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…
DOWNLOAD ANALYSIS (PDF) 1. Study on Fashion Recalls in the European Union (2018-present) 1.1 Surveillance of fashion articles in the European Union In the European Union, the Member States control and monitor the consumer products available within the market in order to prevent the marketing of dangerous products that may pose risks to the health…
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…
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…
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…
