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Today is a big day for circular fashion: the ESPR has come into force in the EU.💪🏿 The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation aims to enhance the environmental footprint of products by establishing minimum requirements for durability, reusability, upgradability, and reparability. Key components of the regulation include: 📈 Ecodesign framework 📱 Digital Product Passport 👕 Ban to destruction of unsold products European countries including the Netherlands, France, Norway, and Sweden are already setting the pace by integrating ESPR principles into their national legislation. Want to freshen up your knowledge on ESPR and find out if you are prepared?🤔 Visit our blog and read our latest article in the ‘Legislation Preparation’ series. https://lnkd.in/eZQbxSUN #manufy #circularfashion #sustainablefashion #circulareconomy

It’s estimated that fashion contributes between 4% to 10% of global carbon emissions. Despite increasing transparency and sustainability pledges, the industry faces challenges in accurately quantifying its carbon emissions, and common initiatives like recycling and bio-based materials struggle to make a significant impact. As the fashion industry continues to grow, a paradigm shift is needed, including redefining progress beyond GDP, rewriting rules through taxation of negative externalities, and adopting legislation to enforce supply-chain commitments and responsible disposal practices. Knowing the truth about ‘sustainable fashion’ can help raise awareness about making more responsible purchasing choices. Think next time you shop! #ShopResponsibly #ShiftingGaia #SustainableFashion

👗💚 The Fashion Industry at a Sustainability Crossroads 👗💚 Fast fashion's environmental toll is pushing for change. What new policies and regulations will reshape the fashion world? Here's what's on the horizon globally, responding to the ESG buzz: 1️⃣ Extended Producer Responsibility on Textiles: 🔄 The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) cuts waste and demands brand accountability for ecological impacts. 2️⃣ Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: 🔍 The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) promotes ethical environmental and human rights practices throughout the business supply chain. 3️⃣ Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive: 📊 The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) obligates comprehensive reporting of environmental and social actions, backed by audits. 4️⃣ Eco-Design for Sustainable Products Regulation: ♻️ The Eco-Design for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) enhances sustainability, focusing on resource use, reparability, and circularity, introducing a 'Product Passport' for consumer transparency. These EU-led initiatives signal the end of greenwashing. Expect a transformation in production, distribution, and disposal, leading to a circular and sustainable fashion future. #SustainableFashion #EcoChic #GreenPolicy #CircularEconomy #FashionRevolution #ESGinFashion

The America's Act: A Strategic Pivot in Fashion's Future? → US legislation aims to redefine the competitive edge in fashion against China through circular economy incentives. → This move signifies a profound policy shift towards sustainable practices, embedding environmental stewardship within economic strategies. → The act catalyzes a transition towards circular models, marking a pivotal moment for innovation and sustainability in the global market. A herald of change, the bill not only challenges traditional paradigms but also positions the US at the forefront of sustainable fashion. Source: https://lnkd.in/dKwNmfX6 Change your Resell game with BelongApp!

T-REX Project in a nutshell. Today, only 2% of post–consumer textiles within Europe are diverted to fibre-to-fibre recycling. Creating a circular system for post-consumer textile waste still faces many challenges, including a lack of standards for collecting and sorting textile waste, inaccurate composition claims, uneven quality of materials, and a lack of reliable data across value chain stakeholders. The T-REX launched in June 2023 with the aim of addressing these challenges by creating a harmonised EU blueprint for closed loop sorting, and recycling of household textile waste. Transforming end-of-use textiles, from waste, into a desired feedstock, and a commodity for new business models that can be adopted at scale. THEIA PR is supporting Fashion for Good in leading all external communications and dissemination for the project. Please find below a short animation video we worked on with Make em Say and Hanna Gavrylova sharing a quick explainer of how the consortium are working together to identify the infrastructure, technology and policy needed to encourage the growth of circular value chains. Follow T-REX Project | Textile Recycling Excellence for key learnings and insights through-out the journey. T-REX Project | Textile Recycling Excellence, in collaboration with fellow EU funded project SCIRT Project is also hosting a webinar exploring the current strategies and anticipated impacts of ESPR at 11.30am CEST today, please sign up via the link below if you’re interested to learn more. https://lnkd.in/eQaHAZft https://lnkd.in/ebrfizfv

Sustainability is not a niche or a trend but a standard of business that is required across the fashion industry. As a buyer you can introduce and implement changes no matter how small to support these efforts. Work closely with suppliers to identify and source sustainable materials. Consider alternatives to your usual sourcing options by using recycled fibers, and environmentally friendly dyes. Collaborate with suppliers who share your commitment to sustainability and are certified by relevant organizations. #TheDesignDirective #fashionbusinessadvice #fashionbuyer #fashionstrategy #retailstrategy #fashionconsultancy #fashionbusiness #fashionknowledge #kidswearbuyer #fashionconsultant #keybuyerskills

