Activities of Anna CAVAZZINI related to 2022/2171(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles
Amendments (7)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas value chains in the garment sector are characterized by a strong unequal balance of power between international companies/brands towards their suppliers/towards their workers; and whereas workers - being at the last step of the value chain - usually end up getting the most negatively impacted; whereas the COVID-19 pandemic was a strong reminder of such inequalities;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the textiles/garment production is a major contributor to climate change and one of the greatest producers of waste;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the introduction of the digital product passport in the proposal for a regulation on ecodesign requirements for sustainable products which embeds traceability as well as social (i.e. human rights and labour rights) information; believes that in order to be relevant this passport needs to be available on the product itself and be easy to read; favours open and trustworthy data ensuring traceability down to factory level; welcomes that the UNECE (UN Economic Commission for Europe) approved in 2021 a set of standards on Traceability and transparency of sustainable value chains in the garment and footwear sector; encourages its uptake by EU-based companies;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that fast fashion puts enormous stress on suppliers and their workforce through unfair trading practices (UTPs); highlights the power asymmetry between brands and their suppliers contributing to unfair trading practices, such as unilaterally cancelling contracts or buying below production costs, that have detrimental effects on labour conditions in often non-EU low-wage countries, calls for a legislative proposal to combat unfair trading practices in the textiles sector, learning from the experience of the implementation of Directive 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in the agricultural and food supply chain;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes that the European Commission presented a EU textile strategy in line with the European green deal and the circular economy action plan; underlines in this context that especially the fast fashion sector is not sustainable as it evidently produces more than needed, which makes it essential to consider production reduction and recycling targets;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for European mandatory criteria on responsible consumption to apply togreen, socially responsible and sustainable public procurement criteria for textiles;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Notes that certain multi- stakeholder initiatives and certifications or private labels concerning sustainability have shown shortcomings in the past, notes that important retailers were lately sanctioned for greenwashing in these types of initiatives; calls therefore for publicly strictly controlled audited initiatives and certifications;