governments to bring the fashion textile sector back in harmony with planetary boundaries, outlining a list of entry points for the transition towards sufficiency.