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The 7 biggest sustainability reporting mistakes that damage fashion brands’ reputation

The end of the year is approaching, bringing with it a recap of everything accomplished over the past months. December is a time for wrapping up, and fashion brands begin preparing their annual reports. Sustainability stands out as the key focus in non-financial reports. Whether due to regulatory requirements or the need to convey transparency...

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New rules ahead: European fashion gears up for regulatory shifts

Facing a wave of new rules by the European Union, the bloc’s fashion industry is gearing up to address its concerns. The next months will be crucial as legislators are starting to flesh out a set of green rules. In July, Ursula von der Leyen was re-elected as the President of the EU Commission. In her second term, the EU plans to implement a set...

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Euratex signs agreement with Amith, intensifying textile cooperation between Morocco and the EU

Euratex and Amith signed a 'Memorandum of Understanding' on 7 November during the 21st edition of Maroc in Mode in Casablanca, Euratex reported in a press release., with the goal to bring about closer cooperation between Europe and Morocco in the textile sector. The Memorandum sets out shared priorities including aligning industry practices with...

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European Commission issues official warning to Temu

The European Commission and the Consumer Protection Cooperation are issuing an official warning to the Chinese online marketplace Temu. The watchdogs have warned Temu that the company must comply with European market rules following an investigation by the commission itself, the organisation wrote in a press release. The European Commission has...

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Spain launches pilot for large-scale textile waste management

The Spanish Association for the Management of Textile Waste, FEMP (Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces) and some of the largest fashion companies are joining forces to tackle textile waste ahead of the EU regulation for the Collective System of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for textiles and footwear (SCRAP), which is...

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Six EU countries call for stricter supervision of Shein and Temu

Six European Union countries, including the Netherlands and Germany, are calling on Brussels to tighten the screws on online shopping sites Temu and Shein, which are suspected of selling products that are sometimes dangerous to consumers. “Every day, hundreds of thousands of parcels arrive at our homes, mainly from China, with goods that do not...

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European Commission introduces partial ban on PFAS use in clothing

Several years after the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway and Sweden took steps to ban PFAS substances from the EU, a partial ban has now been introduced by the European Commission. It concerns a subgroup of PFAS (poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances), according to a statement from the commission. The ban will specifically apply to...

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Where is the system change in the fashion industry?

While reading the Dutch book ‘De mens is een plofkip’ ('Humans are battery chickens'), in which writer and journalist Teun van de Keuken takes a closer look at the food industry, I was repeatedly reminded of the fashion sector. Van de Keuken argues that it is almost impossible to escape the (ultra) processed food that is constantly being thrust...

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From About You to Patagonia: How the fashion industry is mobilising for the European elections

From today, 6 June to 9 June, the European elections will once again take place, in which citizens of the EU countries elect the members of the European Parliament. They represent the interests of EU citizens at European level and have the task of shaping and adopting new laws in all areas of life in the European Union (EU). As such, retail...

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Report: British retail exports to EU fell six billion pounds post-Brexit

New research has shown that international sales to the EU by British brands and retailers have fallen by 5.9 billion pounds since the introduction of Brexit, with uneven impact seen across categories. Among non-food exports, Clothing & Footwear has been one of the most impacted categories, with exports declining from 7.4 billion pounds in 2019...

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Digital Product Passport: new guide by TrusTrace unlocks the Why, What and How

“I got into fashion because I love numbers and data …” said nobody, ever, as pointed out by the new digital product passport (DPP) playbook, launched by TrusTrace, a platform for supply chain traceability and compliance, and written by about a dozen subject matter experts. However, the European Parliament adopted the Ecodesign for Sustainable...

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DEFI, ADEME and Paris Good Fashion join forces to simplify corporate carbon footprints

The ACT (Assessing low-Carbon Transition) initiative is the result of collaboration between the French Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME), the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA). Together, they have developed a methodology for assessing the maturity of companies' low-carbon transition plans. At the...