On Thursday, Parliament adopted recommendations for the EU strategy for sustainable and circular textiles, with 600 votes in favour, 17 against and 16 abstentions.

The text calls for textile products sold in the EU to be more durable, easier to reuse, repair and recycle. Their production should respect human, social and labour rights, the environment and animal welfare throughout the supply chain. MEPs also want EU and national measures to put an end to “fast fashion”.

Specific measures to be addressed in future EU legislation

Parliament says consumers should have more information to make sustainable choices, and calls for a ban on the destruction of unsold and returned textile goods in the upcoming revision of the ecodesign regulation. MEPs want clear rules to stop greenwashing by producers, through for example the ongoing legislative work related to empowering consumers in the green transition and regulating green claims.

MEPs also want the upcoming revision of the…