Visits: 27 Baptiste Carriere-Pradal, co-founder of the 2BPolicy consultancy, considers the ambitions of Paris to move on from being the capital of fashion to become a beacon for fashion legislation. For nearly two decades, France has been toying with the …
European CSDDD approved – with concessions
Visits: 20 BRUSSELS – European proposals to make companies responsible for human rights and environmental issues in their global supply chains have finally been approved – albeit with significant concessions. The European Union’s landmark Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) …
MEPs vote to beef up EPR scheme for textiles
Visits: 31 BRUSSELS – MEPs have today voted to strengthen a proposed extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme for textile waste as part of a revision of the European Union’s (EU) Waste Framework Directive. The European Parliament agreed the EPR scheme, …
SEC approves watered down climate rules
Visits: 18 WASHINGTON DC – The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted new rules requiring companies to disclose their climate-related risks and CO2 emissions to investors – albeit with significant concessions. Around 10,000 large companies, which are listed …
Last ditch bid to save EU due diligence law
Visits: 22 BRUSSELS – European legislators are expected tomorrow to make a last ditch effort to agree a deal on legislation to make brands and retailers liable for human rights and environmental issues in their global supply chains. However, it …
European due diligence fails to win backing
Visits: 25 BRUSSELS – European Union proposals to make companies liable for human rights and environmental impacts in their global supply chains have been dealt a major blow today when they failed to achieve the approval of the European Council. …
IAF, ITMF move to address audit fatigue
Visits: 22 ZURICH – The International Apparel Federation (IAF) and the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) have published a joint manifesto aimed at addressing audit and standard fatigue in the apparel and textile industry. Launched as part of their Standard …
MEPs vote to adopt EPR proposals for textiles
Visits: 12 BRUSSELS – MEPs in the European Parliament’s influential Environment Committee have today adopted proposals to better prevent and reduce textile waste across the European Union (EU). They backed the EU’s proposed Waste Framework Directive, which includes an extended …
EU due diligence: ‘routine’ vote postponed
Visits: 11 BRUSSELS – European Union proposals to make companies liable for human rights and environmental issues in their global supply chains appear to be in jeopardy after the postponing of a meeting which had been expected to rubberstamp the …
Germany slated for due diligence law threat
Visits: 17 BRUSSELS – Campaigners have condemned German politicians who they say are threatening to derail European Union (EU) proposals to make companies liable for human rights and environmental issues in their global supply chains. It comes just days ahead …