All European Union articles
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News briefsEnve streamlines European distribution
Enve, part of Amer Sports since 2016, has announced an expansion of its partnership deal with Mohawk’s Cycle, its long-standing French distributor. Mohawk’s has now become the sole distribution partner for Enve throughout the European Union, except for Austria and Germany. Mohawk’s will manage inventory and distribution from Taverny in ...
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ArticleFair Wear and GoodWeave collaborate to fight child and forced labor
GoodWeave International, a global, non-profit initiative working to eliminate child labor in the carpet industry, and Fair Wear Foundation, an independent, non-profit organization working to improve conditions for garment factory workers, have joined forces to combat child and forced labor in hidden and informal parts of garment and textile supply ...
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ArticleRad Power Bikes withdraws from the European market
On July 10, Rad Power Bikes Inc. announced on its European website that it would withdraw completely from Europe and focus entirely on North America in the future: “We are sad to say goodbye.” This is a radical shift in course for the largest US B2C e-bike provider. According to ...
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News briefsEU unveils extended responsibility scheme for textile waste
The European Commission has unveiled its proposal to introduce a mandatory and harmonized Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme for textiles in all European Union (EU) Member States. This initiative would make producers responsible for the full lifecycle of textile products and support the sustainable management of textile waste across the ...
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News briefsEOCA needs support from C-level executives to secure Nature Restoration Law
The European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) is calling on CEOs, board members and other C-level executives in the industry to lend support to the EU Nature Restoration Law, currently being negotiated by European institutions and at risk of being rejected. As the EOCA explains, on 15 June, the Environment Committee ...
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ArticleEU outlines its position on the destruction of unsold textiles
The latest news from Brussels will affect how clothing brands deal with “waste” stock. On May 22, 2023, the Council of the EU formally adopted its position on the proposed regulation establishing a framework for setting ecodesign requirements for sustainable products. The new regulation, which will replace the existing 2009 ...
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News briefsEuropean Parliament calls for an EU Cycling Strategy
The European Parliament has adopted a Resolution calling for an EU cycling strategy. The Resolution on developing an EU Cycling Strategy tasks the European Commission with doubling the number of kilometers cycled in Europe by 2030. Whilst legally non-binding, it is a key document to shape future policy priorities and ...
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ArticleGreenwashing: The tide and the law are turning
When does an environmental claim become greenwashing? We outline the current legal position on using environmental claims to market products
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News briefsShimano presents 2022 study on e-bike attitudes in Europe
Are you interested in a detailed country report on the attitudes toward e-bikes in several European countries? If so, you should keep an eye on Shimano’s “State of the Nation 2020” report. More than 15,500 people in 12 European countries were surveyed for this fourth annual report from the world’s ...
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ArticleOeko-Tex rebrands, launches new certification for Responsible Business
Starting in November 2022, Oeko-Tex is offering a new certification addressing due diligence requirements. With the introduction of the new Oeko-Tex Responsible Business certification, the company aims to support brands, brand groups, retailers and traders in the textile and leather industry in meeting the challenges of implementing human rights and ...
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News briefsNew CISUTAC consortium welcomes Lenzing, Decathlon and others
The newly founded consortium Circular and Sustainable Textile and Clothing (CISUTAC) already has 23 active members. Among them are Austrian fiber supplier Lenzing, Decathlon, the European Apparel and Textile Confederation (EURATEX), the Global Texile Scheme (GTS) and Oxfam. CISUTAC sets out to remove current bottlenecks along the textile supply chain ...
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News briefsSpinnova receives € 1.6m Business Finland grant for fiber research
The Finnish fiber company Spinnova has received a grant of a maximum of €1.6 million from the European Union’s NextGenerationEU financing and Finland’s Bio & Circular Finland sustainable growth program. The grant is to be used from October 2022 to the end of 2023. According to the company, the amount ...
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News briefsAquapac opens EU distribution center in France
London-based Aquapac Group Limited has established Aquapac Europe SAS, based near Chartres in France, as a new EU distribution hub for its Aquapac, Carradice and UPSO brands, as well as the group’s French distribution arm. Shipments from the new French office and warehouse will begin on March 14. The group ...
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ArticleILO third-party monitoring report sees Uzbekistan free from systemic forced and child labor
The International Labor Organization (ILO) will release its third-party monitoring report on cotton farming in Uzbekistan end of March, 2022, with an encouraging result that was released in a pre-report: In the seven years since the reform process of the country’s cotton sector has begun, an estimated ...
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News briefsTextile consumption in Europe has fourth-largest impact on environment and climate, new study finds
Recent data from the European Environment Agency (EEA) show that textile consumption in Europe has on average the fourth-highest impacts on the environment and climate after food, housing and mobility. Textiles caused in 2020 the third-highest pressures on water and land use, and the fifth-highest use of raw materials and ...
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ArticleEastman to invest up to $1 billion in plastics recycling facility in France
French President Emmanuel Macron and Mark Costa, Eastman Chemical Company’s board chairman and CEO, jointly announced on Jan. 17 that the U.S.-based specialty materials company plans to invest up to $1 billion in a material-to-material molecular recycling facility in France. The facility would use Eastman’s polyester renewal technology to recycle ...
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ArticleReduced VAT on bicycles and e-bikes soon possible in the EU
On Dec. 7, the Council of the EU reached an agreement on updated rules for VAT rates. Under the new rules, member states will be able to apply reduced VAT rates to the supply, rental and repair of bicycles - “including electric bicycles.” Conebi, the European umbrella organization for national ...
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ArticleILO adopts first code of practice on safety and health in the supply chains
To provide a practical basis for employers, workers and governments to work together to advance occupational safety and health (OSH) prevention culture in the textile, clothing, leather and footwear manufacturing, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has worked out a code of practice on safety and health in textiles, clothing, leather ...
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ArticleWeather chaos in China and Europe results in more supply chain disruptions
Floods in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and China have caused disruptions in supply chains. The natural disasters paralyzed road, rail and sea traffic, putting deliveries ahead of the winter holidays at risk. According to preliminary estimates, the cost of restoring railroads in European countries will be up to $4 billion. ...
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ArticleReal per capita consumption of private households continues to decline
In its first quarterly report of 2021 on private household consumption in the EU and Europe, the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) finds a 1.6 percent decline in average real per capita household consumption in the euro area, following a 2.6 percent drop in the fourth quarter of ...
