2022/2171(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Whereas the Textile, Garment, Leather, and Footwear sector (TGLF) is one of the largest sectors in the global economy, with the majority of workers being women; whereas it is characterized by poor working conditions and workers’ rights violations, including with regard to farmers that grow agricultural fibre crops like cotton;

Amendment 10 #

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, as well as ensuring its coherence with EU trade policy, in particular the granting of generalised trade preferences;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Recalls ILO Convention 111 and Article 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on the right to non- discrimination;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Recalls the importance it has for the sector to reach SDG 5 on gender equality, as an estimated 75%1a of the employees in the garment sector are women; recalls that the wages of garment workers are often far below living wages, with unpaid overtime and no fixed contracts, a fact that is complemented by health hazards, gender-based violence, psychological and physical abuse creating precarious working conditions and overall situations of vulnerability; recalls that, everywhere, women are hit particularly hard by poverty, economic crises, conflicts, violence, environmental disasters and climate extremes; denounces the gender-pay gap and the lack of women in senior leadership-roles in the sector worldwide; _________________ 1a SWD (201) 147 Sustainable garment value chains through EU development action

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1 c. Recalls that global textile production almost doubled between 2000 and 2015 while less than 1% of all textiles worldwide are recycled into new products;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1 d. Denounces the vicious circle created by climate change effects which force agricultural workers to abandon their land because it is no longer suitable for farming and to go to the industrial centers having to seek exploitative employment in the garment industry, among others; recalls that those migrant workers are particularly vulnerable to exploitation as they lack social support networks and because there is a general lack of social infrastructure and legal protection; recalls that increasing droughts or floods also threaten cotton farmers worldwide; recalls that cotton is a particularly striking example for that vicious circle, as it harms the soil due to excessive water use while also having damaging effects on farmers and the environment due to the use of pesticides and insecticides;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls the principle of policy coherence for development and especially Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which states that ‘the Union shall take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries’; and stresses that this principle is intended to permeate all EU policies, including its trade policy, through free trade agreements and the granting and monitoring of generalised trade preferences, in particular the 'GSP+' and 'Everything But Arms' ('EBA') schemes; 1c _________________ 1c https://trade.ec.europa.eu/access-to- markets/en/content/everything-arms-eba

Amendment 16 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Barry ANDREWS, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Charles GOERENS, Stéphane BIJOUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls the principle of policy coherence for development and especially Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which states that ‘the Union shall take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries’; stresses the importance of minimising possible contradictions and building synergies with development cooperation policy, to the benefit of developing countries and in order to increase the effectiveness of development cooperation;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls the principle of policy coherence for development (PCD) and especially Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which states that ‘the Union shall take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries’; highlights the importance of PCD to enable an integrated approach to achieve the SDGs;

Amendment 18 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Barry ANDREWS, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Charles GOERENS, Stéphane BIJOUX

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; recalls the need to promote circularity and to implement a life-cycle approach, taking into account the entire chain, from production to consumption, while ensuring traceability as well as supporting innovative textiles that are more durable, reusable, repairable, recyclable and energy-efficient; supports actions aiming at tackling greenwashing and raising awareness concerning the implications that ‘fast fashion’ and consumer behaviour have for the planet;

Amendment 19 #

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 pay the social and environmental price without being paid properly in terms of retail or purchase value; calls on the Commission to ensure a level playing field for products produced within the Union and those exported or imported;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)

-1 a. Whereas the TGLF value chain has become increasingly buyer-driven over the years, which has led to low prices, increased time pressure, and poor payment terms; whereas these conditions of market power asymmetries between suppliers and global buyers fuel and exacerbate the risk of labour rights abuses in TGLF producing factories;

Amendment 20 #

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; stresses that EU market power must be leveraged to encourage sustainable production practices in the TGLF industry, including through the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Sustainability Compact as a tool for promoting workers’ rights;

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;

Amendment 22 #

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~~developing countries;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Notes, in this regard, that textiles are the main category of imports under the generalised trade preferences and that, since the adoption of Regulation (EU) No 978/2012,1a textiles accounted for 42% of imports covered by the generalised trade preferences in 2014 and 50% in 2016 and that the provisions governing these preferences (in particular compliance with the fundamental conditions for the granting thereof) are an effective lever for improving working and production conditions in this sector in the beneficiary countries; _________________ 1a Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Stresses that TGLF value chains are characterised by social and environmental risks that affect companies and stakeholders along the value chain including farmers, producers and workers; welcomes the Commission proposal for a Corporate Sustainable Due Diligence Directive (CSDD) as an important step to address specific problems in the textile sector; stresses the need to include SMEs in the legislation to create a level playing field in the implementation of sustainable practises;

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;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Recalls that around 70% of the emissions related to the Union’s textile consumption take place outside of the EU; calls for more robust information and disclosure on impacts on biodiversity;

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;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

(3b) Regrets that a number of countries, such as Pakistan and Bangladesh, which benefit from the 'GSP+' and 'Everything But Arms"'generalised trade preference schemes respectively, are characterised by significant shortcomings in the area of labour law; stresses that, in general, future generalised trade preference provisions must provide an opportunity for implementing more effectively the criteria for granting such advantages;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Recalls that as most of the final clothing and household textiles consumed in Europe are imported from third countries, the EU should promote greener and fairer value chains across borders and continents to ensure that textile products consumed in the EU and beyond are manufactured taking into consideration both social and environmental aspects across the globe;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)

