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ECOS welcomes the Commission’s initiative to empower consumers to play an active role in the green transition. Despite the clear preference of European consumers for more sustainable products, the absence of reliable information deprives from them of the opportunity to make informed purchasing decisions and fails to translate that preference into market demand and potentially market transformation.

Fashion Revolution welcomes the Commission’s initiative to prevent ‘greenwashing’ and provide consumers with useful and reliable sustainability information. Founded in the wake of the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh, Fashion Revolution has become the world’s largest fashion activism movement, having mobilised millions of citizens, industry professionals and policy makers through research, education and advocacy.

ECOS welcomes the European Commission’s proposal on strengthening the role of consumers in the green transition, notably the ban on unsubstantiated generic claims, new information requirements on product durability and repairability, and stronger regulation of labels and information tools.

ECOS recognizes the Commission's commitment to reducing regulatory burdens while fostering long-term competitiveness. Nevertheless, delaying the implementation of sector-specific standards will not alleviate the reporting burden, making this proposal counterproductive.

Fashion is a high-risk sector - The industry is a major driver of the climate crisis and human rights abuses. Fashion companies urgently need to disclose their human rights and environmental risks and impacts in a meaningful, standardised and machine-readable way to enable transparency and corporate accountability.