10 Amendments of Krzysztof HETMAN related to 2022/2171(INI)
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that the digital product passport goes hand in hand with the simplification of existing labels to ensure that consumers receive coherent and reliable information on the environmental and social footprint of products; that is one of the key element in the transition to a circular and more sustainable textile economy, notes that false and misleading environmental, circular and social claims on products should be prevented , and to ensure that underlying analysis is based on standard methodologies.
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that "fast fashion" phenomena puts enormous stress on suppliers and their workforce through unfair trading practices;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for mandatory criteria on responsible consumption to apply to public procurementonsiders that public authorities should drive the development of more sustainable textiles and circular business models and aim to reduce environmental impact of textiles when making public purchases; encourage the public authorities to use EU green public procurement criteria for textile products and service; Calls on the Commission for an impact assessment as regards the need for the mandatory green public procurement criteria for the textile products;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls the paramount importance of ensuring that market surveillance authorities have sufficient human and financial resources at their disposal; calls the Member States for a stronger market enforcement including extra human resources, more frequent controls, dissuasive penalties for the infringements, to ensure that products placed on the EU market, including via imports and e- commerce, meet minimum environmental and social standards and fits our objectives.
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines that increasing the durability of textiles has a significant impact on the environment while at the same time creates the money-saving opportunities for customers, calls in this respect for measures to support research in sustainable textiles;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Stresses the necessity of securing policy coherence and ensuring harmonisation at the EU level, including on data requirements and methodologies of all the EU policy initiatives announced in the Strategy;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Underlines the potential of e- labelling, which would provide the consumers with detailed knowledge on the textile, including care advice and the information on repair and recycle options; underlines however that e-labels cannot replace the physical labels, which should continue to provide the basic information on care and composition;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Stresses that the SMEs are often the frontrunners in the use of innovative and durable technologies and the ones promoting sustainable consumer behaviours, stresses the need to create a further enabling environment for such actions instead of imposing excessive obligatory measures which could curb this trend;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 f (new)
Paragraph 9 f (new)
9f. Underlines the importance of informing the customers about the positive impact they might have on the environment by changing their habits, for example by recycling, reusing or curbing their consumption, underlines in this respect the importance of information campaigns or tutorials on how to reuse or recycle;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 g (new)
Paragraph 9 g (new)
9g. Stresses the need to support the circular business models through a combination of policy measures with a particular emphasis on second-hand resale;