The proposal for a targeted revision of the Waste Framework Directive addresses some key waste streams in need of urgent attention. The proposed Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for textiles is a first step towards holding producers accountable for the products they place on the market. In our joint letter we point out some grave shortcomings of the proposal and call on policymakers to fully implement the 'polluter pays principle' to stem the tide of textile waste in the EU.
Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) prescribe a set of social, economic, and/or environmental requirements that producers, traders, manufacturers, retailers, or service providers can voluntarily comply with to make their production and processing practices sustainable. Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of VSS can help us to learn lessons. Read our new technical paper to find out more!
Sustainable sourcing of fibre and sustainable agriculture practices (starting with agroecology and organic) are integral to transforming the textile industry into a more environmentally and socially responsible sector. Read more in our new technical white paper: 'A look into fibre sourcing: Overview of natural and synthetic fibres'.
After the European Parliament's positive vote on an EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles, ECOS and other civil society sent a joint reaction calling on policymakers at the EU and national levels to turn this high ambition into concrete legislative initiatives.
Today, the European Parliament sent a clear message that the fashion industry needs to transform its harmful practices and respect social rights and the environment.
The European Parliament has today sent a clear message to the fashion industry by voting in support of measures to tackle overproduction in a vote that improved the EU Textile Strategy.
ECOS participated in the S&D ENVI Seminar title "Sustainable textiles: Making fast fashion out of fashion", where we illustrated how to move to sustainable production and the use of textiles. To ensure circularity in the sector, ECOS and 6 other organisations propose a list of 12 actions that the European Parliament should consider for the Textiles Strategy to succeed.
To mark World Standards Day 2022, we have gathered examples of how standards are essential to making change happen in areas of major importance to our transition to an environmentally sustainable world.
Our 2022 Annual Conference will be a unique opportunity to discuss how to ensure the new Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation lives up to its full potential, and to finally make sustainable products the norm everywhere.
ECOS together with other 11 organisations, call for setting an ambitious vision for a sustainable and circular EU textile sector which delivers on the EU’s zero pollution objectives and the bloc’s 2050 climate-neutrality target.
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