Members of the Member of the European Parliament called on the European Commission and EU countries to end “Fast fashion” and help consumers make more ethical and sustainable choices.
On June 1 local time, the European Parliament, with 600 votes in favour, 17 against and 16 abstentions, adopted the EU’s strategic proposal for sustainable and recycled textiles, calling for the sale of textiles that are more durable, easier to reuse, repair and recycle in the EU, more respect for Labor rights, the environment and Animal welfare in product production in the supply chain, and the EU member states should take measures to end the “Fast fashion”.
The European Parliament said that consumers should have more information to make sustainable choices and called for the prohibition of destroying unsold and returned textiles in the upcoming revision of Ecological design regulations. Some lawmakers hope to establish clear rules to prevent producers from engaging in environmental concealment, such as through legislative work to empower consumers in the green transformation.
Some lawmakers hope to revise the waste framework directive to include specific goals for reducing, collecting, reusing, and recycling textile waste, and urge the committee to immediately initiate initiatives to prevent the release of plastic particles and microfibers into the environment.
Della Berkhart (Social Democratic Party of Germany), a member of the Member of the European Parliament, said: “Consumers alone cannot change the global textile industry through their buying habits. If we allow the market to adjust itself, we will open the door to the Fast fashion model that exploits human and earth resources. The EU must force manufacturers and large fashion companies to operate in a more sustainable way according to law. Human beings and the earth are more important than the profits of the textile industry. Past disasters, such as the collapse of the Lana Square factory in Bangladesh, Ghana and Nigeria More and more textile landfills, polluted water and Microplastics in the sea in Boer show what will happen if we do not follow this principle. We have been waiting long enough – it’s time to make a change！
On March 30, 2022, the European Commission proposed the “EU Sustainable and Circular Textile Strategy” to address the entire lifecycle of textiles and propose actions to change the production and consumption of textiles, aiming to implement the commitments of the European Green Agreement, the “New Circular Economy Action Plan”, and the “Textile Industry Strategy”.
It is expected that the report will be approved at the plenary meeting before the summer.
Post time: Jun-12-2023