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

Valeria Botta

EU Ecodesign / ESPR

7 December 2023

3 minutes

The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) will improve the level-playing field for sustainable products on the EU's internal market and strengthen the global competitiveness of businesses offering sustainable products.

EU to Outlaw Destruction of Unsold Garments, Footwear with Ecodesign Laws; Flaws Remain

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.

Special Correspondent

Report

Wide Angle / EU Textiles Strategy 2030 / V

8 April 2022

7 minutes

As the strategy emphasises repairability and reusability of textiles, it’s fair to say that textile manufacturers will be forced to adapt by designing clothing that is not only more sustainable in the ecological sense, but repairable and re-useable.

EU Textiles Strategy to have domino effect on rest of world

The recently-announced EU Textiles Strategy is likely to have a bearing on how the textiles-apparel-fashion industry works around the world. But before that can happen, the Strategy would have to be writ in law(s). A peek into how matters might unfold.

Subir Ghosh

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Spotlight: EU Textiles Strategy 2030

Wide Angle / EU Textiles Strategy 2030 / IV

7 April 2022

6 minutes

If it is all about producing ‘more durable products’, and not reducing production, we will end up with too many and our wardrobes and landfills will continually be stuffed and filled.

Consumers Key to Ending Fast Fashion in Europe

Keeping consumers at the heart of policies/decisionmaking would be key in the days ahead, and it should not just be about products but also how products are used. And, empowering consumers on tackling greenwashing would sum up the process. People in the know tell texfash.com.