The European Union has introduced a raft of sustainability regulations to ensure that companies meet certain due diligence and reporting standards. But recent political moves have raised concerns that these laws, still in their infancy, could be weakened before they are even properly implemented. This raises an important question: could the EU...
8 Jan 2025
What was Global Fashion Agenda's (GFA) intention with the theme of the 15th Global Fashion Summit (GFS), ‘Unlocking the Next Level’? The promise was a balanced, evidence-based overview of successful and less successful experiments for a more sustainable fashion sector to learn from for the crucial years ahead. But as often happens with ‘...
28 May 2024
In the last ten years, the fashion industry has come a long way - the simple question, “Who made my clothes?” could not be answered after the collapse of the Rana Plaza building on 24th April 2013. Rescuers had to dig through the rubble looking for clothing labels to figure out which brands were producing clothes there. Even then, brands and...
19 Apr 2024
Good news from Brussel. ‘A victory for people and the environment.’ Lara Wolters on X, tweet from March 15, 2024: “Due Diligence passed in Council! People and planet prevailed over cynicism. Thanks so much to the Belgian Presidency for all its efforts!” On Friday, March 15, the EU voted in favor of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence...
4 Apr 2024
The European Parliament has reached an agreement on the 'Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive' coming more than two weeks after the agreement first failed when several member states rebelled. As such, the directive took on a watered down form due to pressure from Germany, Italy and France. EU member states have agreed that only...
18 Mar 2024
In a pioneering move to counteract the detrimental effects of fast fashion, France has introduced a proposed levy of 5 euro on each fast fashion item sold. Spearheaded by French MP Antoine Vermorel Marques and backed by the Horizons Group, this tax proposal is a decisive statement against the environmental and social havoc wreaked by fast...
29 Feb 2024
A new European supply chain law that would hold companies accountable for any abuses against workers in the global supply chain, has been placed on hold as a German government coalition partner has not greenlit Germany’s support. The law would protect those most vulnerable from child and forced labour, unsafe and exploitative working conditions...
12 Feb 2024