02/06/2023
The path to more sustainability and transparency in the fashion supply chain has been approved in EU legislation. Read on to see what that means for the future of the clothes you wear!
Yesterday, in a landslide vote in favour of Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDD), the European Parliament sent a clear message that there is resounding support for corporate accountability. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted in favour of CSDD with an impressive 366 votes for, 255 against and 28 abstentions. Fashion Revolution celebrates this momentous victory for the environment and for workers globally, especially the people who make our clothes.
🔍 What? Companies will be legally obliged to investigate their supply chains and identify risks to people and planet. Workers, local communities and trade unions will be consulted as part of this process. The law will hold companies accountable for abuses they cause globally. Critically, victims will have better access to justice.
🏷 Who? EU companies with more than 250 employees and a net turnover exceeding EUR 40 million fall within this scope. Non-EU companies with a turnover higher than 150 million euro, if at least 40 million was generated in the EU, will also be included.
For the fashion industry, this legislation will mean taking action on issues like child labour, environmental pollution and unsafe working conditions. This legislation goes a long way to address the root-causes of exploitation in fashion: unfair purchasing practices, extreme imbalances of power and a pervasive lack of transparency.
Far enough? Not yet. We want the whole fashion sector to be covered and for every fashion brand to take responsibility for its actions. At Good Clothes Fair Pay we believe there is no sustainable fashion without fair pay. We have less than 2 months left to collect 1 million signatures for the EU to secure living wages for garment workers worldwide - will you join us and sign today at goodclothesfairpay.eu? 🇪🇺✊
On the same day at the EU Parliament, an overwhelming cross-political majority of 600 MEPs voted in favour of the report led by Delara Burkhardt on the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles. Taken together, this sends an unequivocal signal that the textile industry needs to transform its practices to achieve true respect of social and environmental rights.
Read our joint civil society reaction at https://lnkd.in/gQFeAKxA
📸 Image of Simone Simonato taken from our recent stunt outside of the European Parliament calling for living wage legislation
Edit: on 07/06/2023 we updated the ‘who’ section of our caption to accurately reflect the scope requirements of the text adopted during the Plenary session on 01/06/2023. There are 3 different versions currently, with further upcoming trilogue negotiations before this proposal enters law.