-1 b. Whereas textile production and consumption also have severe impacts on the environment, in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, chemical pollution, resource use and the volume of textile waste that is sent to landfill;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3 c. Recalls that, related to structural racism, indigenous craft is often appropriated - often without reward or consent mechanism - and used for clothing for mass-consumption, and traditional crafts and their makers are sacrificed, as local communities are pushed into low-paying garment worker jobs2a; _________________ 2a https://cleanclothes.org/file- repository/an-intersectional-approach- challenging-discrimination-in-the- garment-industry_lbl_dci-wpc-paper- final.pdf

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; ~~recommend~~underlines 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;

Amendment 32 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Barry ANDREWS, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Charles GOERENS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that T&C from Europe are often exported to third countries for disposal; stresses that this harmful practice shifts environmental problems arising from ~~the disposal of T&C to third countries; recommends that T&C to b~~overproduction and overconsumption back to third countries, via the disposal of T&C; recommends that proper circularity is established for the purpose of avoiding this kind of harmful practices; urges the EU and its Member states to fundamentally overhaul the linear nature of the tex~~ported for disposal must be prepared for proper recycling;~~ tile industry so as to reduce the consumption of resources like water and also to reduce pollution and waste, use non-hazardous substances, and to create decent jobs in repair, recycling and servicing sectors as well as economic benefits for society as a whole3a; _________________ 3a https://fairtrade-advocacy.org/wp- content/uploads/2020/07/Civil-Society- European-Strategy-for-Sustainable- Textiles.pdf

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that T&~~amp;~~C from Europe are often exported to third countries for disposal and that only a tiny proportion of the textiles in question is actually recycled; stresses that this practice shifts environmental problems arising from the disposal of T&~~amp;~~C to third countries; recommends that T&~~amp;~~C to be exported for disposal must be prepared for proper recycling and that innovative recycling solutions for used textiles be promoted and developed to avoid the use of landfill or incineration;

Amendment 35 #

Ádám KÓSA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that T&C from Europe are often exported to third countries for disposal; recommends that, instead of export, T&C shall be repaired and reused in Europe which would provide work on the one hand and clothes for marginalised people on the other hand; stresses that thise practice of exporting shifts environmental problems arising from the disposal of T&C to third countries; recommends ~~that~~ T&C to be exported for disposal must be prepared for proper recycling;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that T&C from Europe are often exported to ~~third~~developing countries for disposal; stresses that this practice shifts environmental problems arising from the disposal of T&C to ~~third~~developing countries; recommends that T&C to be exported for disposal must be prepared for proper recycling;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Notes that the preponderance of synthetic fabrics in textile production is adversely affecting the environment, in particular because of the oil consumption and plastics pollution involved; it has been estimated that the fashion industry contributes to approximately 31% 1b of total plastic pollution in our oceans and that measures to encourage the production of certain natural fibres such as hemp or linen could have beneficial effects on the environment and on employment, through the revival of local agricultural and industrial sectors, as in the Grand Est region of France; _________________ 1b 'It is believed that the fashion industry accounts for 31% of total plastic pollution in the ocean" Sustainable Approaches in Textiles and Fashion, Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu, Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022

Amendment 38 #

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Beata KEMPA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Recalls that a separate collection of textiles will be mandatory in the EU from 1 January 2025; underlines that the revision of the Waste Framework Directive planned for 2024 should consider specific separate targets for textile waste prevention, textile reuse, preparation for reuse and recycling;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Stresses the need to intensify the search for innovative solutions (machines, equipment, digital platforms) for the sorting, reuse and management of collected textile waste up to the recycling stage;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)

-1 c. Whereas approximately 60% of all the garments produced in Bangladesh are imported into the EU; whereas the Bangladesh Sustainability Compact (2013) aims to promote continuous improvements in labour rights and factory safety in the Ready-Made Garment (RMG) sector; whereas tangible improvements were achieved in enhancing building and workplace safety while it failed as an effective tool for promoting workers’ rights;

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;

Amendment 41 #

Ryszard CZARNECKI

4 b. Stresses the need for all parties involved in the implementation of the transition from a linear to a circular model to work together: governments, local authorities, industry and researchers; stresses the importance of sharing knowledge and experience, identifying problems together, finding solutions and implementing them;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Stresses the need to promote research and innovation into less resource- and energy-intensive recycling options that are more affordable for businesses and increase the life cycles of the products concerned;

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Recalls that the global textile and clothing industry is currently responsible for 92 million tonnes of waste annually;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4 c. Recalls that the mass influx of second-hand clothes from the EU into developing countries, especially in Africa, has caused a huge waste problem there, as well as damage to local textile production and job creation;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4 d. Recalls the risk of forced or child labour in the textile sorting industry;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that working conditions in the textile industry, mainly but not only in third countries, are often ~~substandard~~inacceptably deficient and have a direct negative impact on workers’ living standards due to low wages, poor working conditions and inadequate safety standards and harmful practices such as, among others, using dangerous chemicals which lead to poor health conditions and sometimes incurable deceases; highlights that women are in particular in an even more vulnerable position; ~~is equally concerned about persisting child labour~~condemns persisting child labour and forced labour as well as corruption in the industry;

Amendment 47 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Barry ANDREWS, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Charles GOERENS, Stéphane BIJOUX

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;

Amendment 48 #

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 and irregular migrant labour in the industry; reiterates the EU’s responsibility to design partnerships with local actors that promote human rights, democratic processes, good governance, gender equality and sustainability in the textile sector;

