SIGILLUM ANALYSIS: Greenwashing Surveillance. Actions against misleading sustainability claims in fashion industry

DOWNLOAD ANALYSIS (PDF) “Environmental claims” or “green claims” are assertions about a good or service, which has a positive or no impact on the environment or is less damaging to the environment than competing goods or services. Therefore, green claims should provide information to consumers about the improved sustainability performance of products or services. The…

SIGILLUM ANALYSIS: Review/analysis of the EU strategy for sustainable and circular textiles

DOWNLOAD ANALYSIS (PDF) 1 Review/analysis of the EU strategy for sustainable and circular textiles Fashion articles are both an aesthetic and a functional necessity for individuals, but the environmental and social impacts of current production and consumption patterns require urgent action. The textile sector in Europe is essentially composed of SMEs and needs to strengthen…

Sigillum Analysis: A new approach to more sustainable business practices. From voluntary to mandatory due diligence in the Global Supply Chains

Globalized supply chains can sometimes produce negative impacts, related to human and labor rights violations or environmental damage. Accordingly, multinational companies have been encouraged to take responsibility for their supply chains on a voluntary basis. However, over last years several European countries went a step further by introducing mandatory due diligence laws. This approaches can…

SIGILLUM ANALYSIS: How do fashion brands and retailers deal with the marketing of more sustainable items?

DOWNLOAD ANALYSIS (PDF) How do fashion brands and retailers deal with the marketing of more sustainable items? The fashion industry is associated with one of the longest and most complicated industrial chains in the manufacturing industry. Among other stages, it includes the production or harvesting of the raw fibers, spinning, weaving, the wet treatment stages…