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Slow fashion—the EU’s vision for sustainable and circular textiles

Published on: 13 May 2022
Published by a LexisNexis EU Law expert

Table of contents

  • Introduction of mandatory (eco-) design requirements
  • Reducing the destruction of unsold and returned textiles 
  • Introduction of a Digital Product Passport
  • Substantiating ‘green’ claims
  • Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
  • UK developments in this space

Article summary

EU Law analysis: Dr Astrid Seehafer, principal associate, Rachel Duffy, associate, and Jemima Holt, trainee solicitor, of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer discuss the European Commission’s (the Commission) recently adopted ‘Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles’ (the Strategy).

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