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Kavat Sustainability Actions

Durable and repairable design

The EU will set new design requirements for textiles to make them last longer, easier to repair and recycle. There will also be new requirements on minimum recycled content in textiles.

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Reduce waste and overproduction

The EU aims to stop overproduction and overconsumption of clothing. New measures will also discourage the destruction of unsold or returned textiles and restrict the export of textile waste.

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Address microplastics

The EU is developing concrete ways to address this unintentional release of microplastics. It is estimated that about half a million tonnes of microplastics come from our synthetic clothes.

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Protect against greenwashing

In March 2023 the EU proposed common criteria against greenwashing and misleading environmental claims. This initiative will oblige companies to prove their environmental claims, introduce common criteria to check these claims, and encourage the use of reliable ecolabels.

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Human rights due diligence

The EU recently proposed new rules on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence. It requires all companies within its scope to address negative impacts on human rights and the environment in their own operations and across their value chains.

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