Among the chemicals traditionally used in fashion production processes, PFAS or PFCs are often in the dock. Reducing the use of PFASs and other hazardous chemicals is not trivial, however, because it subjects companies to the continual search for the best possible trade-off between performance and sustainability. Important support comes from implementation protocols such as…
The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDD), the aimed at preventing and mitigating corporate impacts along the supply chain, takes another important step forward with the European Parliament voting in favor on June 1. The Directive, presented by the European Commission on February 23, introduces the concept of corporate responsibility for sustainability and human rights…
The Green Claims Directive on the substantiation of environmental communications came out on March 22. Approval by the European Parliament and Council is expected in mid-2024. The Green Claims Directive was created with the aim of encouraging the use of clear, reliable and verifiable green claims in all countries of the European Union, to protect…
What is vegan and what is sustainable? The two terms do not mean the same thing, quite the opposite. Consciously or not, many fashion brands misuse the former. And there are not a few cases of those who profess to be vegan without equal attention to the environment. Let’s set the record straight to help…
There is growing attention from social partners, legislators and the production system to the issue of organizational well-being within companies as a strategic factor for growth, productivity and sustainability. It’s no easy, indeed, to talk about economic and environmental sustainability without serious upstream reflection on the social dimension of sustainability and the responsibility that companies…
What is reshoring? Since the early nineties, the fashion industry has focused largely on the relocation of production, driven mainly by issues of margins and labour costs. For some years, also thanks to the increase in the prices of resources and raw materials, we have been witnessing the opposite phenomenon, reshoring, in fact. By reshoring…
The State of California’s decision to ban the production and marketing of textile and apparel items containing PFAS is now law. PFAS are also known as “forever chemicals” because they do not decompose, coming to accumulate in the blood and organs with serious health risks. The news on the legislative front that also involves Europe…
LCA: how many people really know the meaning of this acronym? LCA stands for Life Cycle Assessment and the implied part is “of products.” Although from a scientific point of view this methodology has been known and used for a long time, only recently are we seeing its dissemination and application by companies and, therefore,…
Waste reduction, technological investment, recovery and recycling are the key words in the production of sustainable supply chains. And consumers can also make an important contribution through their purchasing choices. The thunderstorms that hit several Italian regions towards the end of summer, often violent due to the tropicalization of the climate, are by no means…
The excellence of the fashion chain indicates aggregation as the key to change. More than three hundred professionals from the fashion industry gathered on the 9th of June in Florence. A varied audience, made up of representatives from different brands – Armani, Burberry, Brunello Cucinelli, Dainese, Ferragamo, Hugo Boss, Kering, Luisa Spagnoli, LVMH, Max Mara,…