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that ~~working conditions in the textile industry in third countries are often sub~~the TGLF sector is typically characterised by poor working conditions and workers' rights violations; particularly in low-income production countries, where workers suffer from low wages, long working hours, inadequate safety standards and ~~have a direct impact on workers’ living standards due to low wages, poor working conditions and inadequate safety stand~~limitations to freedom of association and collective bargaining; furthermore, emphasizes that, when violations do occur, workers face numerous barriers to access or receive remediation for such hardms; highlights that women are in particular in an even more vulnerable position; is equally concerned about persisting child labour in the industry;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 d (new)

-1 d. Whereas the EU plays a key role as producer, investor, buyer/importer, retailer and consumer in TGLF value chains and therefore has considerable leverage to address the negative social and environmental impacts of the TGLF industry;

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that working conditions in the textile industry in ~~third~~developing 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;

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Notes, in this connection, that the European Commission is continuing to grant preferential trade regimes to Pakistan (GSP +) or Bangladesh ('Everything but Arms') 1c and stresses that the European Union's new system of trade preferences must be conditional on genuine respect for fundamental principles of labour law and that the issue of working conditions in the textile sector must also be included in the dialogue arising from the Stabilisation and Association Agreements with the Balkan countries, in particular Albania, whose main exports are textiles and footwear; _________________ 1c https://trade.ec.europa.eu/access-to- markets/en/content/everything-arms-eba

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Points out that roughly two thirds of turnover in the EU-27 of textiles and clothing (T&C) are imported with developing countries such as Bangladesh, India, Pakistan or Cambodia holding a sizeable share; notes that most of the environmental impact of EU textile consumption occurs outside the EU, such as 90 % of land use, almost 90 % of water use, 80 % of raw material use, and nearly 75 % of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and recalls in this context that developing countries face more difficulties maintaining adequate social and environmental standards in T&C production;

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Highlights that negative environmental and social impacts in supplier countries cannot be avoided through due diligence legislation alone; calls on the Commission to provide additional support for local actors in partner countries and to take additional legislative measures to address these impacts in countries outside of the EU;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Recalls that unfair purchasing practices are one of the root causes of human rights violations, as low purchase prices and short time frames imposed by buyers on suppliers undermine, for example, the ability of factories to ensure decent working conditions, thus increasing the risk of human rights violations;

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;

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Regrets that the strategy foresees no action against the harmful purchasing practices of companies; points out that, according to ILO, the current power imbalance between garment buyers and their suppliers causes overproduction and exploitation of workers in the industry; considers that unfair trading practices, such as last minute changes in design or lead times, unilateral amendments to contracts, insufficient purchasing practices and last-minute cancellation of orders, should be banned for companies active in the EU single market by way of a revision of existing legislation;

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Emphasises, accordingly, the need to tackle Unfair Trading Practices (UTPs) in the textile and garment sector, through a regulatory approach, as a means to improve the ability of both buyers and suppliers to respect and fulfil a number of key human rights, including the payment of living wages, protection against gender-based violence, and the abolition of forced overtime, throughout the value chain.

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Underlines that the transition to a more sustainable and circular ecosystem of the textile industry offers the opportunity to improve the working conditions and remuneration of workers; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure the possibility of sectoral training and education in the field of sustainable textiles in order to safeguard current jobs, improve worker satisfaction and in order to ensure the availability of a skilled workforce within and outside the EU;

Amendment 6 #

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~~ and stresses that actions following the presentation of the EU Strategy should be fully aligned with the Union’s climate and environmental objectives, in particular that of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest and of halting and reversing biodiversity loss; welcomes further EU efforts on its commitments towards the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, especially SDG 12, responsible consumption and production, and SDG 8, decent work and economic growth; strongly encourages the international promotion of this approach and strengthening cooperation with partners;

Amendment 60 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5 d. Recalls the risk workers are running when trying to establish workers' unions or going on strike; recalls that, in many countries, workers do not earn a living wage even when working extremely long hours and do not have the right to collective bargaining;

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. SRecalls that human rights violations associated with TGLF value chains occurring in producing countries can often be attributed to weak laws or lack of enforcement of existing laws; 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. , and that promote governance reforms and better enforcement of laws, in particular labour laws; stresses that these reforms could be linked to market access to the EU to provide an added incentive for producing countries;

Amendment 62 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Barry ANDREWS, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Charles GOERENS, Stéphane BIJOUX

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;

Amendment 63 #

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 and communicate visibly around sustainable projects that help to build T&C production and distribution infrastructure which protects the environment as well as social and labour rights.

Amendment 64 #

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&~~amp;~~C production and distribution infrastructure which protects the environment as well as social and labour rights and the generalised systems of trade preferences.

Amendment 65 #

6 a. Recalls that trade policies can play a crucial role in contributing to sustainable TGLF value chains, notably through effective enforcement of Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) chapters of EU trade agreements, including through complaint mechanisms to report non-compliance with multilateral labour and environmental agreements, and through systematic use of ex-ante and ex-post trade sustainability impact assessments and increased participation of stakeholders; in addition, urges the EU to effectively implement and monitor, in a publicly transparent and participative manner, the social and environmental conditions linked to the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP, GSP+ and Everything but Arms);

Amendment 66 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Encourages the customs and market authorities of Member States, coordinated and supported by the Commission, to improve and increase surveillance of T&C imports and exports in order to prevent that goods produced in developing countries under violation of labour, social and environmental standards enter the single market, as well as to prevent T&C exports to developing countries which are labelled as second- hand products but are actually waste;

Amendment 67 #

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Beata KEMPA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Encourages the European Commission and the Member States to support national textile production chains, in particular those seeking to relocate production chains in the Member States, flax mills being an example, as well as research and development for resource-efficient recycling solutions that are affordable for economic operators.

