Interview with ChemSec: How Positive Industry Voices Drive Policy Change
As public concern grows, and the EU’s Chemicals Strategy tightens legislation, it’s time for companies to take action on toxic chemical use. Our latest interview highlights why proactive companies should work with EU policymakers and civil society to create a culture of safe, sustainable chemicals and drive circular business models. We spoke with Theresa Kjell […]
Circular Business Models: What are They and why are They Important?
A circular economy is key to the EU achieving its goals of climate neutrality by 2050 —and businesses will play a crucial role. Transitioning to circular business models can help companies to meet business goals as well as environmental targets. Circular business models allow companies to decouple revenue from resource use. Circular products and services […]
What’s New on the EU’s Green Claims Policy?
Note: read our most up to date article on the EU’s Green Claims Directive 2021 has seen the EU more committed than ever to ensuring companies communicate accurate sustainability information to their customers. New policy will fully transform how companies make “green” claims about the sustainability of products and services. Earlier this year, we wrote […]
Everything You Need to Know About the EU’s Upcoming Sustainable Product Initiative
The Sustainable Product Initiative is coming – and it’s set to change everything for companies placing products on the EU market. The initiative will transform every aspect of designing, producing, and selling products and aims to make sure that sustainable products become the norm on the EU market. This will also allow the EU to […]
How the EU Works: an Introduction
From the outside, the European Union might seem like a formidable maze of institutions and sub-groups, where policy is decided behind closed doors. But the EU relies on dialogue with stakeholders. There are huge benefits for companies in engaging with the EU to understand – and help guide – its decisions. So what stops more […]
How & When Companies and Organisations can Engage With the EU Co-Decision Process
We’ve spoken to many companies who don’t understand why their EU engagements aren’t getting the results they want. It seems like they’re doing everything right: when the EU publishes new proposals, they take part in consultations, and when the policy moves to the approval stage, they make their views known. Their mistake? They’re being reactive, […]
Latest updates on the EU sustainable textiles strategy: A green recovery strategy for textiles
Note: read our more recent article for the latest update on the EU Sustainable Textiles Strategy. The textile industry is currently facing a double-whammy of challenges, dealing with longstanding sustainability issues as well as the impact of COVID-19. Given the radical disruption to clothing supply, demand, and distribution caused by the pandemic, it could be […]
How to Align Your Departments for Your Sustainability Strategy
In the early days, corporate sustainability was often seen as a philanthropic practice separate from the aims of the core business departments. Sustainability was thought of as an add-on rather than a key goal relevant to every division. Unsurprisingly, this approach often led to organizational silos and misalignment. We’ve come a long way since then. […]
CASE STUDY: How A Dutch Foundation Built a Due Diligence Action Plan In Preparation for the EU’s Upcoming Legislation
A client of ours, a sustainable textile foundation who wishes to remain anonymous, is a membership association for brands that want support on their journey toward more sustainable business practices. In short, they help brands make fair clothes and textile. Their goal is to see a world where garment workers have fair working conditions. In […]
Sustainability as a Lifeline for Europe’s Textile Industry
The textile industry had already been on its toes since before COVID-19 brought it to its knees. After travel and tourism, fashion and luxury together got hit the hardest of all consumer goods and services. From April to May, sales decreased by a devastating 60-70% in the worldwide fashion and luxury industry. But before that, […]