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How Californiaโ€™s EPR Law Could Affect Your Brand or Textile Company

By Andy Van Duyse on Sep 4, 2024 9:14:55 AM

Four decades ago, the European Union passed an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulation, requiring textile manufacturers to take accountability for the entire lifecycle of their products โ€” not just the production and distribution.

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Topics: Charming.Digi Laws
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Congress Launches Slow Fashion Caucus, Highlighting Circularity

By Liz Magri on Jul 7, 2024 12:05:30 PM

In a groundbreaking move, the United States has taken a serious step toward sustainability with the launch of the Slow Fashion Caucus. This first-ever congressional effort, led by Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) alongside Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.), was unveiled in July to address pollution and exploitation plaguing the fast fashion industry. 

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Topics: sustainability circularity Charming.Digi Laws
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How California's Senate Bill 707 Might Just Change the Face of Sustainability

By Rich Ringeisen on Feb 26, 2024 3:26:12 PM

In recent years, campaigns and pledges to save the planet have been popping up everywhere. But, like any new initiative โ€” they have their flaws. While many of these rules and regulations have good intentions, they often end up as surface-level marketing gestures, organic-looking packaging, and labels that boast sustainability but have no real meaning.

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Topics: Laws

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