Amendment 68 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Stresses that all waste should be seen as a source of resources that can be recovered and reused or recycled; encourages the Commission to adopt national and regional programmes, both in the EU and in developing countries, that promote the management of waste from raw materials as secondary raw materials for further use;

Amendment 69 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Recalls the need to improve accountability and transparency of brands in the T&C sector, for the purpose of guaranteeing the right to information for consumers;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the proposal for a Regulation for Ecodesign for Sustainable Products and especially 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 whilst still managing the impact on competitiveness and the administrative and financial burden for businesses that come along; points out that these challenges must be affordable for the affected businesses; strongly encourages the international promotion of this approach and strengthening cooperation with partners;

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;

Amendment 71 #

Ryszard CZARNECKI, Beata KEMPA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Reminds the EU and its Member states that the proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive is supposed to introduce a horizontal due diligence obligation for big companies to identify, prevent, mitigate, bring to an end and account for actual and potential adverse impacts on human rights, including labour rights, and the environment in companies’ own operations and across their global value chains;

Amendment 72 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Recalls that the Strategy for Sustainable Textiles creates space for research, new projects, and tools to build concepts for doing business in the sector that are different to those previously known; encourages research on and the production of new materials (taking the product's life cycle into consideration), which can be achieved by linking different production and recycling sectors;

Amendment 73 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Calls on the EU to strengthen political dialogue with producer countries, including about the issue of shrinking spaces for civil society and trade unions to advocate for decent working conditions in TGLF factories;

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;

Amendment 75 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6 c. Expresses its regret that the proposal on substantiating environmental claims using the product/organisation environmental footprint methods has been delayed; calls on the Commission to publish the proposal without further delay; recalls that sustainability claims in the EU single market should be clear, relevant and substantiated to enable consumers to make more informed and sustainable purchasing decisions with the aim to avoid so-called green-washing which causes confusion and distrust among consumers and undermines the efforts of businesses that provide genuinely green products and services;

Amendment 76 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Barry ANDREWS, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Charles GOERENS, Stéphane BIJOUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6 d. Recalls that more than 200 million trees are logged each year for the purpose of processing them to cellulosic fabrics like viscose and rayon, and that up to 30% of the viscose and rayon used in the fashion industry is made from endangered and ancient forests which once were home to native plants and animals4a; recalls, furthermore, that for example in Brazil, land clearing to raise cattle which is then slaughtered for food and fashion purposes is responsible for 80% of the Amazon’s deforestation5a; highlights that the new EU Regulation on deforestation- free products will also include leather; _________________ 4a https://www.sustainably- chic.com/blog/how-the-fashion-industry- contributes-to-deforestation 5a https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/a rticles/leather-lobbying-and-deforestation

Amendment 8 #

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~~, unsustainable consumption patterns and waste; calls for further EU efforts on its commitments towards the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals; strongly encourages the international promotion of this approach ~~and~~, including through strengthening cooperation with partners; developing countries with the overarching aim to limit the negative impacts of the worldwide textile industry on climate change and biodiversity;

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;

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2022/12/14 FEMM 104 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Vera TAX, Maria NOICHL, Radka MAXOVÁ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)

-A. having regard to the UN General Assembly resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015 ‘Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’1a, _________________ 1a A/RES/70/1 (http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.as p?symbol=A/RES/70/1)

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

A a. B. Whereas the textile and clothing industries are often based on cheap labour, where women’s labour conditions are often substrandard and women are lacking any social protection;

Amendment 100 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Frances FITZGERALD, Pernille WEISS, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Christine SCHNEIDER, Eleni STAVROU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 l (new)

5 l. Notes that women of all ages often have a central role in organising, funding, running and promoting initiatives and charity organisations centred on the manufacturing and sale of textile products; underlines that such organisations have historically been of great social significance both by creating employment opportunities for women and providing aid, support and charitable assistance for women in need;

Amendment 101 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Frances FITZGERALD, Pernille WEISS, Arba KOKALARI, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Christine SCHNEIDER, Eleni STAVROU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 m (new)

5 m. Calls on the Commission to effectively communicate and promote through online platforms the significance of small, sustainable female-run textile- SMEs across the EU, giving them greater visibility and encouraging greater awareness of women’s eco-friendly entrepreneurship;

Amendment 102 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Frances FITZGERALD, Pernille WEISS, Arba KOKALARI, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Christine SCHNEIDER, Eleni STAVROU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 n (new)

5 n. recalls that one of the aims of the ‘EU strategy for textiles initiative’ is to set in place a comprehensive framework to create conditions and incentives to boost the competitiveness, sustainability and resilience of the EU textile sector; urges the Commission to ensure that this aim takes into consideration the pivotal role of women within the industry;

Amendment 103 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Frances FITZGERALD, Pernille WEISS, Arba KOKALARI, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Christine SCHNEIDER, Eleni STAVROU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 o (new)

5 o. Calls on Member States to promote STEAM learning to better ensure that women play a key role in all aspects of the textile industry, including the use of high- tech machinery often required during various manufacturing procedures and thereby serving to underline the link between women, technology and textiles;

