It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Anse Smeets

Circularity / Europe Status

27 March 2025

4 minutes

Despite a 15% increase in consumption, absolute decoupling was achieved for GHG emissions (-24%) and raw material use (-22%).

Environmental and Climate Pressures From EU Textiles Consumption Remain High, Reports Call for Systemic Shift in Textiles System

To succeed with the EU’s textiles strategy, a systemic shift in the textiles system is needed, moving towards higher quality, longer use, reuse, repair and recycling. The European Environment Agency’s (EEA) new module of the Circularity Metrics Lab (CML) on textiles analysed 14 metrics and came up with some key findings.

Staff Writer

Apparel Impact / True Cost Calculator

12 November 2024

7 minutes

VITO and Flanders DC launched in October the True Cost Calculator (TCC), which is being seen as an important step towards sustainable decision-making in the fashion industry.

The Onerous Task of Calculating the Full Impact of a Garment at the Onset Itself

The True Cost Calculator is a freely accessible, self-assessment tool to enable fashion professionals efficiently measure, compare, and minimise the ecological, environmental, and social impact of clothing throughout its entire lifecycle. Anse Smeets, Researcher and Project Manager Circular Economy, at Vito NV, one of the organisations behind the tool, talks nitty-gritties.