The Policy Hub

Services

From design to post-consuption. At Policy Hub we got you covered.

Introduction

The Policy Hub fully supports the objectives of the EU’s Green Deal and the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles. These initiatives align with our sector’s commitment to lowering environmental footprints and advancing circular design.

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Commitment

Tracking

To effectively reduce environmental impacts, textile stakeholders need harmonised rules and reliable tools to track and control GHG emissions, chemical use, production waste, and water pollution.

Such measures are crucial to implementing the EU Green Deal.

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Regulation Design

A robust, enforceable regulatory framework is essential to support companies’ sustainability efforts and ensure a level playing field.
All products sold in the EU—whether manufactured locally or imported—must adhere to the same high standards.

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Key Recommendations

Advocate for a phased implementation to facilitate gradual alignment with ambitious eco-design standards and legislative coherence between the different pieces of legislation.
Introduce a framework that looks at requirements horizontally and takes into account trade-offs, product functionality, and fabric complexity.
Strengthen enforcement mechanisms to ensure compliance and promote fair competition across markets.

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Legislative Files

Eco-design for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR): ground-breaking legislation aimed at making sustainable products the norm in the EU:
- Sets requirements for product aspects such as enhanced durability, repairability, recyclability and energy efficiency.
- Bans the destruction of unsold goods.
- Introduces mandatory digital product passport (DPP) for better traceability and transparency.
Textile Labelling Regulation (TLR) aims to provide more precise and harmonised labels on textile products for improved consumer awareness and identification of textile composition.

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Sustainability

Sustainability starts with design. Materials and production choices dictate a product’s environmental impact and circular potential.

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Key Recommendations

Support mandatory rules for substantiating voluntary environmental claims provided to consumers.
Propose a simplified ex-ante verification procedure for less complex claims to ensure timely communication with consumers and avoid unnecessary administrative burdens.

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Legislative Files

The Empowering Consumers Directive and the Green Claims Directive promote sustainable consumption by protecting consumers’ rights and regulating the communication of environmental claims to ensure accuracy, substantiation, and clarity.

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Introduction

Providing clear, accurate, and accessible information about the origins and lifecycle of textile products is essential to empower consumers to make informed choices and to boost innovation.

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Legislative Files

Waste Framework Directive and Waste Shipment Regulation aim to improve collection, recycling, and reuse systems while ensuring the EU does not export its waste challenges to third countries.

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Key Recommendations

Clear and pragmatic guidelines offering legal clarity, especially on reporting requirements, and on the role of industry and multi-stakeholder initiatives.
Guidance must align as much as possible with widely recognised and international instruments such as the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector.

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Legislative Files

Legislative Files: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), Corporate Sustainable Due Diligence Directive (CS3D), and Regulations on forced labour and deforestation-free products are designed to ensure that environmental and social sustainability are fully embedded in corporate governance.

Introduction

A robust due diligence framework is essential for identifying, preventing, and mitigating environmental and social risks in the entire textile value chain.

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Key Recommendations

Advocate for fully harmonised Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes across Member States, making producers accountable for their products’ entire lifecycle.

Stimulate the development of a robust European market for secondary raw materials.

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Introduction

Addressing textile waste requires policies prioritising reuse, recycling, and sustainable waste management while ensuring the development of a real EU market for secondary raw materials.

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The Policy Hub unites the different perspectives of the textile and footwear value chain to foster technical conversations on the sector's transition towards sustainability and circularity.

Policy
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We unite 700+ stakeholders: brands, manufacturers, retailers, service providers, and civil society organisations.

Our aim is to provide a clear and ambitious policy direction for the apparel and footwear sector in Europe to address systemic industry and sustainability challenges.

There are many ways to contribute. We will help you navigate and engage.

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Regulation Design

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Policy Hub 2024

The Policy Hub unites the different perspectives of the textile and footwear value chain to foster technical conversations on the sector's transition towards sustainability and circularity.

PolicyHub

We unite 700+ stakeholders: brands, manufacturers, retailers, service providers, and civil society organisations.

Our aim is to provide a clear and ambitious policy direction for the apparel and footwear sector in Europe to address systemic industry and sustainability challenges.

There are many ways to contribute. We will help you navigate and engage.

Services

Introduction

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Commitment

Tracking

Regulation Design

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Key Recommendations

Legislative Files

Sustainability

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Key Recommendations

Legislative Files

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Policy Hub 2024

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