Amendment 104 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Frances FITZGERALD, Pernille WEISS, Arba KOKALARI, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Christine SCHNEIDER, Eleni STAVROU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 p (new)

5 p. Calls on Member States to promote the economic independence of women seniors and recognise this as being another pivotal challenge for the coming years;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

A b. whereas many of the human rights violations in the textil and garment sector concern labour rights, including poverty wages, arbitrary dismissals, unsafe workplaces, gender-based violence and harassment or precarious work and work conditions; whereas, because of the feminization of the sector, those violations have a high gender impact; whereas despite the widespread violation of human rights, current remedial actions generally remain rare and victims face multiple obstacles to access judicial remedies, including procedural obstacles on admissibility and disclosure of evidence, often prohibitive litigation costs, absence of clear liability standards for corporate involvement in human rights abuses, and lack of clarity on the application of EU rules of private international law in transnational civil litigation;

Amendment 12 #

Barry ANDREWS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Michal ŠIMEČKA

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

A b. whereas women are disproportionately represented in the most vulnerable and marginalised positions in the sector; whereas many of the women making up the garment industry are low wage workers, whereas garment workers on average only receive 1-3% of the final retail price of clothing;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

A b. whereas gender equality is a core principle of the EU, enshrined in Articles 2 and 3(3) TEU, Article 8 TFEU and Article 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights;

Amendment 14 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Frances FITZGERALD, Pernille WEISS, Arba KOKALARI, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Christine SCHNEIDER, Eleni STAVROU

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

A b. whereas women's leadership is central to the successful promotion of a circular economy;

Amendment 15 #

Barry ANDREWS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Michal ŠIMEČKA

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)

A c. whereas many women workers in the garment industry are under the threat of violence and sexual harassment, whereas issues linked to gender-based harassment and violence are often silenced by giant global value chains and intensified by gender power imbalances between a mostly female workforce and predominantly male management structures;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)

A c. whereas Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals is Gender Equality, Goal 8 is Decent work and Economic Growth and Goal 12 is Responsible Consumption and Production; whereas many countries are falling behind on their targets, which Member States have committed to completing by 2030;

Amendment 17 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Frances FITZGERALD, Pernille WEISS, Arba KOKALARI, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Christine SCHNEIDER, Eleni STAVROU

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)

A c. Whereas the clothing sector employs in total over 1.1million workers across the EU in 130 000 companies out of which 99% are SMEs; whereas women represent 52% of the workforce in the textile sector, 79% in the clothing sector, and 58% in the leather and footwear sectors;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)

A c. whereas widespread abuse of female garment workers has intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic mainly due to fashion brands’ response;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)

A d. whereas voluntary frameworks to protect women garment workers from violence and exploitation in the workplace in countries involved in textile subcontracting have proven ineffective; whereas binding measures have to be put in place to adress these violations of these human rights;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Recital -A a (new)

-A a. having regard to European Parliament resolution of 27 April 2017 on the EU flagship initiative on the garment sector,

Amendment 20 #

Barry ANDREWS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Michal ŠIMEČKA

Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)

A d. whereas the voices of women workers in the garment industry are often unheard; whereas the unequal distribution of power and agency, a lack of representation and limited access to justice have huge significance for the injustices women workers in the garment sector experience;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)

A d. whereas 189 states have signed and ratified the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) which states that discrimination against women "violates the principles of equality of rights and respect for human dignity";3a _________________ 3a https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments- mechanisms/instruments/convention- elimination-all-forms-discrimination- against-women

Amendment 22 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Frances FITZGERALD, Pernille WEISS, Arba KOKALARI, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Christine SCHNEIDER, Eleni STAVROU

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the textile and garment industry is one of the most polluting industries2 by producing 1.2 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) per year, which is more emissions than international flights and maritime shipping3a; whereas the textile and garment industry is one of the fastest growing ones and therefore its effects on the environment intensify continuously; whereas women and girls are frequently exposed to additional gender-specific factors and barriers that consistently render them more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and disasters; _________________ 2 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/he adlines/society/20201208STO93327/the- impact-of-textile-production-and-waste-on- the-environment-infographic 3a A New Textiles Economy: Redesigning Fashion’s Future, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, 2017

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the textile industry is one of the most polluting industries2 ; whereas Europeans consume on average 26 kg of textiles per person per year - a significant share of these coming from third countries; whereas women and girls are frequently exposed to additional gender- specific factors and barriers that consistently render them more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and disasters; _________________ 2 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/he adlines/society/20201208STO93327/the- impact-of-textile-production-and-waste-on- the-environment-infographic

Amendment 24 #

Vera TAX, Maria NOICHL, Radka MAXOVÁ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the textile industry is one of the most polluting industries2 ; whereas women and girls are more likely than men to be financially dependent on natural resource-based activities or climate- vulnerable sectors and are frequently exposed to additional gender-specific factors and barriers that consistently render them more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and disasters; _________________ 2 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/he adlines/society/20201208STO93327/the- impact-of-textile-production-and-waste-on- the-environment-infographic

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas the social, green and feminist agenda are interlinked and share the goal to ensure a fair distribution of resources; whereas a circular economy is necessary for the realisation of the green & just transitions; whereas improving social sustainability therefore cannot be done through a single instrument but requires a holistic approach that looks at design, buying, production, consumption and recycling;

Amendment 26 #

Vera TAX, Maria NOICHL, Radka MAXOVÁ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

B a. Calls on the Commission to mainstream the gender perspective, particularly regarding women's rights, in the implementation of the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textile; believes that this initiative should promote non- discrimination and address the issue of violence and harassment in the workplace, as already envisaged by European and international commitments;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

B a. Whereas women working in the textile sector, because of imbalanced power relationships and insecure working arrangements, unsafe working conditions, forced overtime and health hazards, are especially vulnerable to gender- based violence and sexual harassment; whereas gender inequalities in the textile sector lead to gender pay gap.

