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For those looking for hard data and investigative research. Find our annual reports and research articles giving space to issues that often go unspoken here.
WHAT EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY LEGISLATION MEANS FOR TRACEABILITY
Traceability and transparency are crucial for informed consumer decisions and sustainable business practices, and brands must adapt to keep up with evolving legislation and consumer expectations.
EU Policy Submission
We believe it is important that sustainability is further embedded into the corporate governance framework making it imperative for us to contribute to the February EU Commission public consultation on Sustainable Corporate Governance. Read our full submission here.
Eight Ethical Principles
To reset the power imbalance, we have created our Eight Ethical Principles for Jeans & Denim Purchasing. This conduct should be adopted not just by BRIs, but by suppliers to govern their behavior in business-to-business relationships with the suppliers they work with down the supply chain.
Cotton Claims
The second most produced textile in the world (after polyester), cotton has been unfairly maligned as a thirsty crop that requires the most in terms of dangerous pesticides and synthetic fertilizers. Click to discover the Biggest Myths About Cotton And What The Real Situation Is.
COMBATING GREENWASHING
Greenwashing represents an unfair commercial practice towards companies that are genuinely committed, contributes to the loss of confidence in the discourse of companies and misleads the public on the reality of the efforts to be made. Read the full article by Mathieu Jahnich here.
The consumer-facing product labeling tool known as the Higg Material Sustainability Index (MSI) is under fire for greenwashing. The accusation leveled by the New York Times is that the fabric ranking system (created by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition) favors petroleum-based synthetics over natural fibers. Read the full article by Kim van der Weerd here.
