Global fashion brands face EU crackdown to clean up textiles
INTERNATIONAL – Europe’s fashionwear manufacturers and importers may face stricter environmental rules under a push to clean up textiles production.
In a fresh sign of the European Union’s ambitions to expand its green regulatory footprint around the globe, the bloc’s environment chief vowed to zero in on the apparel industry to ensure that it avoids using harmful chemicals and wasting water.
Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius called textiles the “new plastic” when it comes to trash. Draft EU rules will aim to require information on clothing labels about the resources used in manufacturing and set sustainability obligations for producers seeking access to the 500 billion-euro ($567 billion) European single market for textiles and apparel, he said.
Source: iol.co.za