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas many women workers in the garment industry are under the threat of violence and sexual harassment; whereas these issues are often silenced by giant global value chains and intensified by gender power imbalances between a mostly female workforce and predominantly male management structures;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the long tradition and experience of European textile industries, in which women have played an active role, form an invaluable part of Europe's historical heritage;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Recital -A b (new)

-A b. whereas the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textile contains green ambitions but falls short regarding other key aspects of the sector such as workers’ rights or the gender perspective;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas there is no scientific evidence to show that women and girls are particularly exposed to environmental disasters or other environmental impacts;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas this initiative also aims to ensure the sustained recovery of the textile industry following the COVID-19 crisis;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas women play an important role in Europe's textile industry yet the job losses in this sector, caused by relocations in particular, have undermined their independence and their financial situation;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

B b. whereas women, migrant and informal workers are key to circularity, but are especially vulnerable to negative social impacts; whereas this requires adoption of intersectional perspectives and approaches;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

B b. whereas this strategy is part of the EU's horizontal plan to move towards a climate-neutral, circular economy;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)

B c. whereas European textile consumption has the fourth highest environmental and climate change impact, after food, housing and mobility;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)

B d. whereas the textile industry is the third most significant sector in terms of the percentage of water and land used and the fifth in terms of primary raw material consumption and greenhouse gas emissions;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Recital B e (new)

B e. whereas the COVID-19 crisis has affected both men and women in a significant manner, and in particular those working in low-paid jobs, precarious forms of employment and feminised sectors, including, for example, the textile industry;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Regrets that the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textile does not recognize the value of the industry´s labour, in particular of the role of women workers;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that in addition to its significant negative environmental and climate impacts, the textile industry also has a detrimental social impact; stresses that a disproportionate number of women and marginalised groups carry out precarious work~~, often involuntarily~~ and hold low-paid jobs, often involuntarily; points out, in this context, the need to protect the social and labour rights of those employed in the textile industry, as well as the need for sufficient improvements in working conditions and standards in this economic sector;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas women account for approximately 80 % of the global garment workforce1 ~~and comprise the majority of low-w~~, are disproportionately represented in low-wage jobs in the lower tiers of the sector’s supply chain and consistently lag behind men in terms of pay1a ; whereas low wages, coupled with low or non-existent social protection make these women and children particularly vulnerable to exploitation; whereas wages of women working on this sector of activity are set at well below the living wage, a sum which allows workers to provide for their basic needs and those of their family (such as housing, health care, food, education, transportation and savings); whereas according to the Fair Wage Network~~ers~~, the minimum wages in textile producing countries are two to five times lower than the living wage; whereas the employment of women in the garment sector in developing countries contributes significantly to household incomes and poverty reduction; _________________ 1 Briefing entitled ‘Textile workers in developing countries and the European fashion industry: Towards sustainability?’, European Parliament, Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research Services, 24 July 2020. 1a Moving the Needle: Gender Equality and Decent Work in Asia’s Garment Sector, ILO, 2021.

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that in addition to its significant negative environmental and climate impacts, the textile industry also has a detrimental social impact; stresses that a disproportionate number of women and marginalised groups car~~ry out~~e engaged in precarious work, ~~often involuntarily~~including high levels of part time work, receipt of poverty wages substantially below living wages, forced labour, hazardous working conditions, health damage in connection with chemicals used, and gender-based violence including sexual harassment;

Amendment 41 #

Barry ANDREWS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Michal ŠIMEČKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that in addition to its significant negative environmental, such as biodiversity and climate impacts, the textile industry also has a detrimental social impact; stresses that a disproportionate number of women and marginalised groups carry out precarious work, often involuntarily, in inhumane and dangerous working conditions without work safety, social security or other social benefits and below decent wages, some in conditions of forced labour;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that in addition to its significant negative environmental and climate impacts, the textile industry also has a detrimental social impact; stresses that a disproportionate number of women and marginalised groups car~~ry out precarious work, oft~~e concentrated in low-paid, low-skilled occupations within garment factories and in informal occupation; stresses that this work is precarious and often undertaken involuntarily;

Amendment 43 #

Barry ANDREWS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Michal ŠIMEČKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Welcomes the initiatives of European SMEs, in which women are stakeholders, to relocate their textile activities to EU territory and adopt more sustainable production methods; notes that this trend is helping to create skilled jobs in the EU, which benefit women in particular;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Highlights that working conditions and labour laws in third countries supplying the EU with textile products are often extremely poor or not properly enforced; underlines in particular restrictions to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and limitations on paid maternity leave; highlights that women and disadvantaged groups are often in informal employment and do not have access to social security;

Amendment 45 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Frances FITZGERALD, Pernille WEISS, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Christine SCHNEIDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that the traditional textile industry must be able to serve the concrete needs of a society, as evidenced by the current economic and humanitarian crisis, which has been exacerbated by the pandemic and current wars;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Notes that for women, Europe has historically been fertile ground for the founding and development of the most important, successful and high quality driven brands and industries in the textile and garment industry;

