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

Policy Hub

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

EU Textiles Strategy / Harmonisation

2 June 2023

3 minutes

Global textiles policy at the moment is undeveloped, and there is a significant opportunity for industry, policymakers and NGOs to come together to identify the most appropriate way to deliver circularity and achieve reductions in environmental impact.

There's a Need for Harmonisation of Textile Policies Across EU Member States, Says Policy Hub

Policy Hub, a voice seeking to emerge as one for circularity in the global fashion-apparel-footwear industry, has released a report calling for a harmonisation of textile policies across EU member states.

Staff Writer

Wide Angle / EU Textiles Strategy 2030 / III

6 April 2022

4 minutes

EU action will not be enough for this truly global value chain, and there is hope that the EU’s track record of advocating for sustainability worldwide as done for other sectors such as plastics (with the creation of the Global Plastics Agreement) will permeate to textiles.

The rest of the world now needs to follow suit

Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) is one of the leading organisations working on sustainability in fashion. María Luisa Martínez Díez, Public Affairs Director at GFA, speaks to texfash.com about how GFA sees the just-announced EU Textiles Strategy from a global standpoint.