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

European Environmental Bureau

Going Circular / Trade Aspects

9 December 2024

5 minutes

The EU has an opportunity to strengthen existing economic and trade partnership agreements with key textile trade partners to include commitments supporting collaborative actions.

Working Closely with Trade Partners Crucial to EU's Sustainable and Circular Textiles Economy

Failure to adequately consider the challenges faced by key trade partners to adapt to the ambitions of the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles risks jeopardising the success of the strategy, a multi-country study into the potential effects of the strategy has concluded.

Staff Writer

Green Claims / EU Law

13 March 2024

5 minutes

It is in Europe’s best interests for negotiations on the Green Claims Directive to begin as soon as possible so that greenwashing in the EU can be controlled. The European Council must adopt or improve the Parliament’s position without delay, while current and future MEPs must heed today’s mandate and keep this file on the agenda.

European Parliament Backs Green Claims Directive, But Fails on Outright Ban of Carbon Offsetting

In a positive step forward, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have, in overwhelming majority, approved the Green Claims Directive that would entail companies to submit evidence about their environmental marketing claims.

Special Correspondent

Report

Due Diligence / Research

6 June 2022

7 minutes

It’s important to remember that given a large proportion of the industry is SMEs, if they are excluded from requirements, we are not ensuring the circularity of the industry as a whole. Supporting the industry’s transition will be crucial in the current political and economic climate.

EPR: Due Diligence Is a Fundamental Component of Any Legislative Framework

Implementation of extended producer responsibility (EPR) along side supporting measures is widely believed to incentivise eco-design. texfash.com talks to Toby Connock, Consultant at Eunomia, the agency that was commissioned by the Changing Markets Foundation (CMF) and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) to conduct a study on the role of EPR and supporting policy measures in driving a circular economy for textiles in Europe.

Subir Ghosh

Interview

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

10 May 2022

2 minutes

Ministers for environment, not for industry, should be in the driving seat for new ecodesign regulation, warn environmental NGOs

The Environmental Coalition on Standards (ECOS), the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), and Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) urge the Council of the European Union to appoint the Environment Council as the responsible formation in charge of the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR).

NGOs worry that the Competitiveness Council, composed of EU...