Durable, Repairable and Mainstream – Let’s slow down and make our textiles circular

The environmental impacts of the textile sector are growing by the minute. Unless we slow down, our planet will become the ultimate fashion victim. On 30 March, the European Union is releasing a dedicated EU Strategy on Textiles, meant to allow a shift to a climate-neutral circular economy. This will require an integrated, multi-faceted approach: while policymakers make sustainable products the norm in the EU, the industry will need to shift its business models to operate within planetary boundaries.

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