Amendment 47 #

Barry ANDREWS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Michal ŠIMEČKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Highlights that Gender Based Violence (GBV) has been widely reported in the textile industry; stresses that women and girls in garment factories are particularly at risk of harassment and GBV due to their precarious, low-income employment, as well as limited upward mobility, the location of workplaces and on-site housing4a; highlights that the victims of GBV may face barriers to reporting violence or harassment and calls for employers in the textile sector to ensure that there are robust, gender sensitive operational-level grievance mechanisms to enable workers to report harassment, violence or threats of violence anonymously and confidentially without fear of reprisal; calls for appropriate remediation mechanisms; calls for the inclusion of women in the design of monitoring and evaluation measures; calls employers to provide training and education on gender-equality and GBV to male and female employees; _________________ 4a https://mneguidelines.oecd.org/oecd- due-diligence-guidance-garment- footwear.pdf

Amendment 48 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Pernille WEISS, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Regrets that for the most part the production process of goods in the textile and garment industry has been delocalised in extra EU countries and to that end laments the consequential loss of employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for European women workers;

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Notes that now that the industrial revolution has come to an end, women have much potential to be tapped and the freedom to decide their professional futures and jobs in accordance with their merits and individual worth;

Amendment 5 #

Barry ANDREWS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Michal ŠIMEČKA

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas women account for approximately 80 % of the global garment workforce1 and comprise the majority of low-wage workers and therefore are disproportionally affected by the negative impacts of the garment industry; _________________ 1 Briefing entitled ‘Textile workers in developing countries and the European fashion industry: Towards sustainability?’, European Parliament, Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research Services, 24 July 2020.

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1 c. Notes that women in the textile industry are often excluded from decision- making spaces; calls on employers in the textile industry to take steps to ensure female representation at managerial and leadership level and mid-level positions, and to ensure female representation at consultation forums;

Amendment 51 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Frances FITZGERALD, Pernille WEISS, Arba KOKALARI, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Christine SCHNEIDER, Eleni STAVROU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1 c. Welcomes the fact that the market of women’s vintage garments has been reinvigorated in recent years;

Amendment 52 #

Barry ANDREWS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Michal ŠIMEČKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1 d. Calls on buying companies and factories to develop gender-mainstreamed Codes of Conduct with policies on GBV and harassment as well as clear enforcement mechanisms; calls on buying companies to include gender equality in contractual agreements with suppliers;

Amendment 53 #

Barry ANDREWS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Michal ŠIMEČKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Urges the Member States to ratify the relevant International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions, in particular The Equal Remuneration Convention (No. 100), Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention (No. 111) and The Maternity Protection Convention (No. 183) and implement its recommendations, especially those intended to reduce the scale of precarious work and protect workers from the harmful effects of hazardous chemicals, ~~as well as from violence and harassment in the workplace;~~ of which gender-disaggregated data is unfortunately often lacking, as well as from violence and harassment in the workplace; stresses that production of textiles is very chemical-intensive and exposures women to chemicals causing cancer, endocrine-disrupting chemicals and allergens4a, inter alia; _________________ 4a Women, Chemicals and the SDGs - Gender Review Mapping with a Focus on Women and Chemicals: Impact of Emerging Policy Issues and the Relevance for the Sustainable Development Goals; Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) and International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN), 2020

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Urges the Member States to ratify the relevant International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions and implement its recommendations, especially those intended to ~~reduce~~ensure occupational health and safety and building standards, reduce Gender-Based Discrimination and the scale of precarious work, and protect workers from the harmful effects of chemicals, as well as from violence and harassment in the workplace;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Urges the Member States to ratify the relevant International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions and implement its recommendations, especially those intended to reduce the scale of precarious work and protect workers from the harmful effects of chemicals, a~~s well as~~nd from violence and harassment in the workplace as well as those related to home work as it is prevalent in the textile and garment supply chain;

Amendment 56 #

Vera TAX, Maria NOICHL, Radka MAXOVÁ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Urges the Member States to ratify the relevant International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions and implement its recommendations, especially those intended to reduce the scale of precarious work and protect workers from the harmful effects of chemicals, as well as from ~~violence and~~all forms of violence, including harassment, in the workplace;

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Urges the Member States to ratify the relevant International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions, including ILO Convention 190, and implement its recommendations, especially those intended to reduce the scale of precarious work and protect workers from the harmful effects of chemicals, as well as from violence and harassment in the workplace;

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Calls on the EU and the Member States to carry out extensive information and awareness-raising campaigns to draw attention to the negative impact of the textile sector on the environment and climate change, as well as to the need to improve employment conditions and labour standards in the sector;

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Calls on the EU to support efforts to prevent gender-based violence in the textile sector by committing to the ratification and implementation of the ILO Convention 190 on Ending Violence and Sexual Harassment in the World of Work;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas jobs that are traditionally labelled as “women’s work” or that are in highly feminized sectors, such as the garment sector, tend to be under-valued; whereas women generally have access to a narrow range of jobs and tasks, face horizontal and vertical occupational segregation, concentrated in the lowest- skilled and lowest-paid tasks, as well as direct and indirect discrimination based on gender, including pregnancy-based discrimination ; whereas they also suffer occupational diseases and lack of access to appropriate and much needed healthcare;

