EFFECTIVE LEGISLATION AND FUNDING ESSENTIAL TO KEEP TEXTILE INDUSTRY AFLOAT, SAY TEXTILE EXPERTS
June 27th, 2022
THE EUROPEAN Commission’s planned ‘Textile Transition Fund’ could be key to achieving a sustainable clothing and textile industry in Europe, Dirk Vantyghem, director general of the European Apparel and Textile Confederation (Euratex), has told Just Style.
He hoped it will enable the industry to fulfill the goals of the European Union [EU] Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles (1), announced in March (2022). This policy “is pushing the market towards more sustainable products and the industry towards a more circular business model,” Mr ...
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