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OPINION on the EU strategy for sustainable and circular textiles
2023/03/02
Committee: DEVE
Dossiers: 2022/2171(INI)
Documents: PDF(129 KB) DOC(51 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Marlene MORTLER', 'mepid': 197427}]

Amendments (24)

Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles as a step forward in tackling the challenges linked to textile and clothes production; welcomes further EU efforts on its commitments towards the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals; strongly encourages the international promotion of this approach and strengthening cooperation with partners; underlines that moving towards sustainable and circular textiles requires a holistic approach and changes at each stage in the value chain, with the involvement of players of all sizes and from all market segments;
2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that the production of textiles and clothing (T&C) often takes place outside the EU and most T&C traded in the EU are imported from third countries, which generates environmental, labour and human rights risks that need to be identified and addressed;
2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Welcomes that rules banning the destruction of unsold new goods are considered by the Commission, but points out that such rules should contribute to effectively reducing overproduction, especially in view of upholding environmental and labour standards in third countries;
2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls on the Commission to set an EU-wide quantitative target for material and consumption footprint reduction, with specific objectives for textile products, as well as an accompanying implementation timeline, in order to tackle the environmental and social issues related to fast fashion, which are especially acute in developing countries; underlines that strongly promoting the re-use sector is essential in order to provide consumers with affordable sustainable clothing options, which in turn is an essential factor in tackling fast fashion; calls on the Commission to provide Member States with recommendations on tax incentives that promote investments in a sustainable textile industry;
2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that T&C from Europe are often exported to third countries for disposal; stresses that this practice shifts environmental problems arising from the disposal of T&C to third countries; recommendunderlines that T&C toshould only be exported for disposal must be prepared for proper recycling; if prepared for proper recycling and if the exports are approved by the recipient country, while encouraging local re-use and recycling of collected textiles as a priority, based on the EU principle of proximity laid down in the Waste Framework Directive; calls on the EU to set up an effective control mechanism for the export of used textiles in order to prevent illegal shipments to third countries, and to establish EU criteria for the purpose of avoiding the circumvention of controls through the labelling of waste streams as second-hand goods;
2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas up to two thirds of EU imported clothing products come from non-EU countries, where environmental, labour and human rights risks need to be duly identified and addressed;
2023/01/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission to establish an ambitious producer responsibility fee for clothing, to bring the textile industry in line with the ‘polluter pays’ principle;
2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that working conditions in the textile industry in third countries are often substandard and have a direct impact on workers’ living standards due to low wages, poor working conditions and inadequate safety standards; highlights that women are in particular in an even more vulnerable position; is equally concerned about persisting child labour in the industry; underlines, in this regard, the need for the EU to promote the ratification of all ILO conventions that are relevant for the textile industry in partner countries, especially in relation to living wages, adequate social protection, public bargaining, equal remuneration, harassment at the workplace, safety standards in factories and forced labour;
2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Welcomes the introduction of a Digital Product Passport (DPP) for textiles; stresses that the DPP should contain information on how environmental, labour and human rights standards are complied with through the entire supply chain;
2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Strongly encourages the Commission, therefore, to supplement the Strategy with corresponding regional and country programming for developing countries in the framework of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI)-Global Europe and Team Europe initiatives, which should promote projects that help to build T&C production and distribution infrastructure which protects the environment as well as social and labour rights., especially through the support and promotion of social enterprises;
2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Underlines the need to invest in the early stages of the textile value chain to create opportunities for local high- value circular economic activities;
2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that moving towards sustainable and circular textiles requires a holistic approach covering the whole value chain of textile products, and therefore the involvement of players of all sizes and from all market segments;
2023/01/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Underlines the need to support investments in recycling/repair infrastructure in developing countries and upgrade their capacities to recycle and repair clothes;
2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines the need to support investments in recycling and repairing infrastructure in developing countries and upgrade their capacities to recycle and repair clothes;
2023/01/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to set an EU-wide quantitative target for material and consumption footprint reduction with specific objectives for textile products, as well as an accompanying implementation timeline, in view of tackling the environmental and social issues related to fast fashion, which are especially acute in developing countries; underlines that strongly promoting the re-use sector is essential to provide consumers with affordable sustainable clothing options, which is essential to tackle fast fashion; calls on the Commission to provide Member States with recommendations on tax incentives that promote investments in the sustainable textile industry;
2023/01/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Underlines the need to invest in the early stages of the textile value chain to create opportunities for local high value circular economic activities;
2023/01/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for the development of new circular and second-hand business models for textiles, for example using the different European funds dedicated to innovation, entrepreneurship, SMEs, art and culture; considers that these new business models for textile production should be based on environmental performance as much as possible through public and private incentives;
2023/01/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Points out that textile and clothing products from Europe are often exported to third countries for disposal; stresses that this practice shifts environmental problems in recipient countries; underlines that these products should only be exported for disposal if prepared for proper recycling and under approval by the recipient country;
2023/01/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. While encouraging in the first place local re-use and recycling of collected textiles based on the EU principle of proximity as laid down in the Waste Framework Directive, calls on the EU to set up an effective control mechanism for the export of used textiles to prevent illegal shipments to third countries, and to establish EU criteria in view of avoiding control circumvention through the labelling of waste streams as second-hand goods;
2023/01/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Calls on the Commission to establish an ambitious producer responsibility fee for clothing to bring the textile industry in line with the polluter pays principle;
2023/01/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights the potential of the digital product passport to support full value chain coverage as part of a coherent framework with corporate due diligence legislation on sustainability; calls on the Commission to require companies to use the digital product passport to disclose and submit site information throughout their supply chains, as well as information on the use of materials and chemicals; calls for environmental information to be complemented by information on social aspects and labour and working conditions; and stresses that the passport should contain information on how environmental, labour and human rights standards are complied with through the entire supply chain;
2023/01/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Welcomes that rules banning the destruction of unsold new goods are considered by the Commission, but points out that such rules should contribute to effectively reducing overproduction, especially in view of upholding environmental and labour standards in third countries;
2023/01/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Calls for a strategy on animal welfare and protection within the textile industry and sector, focusing on transparency and awareness about the use of animals for testing and production of textiles;
2023/01/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Stresses that working conditions in the textile industry in third countries are often substandard and have a direct impact on workers’ living standards due to low wages, poor working conditions and inadequate safety standards; highlights that women are in particular in an even more vulnerable position; is equally concerned about persisting child labour in the industry; underlines, in this regard, the need for the EU to promote the ratification of all ILO conventions that are relevant for the textile industry in partner countries, especially in relation to living wages, adequate social protection, public bargaining, equal remuneration, harassment at the workplace, safety standards at factories and forced labour;
2023/01/20
Committee: ENVI