T-REX Project in a nutshell. Today, only 2% of post–consumer textiles within Europe are diverted to fibre-to-fibre recycling. Creating a circular system for post-consumer textile waste still faces many challenges, including a lack of standards for collecting and sorting textile waste, inaccurate composition claims, uneven quality of materials, and a lack of reliable data across value chain stakeholders. The T-REX launched in June 2023 with the aim of addressing these challenges by creating a harmonised EU blueprint for closed loop sorting, and recycling of household textile waste. Transforming end-of-use textiles, from waste, into a desired feedstock, and a commodity for new business models that can be adopted at scale. THEIA is supporting Fashion for Good in leading all external communications and dissemination for the project. Please find below a short animation video we worked on with Make em Say and Hanna Gavrylova sharing a quick explainer of how the consortium are working together to identify the infrastructure, technology and policy needed to encourage the growth of circular value chains. Follow T-REX Project | Textile Recycling Excellence for key learnings and insights through-out the journey. T-REX Project | Textile Recycling Excellence, in collaboration with fellow EU funded project SCIRT Project is also hosting a webinar exploring the current strategies and anticipated impacts of ESPR at 11.30am CEST today, please sign up via the link below if you’re interested to learn more. https://lnkd.in/eQaHAZft https://lnkd.in/enxa8FCh

Absolutely, we need levies to stop producing, consuming and disposing so much, especially textiles we have no end-of-life solutions for. We are all already paying by having to deal with the ever increasing #textilewaste streams. But, producer paying and putting the onus on them to deal with this, are two different things. Without targets, regulation and solutions we will fail to become #circular. The European textile industry is already in a competitive disadvantage, as are natural fibers vs sythetics and what is produced does not match #textiletotextile #feedstock demand (new technology won't be available full scale for a several years and what can be done, has little market demand ). There is a risk that with EPR, allowing the industry self regulation and without customs & control mechanisms, we will create a even bigger problem in the short term. Each new item brought to market has several #lifecycle impacts that the retail price does not cover, so adding this tax would certainly help level the competition and cover costs. But, who will be in charge and how will this be implemented? We can't allow waste management to become a wild west that is cost driven in a linear manner by unregulated operators and stakeholders. We need more clarity on the practical implementation and clear roles of responsibility.

There are few topics in supply chain as important and challenging as #Circularity. Across the fashion industry a truckload of used textiles is either buried or incinerated globally every second [1]. So it is good to see major contributors to this waste taking steps to extend the life of the clothes that they sell. Many who read this article will cry 'greenwashing' [2] but, assuming this is a serious effort, there are still a number of major challenges: - repair and reuse flies in the face of a business model built around selling as many clothes as possible at as low a price as possible; - balancing the supply and demand for repairers will be tough; and - making repair a profit center so that is is economically viable and can scale will be a challenge. How can these challenges be overcome in fast fashion and other industries [3]? We will need more third party repair services like The Seam that can build the economies of scale and ecosystems needed to make 'repair' an economically sustainable model and online tutorials to help us fix our own possessions... ...but long term success requires systemic change. It requires fundamental shifts in: - Consumer behavior. Repair and reuse must become mainstream and not a cool fad for a few. - Business models (and product design) must move towards a model that benefits from long term ownership (or rental) and repair by multiple parties; - and reverse logistics models will need to incorporate repair and reuse. ...and this will take government support to bridge the gap between this future state and today's systems. A few examples to get the conversation going... - representatives from France, Austria and Germany recently described lessons learned from government programs here: https://lnkd.in/eFmZh-5V - legislation and incentives around 'The Right to Repair' are described here: https://lnkd.in/eFmZh-5V. What else can and is being done? (comments welcome) 1. Data from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. 2. Perhaps not by coincidence, embedded in this article is a WSJ 'explainer' video on #Greenwashing. Here: https://lnkd.in/eSK9F4FD. 3. For example, 53 million tonnes of e-waste are produced each year the equivalent weight of 350 cruise ships’ worth of electronics. #supplychain #circulareconomy #circularfashion #esg #sustainability #sustainablefashion Daniel Stanton Radu Palamariu Rushit Shah Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA Dr. Marcell Vollmer Koray Köse Alan Amling Marian Temmen Scott Luton Sheri R. Hinish Chris Peters Gary S. Lynch Greg Schlegel CPIM, CSP, Jonah Isaac Stone Fish Tom Raftery Chris Rezendes Kenneth Scott Zuckerberg, AIF® Marina Mayer Kathy Fulton Sarah Watt Jennifer Santiago, MBA, RIMS-CRMP, ARM Jason Miller Rodney Apple Rob Handfield Francisco Betti Wolfgang Lehmacher Jay Koh Kevin O'Meara Knut Alicke Margi Van Gogh Dr. Larry Wigger Amit Nagar Sime Curkovic Adrian Gonzalez Niall Murphy Alison Taylor Tim Cross

Decoding EU Sustainability Regulations: A Quick Guide for Fashion Brands Since 2020, the European Commission has been actively updating its Circular Economy Action Plan, with significant regulations passed in 2023 and 2024. From empowering consumers with the right-to-repair directive to targeting key sectors like textiles and packaging, these policies aim to drive sustainability across industries. Check out the infographic for a timeline breakdown! #CircularEconomy #EURegulations #Sustainability #FashionbiInsights https://lnkd.in/dQPHkFTk