Policy Hub - Circularity for Apparel & Footwear

Policy Hub Circularity for Apparel & Footwear welcomes the Commission's draft Implementing Regulation establishing the format for registration in and reporting to national packaging producer registers under Article 44(14) of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR).

The Policy Hub Circularity for Apparel & Footwear welcomes the European Commissions intention to advance circularity targets in the EU through the upcoming Circular Economy Act (CEA). We believe it is essential to continue identifying the remaining levers and gaps that must be addressed to achieve a truly circular EU Single Market and a market for secondary raw materials.

The Policy Hub welcomes the European Commission's efforts to revise the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) in the context of the Omnibus I simplification package. The revised standards reflect a genuine commitment to streamlining reporting obligations, reducing duplication, and improving the overall coherence of the sustainability disclosure framework.

The Policy Hub Circularity for Apparel and Footwear, uniting more than 700 brands, retailers, manufacturers, and other stakeholders within the industry and representing more than 50% of the apparel and footwear sector welcomes the Commission's efforts to revise the Waste Framework Directive (WFD).

The Policy Hub - Circularity for Apparel and Footwear welcomes and supports the European Commission’s proposal to revise the Waste Framework Directive (WFD). The ambition of the Policy Hub is to improve the circularity of the textile sector by maintain-ing as much as possible value of resources used in the production of textile products.

The Policy Hub welcomes the European Commission’s (EC) Proposal on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDD). We recognize the importance for companies to take responsibility to respect human rights and protect the environment. Thus, having a harmonized legislative framework on due diligence (DD) is critical.

The Policy Hub Circularity for Apparel and Footwear supports the efforts of the European Commission to set up the EU's first detailed set of rules on how companies must substantiate reliable, comparable, and verifiable claims about the environmental impact, aspect and performance of products and services they offer across the EU.

The Policy Hub welcomes the opportunity to comment on the European Commission’s Inception Impact Assessment "Legislative proposal on substantiating green claims". We recommend the European Commission to further explore option 2 “Establish a voluntary EU legal framework enabling companies to make green claims in accordance with the Environmental Footprint methods, as a complement to existing methods (developed by…

The Policy Hub – Circularity for Apparel and Footwear, uniting more than 700 brands, retailers, manufacturers, and other stakeholders within the industry, and representing more than 50% of the apparel and footwear sector, welcomes the European authorities' efforts to reduce the environmental impact of products placed on the EU’s market.

The Policy Hub welcomes the opportunity to comment on the European Commission’s Inception Impact Assessment "Sustainable Products Initiative". The transition towards a circular economy in which materials can be used and reused at their highest potential, is one of the priorities of the apparel and footwear industry. For many leading companies, it is already a key pillar of their sustainability strategy.

The Policy Hub - Circularity for Apparel and Footwear supports the Commission's Environmental Omnibus as an important and necessary first step towards simplifying and harmonising Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) requirements across the EU, if accompanied by clear mechanisms that ensure effective enforcement and a level playing field, so that all producers making products available on the market of a Member…

The Policy Hub Circularity for Apparel & Footwear, thanks the European Commission for the opportunity to contribute to the final shape of the implementing act on the establishment of the Digital Product Passport (DPP) Registry.

The Policy Hub – Circularity for Apparel and Footwear, uniting more than 700 brands, retailers, manufacturers, and other stakeholders within the industry, and representing more than 50% of the apparel and footwear sector, welcomes the European Union’s authorities’ efforts to protect consumers from unfair commercial practices of greenwashing, early obsolescence, and unreliable and non-transparent information tools.

The Policy Hub welcomes the opportunity to comment on the European Commission’s Inception Impact Assessment "Empowering the consumer for the green transition". Addressing the issues of greenwashing (problem 2b) and the multiplication of labels (problem 2c) has always been among the priorities of the apparel and footwear industry.

Policy Hub - Circularity for Apparel & Footwear welcomes and supports the proposed addition to Annex IIIA of mixtures of waste classified under B3030 with footwear, hats, belts or other accessories. The amendment would facilitate the movement of these waste streams between Member States for recycling under the Article 18 general information requirements, helping textile and footwear waste reach appropriate recycling…

The Policy Hub Circularity for Apparel and Footwear, uniting more than 700 brands, retailers, manufacturers, and other stakeholders within the industry and representing more than 50% of the apparel and footwear sector, welcomes the EU authorities' efforts to harmonise rules on labelling textile products.

"The Policy Hub welcomes the opportunity to provide further input on the Commissions work for developing secondary legislation regarding reporting obligations on discarded goods and the establishment of derogations to the prohibition on the destruction of unsold goods.