Amendment 60 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Demands to allow women workers’ unions to be freely established and operated and asks to respect the right to collective bargaining;

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Highlights the strong risk of perpetuating existing job quality concerns in circular roles, where marginalised and disenfranchised groups including informal, women and migrant workers are overrepresented; calls therefore for the Commission and Member States to deliberately include positive social outcomes into the transition in all relevant legislation

Amendment 62 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Calls for employers in the textile sector to facilitate the training and upskilling of low-wage textile sector workers, in particular wo~~Highlights that skilling, upskilling and re-skilling in the textile sector play a key role to reduce the gender gap in employment; underlines the importance for corporate investment to ensure that women access quality lifelong learning and training, particularly after periods of absence for care reasons, taking strong measures to overcome the lack of timen and ~~other marginalised groups, during working hours~~resources and addressing gender bias and gender stereotypical choices; highlights the need to inform female workers about their rights, labour legislation and safety and health issues, as well as the need to provide training to male managers on gender equality and non-discrimination;

Amendment 63 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for employers in the textile sector to facilitate the training and upskilling of low-wage textile sector workers, in particular women and other marginalised groups and including those engaged in the most precarious employment, during working hours;

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the relevant public institutions and employers in the textile sector to facilitate the training and upskilling of low-wage textile sector workers, inwith a particular focus on women and other marginalised groups, including during working hours;

Amendment 65 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for employers in the textile sector to facilitate the training and upskilling of low-wage textile sector workers, in particular women and men and other marginalised groups, during working hours;

Amendment 66 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Stresses that the textile industry needs to be thoroughly restructured in order to establish a circular economy and to reduce its negative impact on the climate and the environment; points out, however, having regard in particular to the post-COVID-19 pandemic situation and the ongoing humanitarian and economic crisis, that in order to achieve the objectives set out in the Strategy, very high levels of investment and a significant amount of time will be needed for operators in this sector to adapt;

Amendment 67 #

Vera TAX, Maria NOICHL, Radka MAXOVÁ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt strong measures to ensure women’s access to a fair and inclusive digital and green transition in the textile sector;

Amendment 68 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls for employers in the textile sector to ensure a basic social security to their employees;

Amendment 69 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Recalls that women who work in textile and garments manufacturing are exposed to health risks due to the presence of hazardos substances used in textile products and highlights the urgency to adopt measures regarding health and safety at work that include a gender-sensitive approach;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

A a. Whereas the Commission in its Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 commits to include a gender perspective in all aspects and levels of policy making, internal and external, including addressing needs, challenges and opportunities in specific sectors;

Amendment 70 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3 c. Regrets that the proposal for a Sustainable Corporate Due Diligence Directive is gender-blind and calls for the incorporation of the gender perspective in the text;

Amendment 71 #

Barry ANDREWS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Michal ŠIMEČKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the proposal for an ecodesign regulation covering textiles, the review of the Textile Labelling Regulation3 and the potential introduction of a mandatory disclosure of information; calls for the inclusion of social and labour standards in both the proposed ecodesign regulation and under labelling requirements and to be made available in digital product passports as well as made part of mandatory public procurement; is concerned about the unholistic and limited picture of product impact that the development of criteria to substantiate green claims would create if it does not consider social and gender related impacts, emphasises that such a narrow view of product sustainability is not in line with the EU’s commitments to the Sustainable Development Goals, nor the European Green Deal; _________________ 3 Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products and repealing Council Directive 73/44/EEC and Directives 96/73/EC and 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. OJ L 272, 18.10.2011, p. 1.

Amendment 72 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the proposal for an ecodesign regulation covering textiles, the review of the Textile Labelling Regulation3 and the potential introduction of a mandatory disclosure of information; calls for the inclusion of social and labour standards in both the proposed ecodesign regulation and under labelling requirements; calls for companies in the textile industry to provide detailed information on the status of gender equality in companies throughout their supply chains , in accordance with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and the future Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; _________________ 3 Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products and repealing Council Directive 73/44/EEC and Directives 96/73/EC and 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. OJ L 272, 18.10.2011, p. 1.

Amendment 73 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Frances FITZGERALD, Pernille WEISS, Arba KOKALARI, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Christine SCHNEIDER, Eleni STAVROU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the proposal for an ecodesign regulation covering textiles, the review of the Textile Labelling Regulation3 and ~~the potential introduction of a mandat~~a mandatory corporate sustainability due diligence reporting standards and reporting standards fory disclosure of information on negative impacts on the human rights and the environment; calls for the inclusion of social and labour standards in both the proposed ecodesign regulation and under labelling requirements; _________________ 3 Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products and repealing Council Directive 73/44/EEC and Directives 96/73/EC and 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. OJ L 272, 18.10.2011, p. 1.

Amendment 74 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the proposal for an ecodesign regulation covering textiles, the review of the Textile Labelling Regulation3 and the potential introduction of a mandatory disclosure of information; underlines that any potential introduction should commence with the largest companies within the Union; calls for ~~the~~a phased inclusion of social and labour standards in both the proposed ecodesign regulation and under labelling requirements; _________________ 3 Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products and repealing Council Directive 73/44/EEC and Directives 96/73/EC and 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. OJ L 272, 18.10.2011, p. 1.

Amendment 75 #

Vera TAX, Maria NOICHL, Radka MAXOVÁ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 76 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 77 #

Vera TAX, Maria NOICHL, Radka MAXOVÁ, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Highlights that, in order for the digital product passport to be an effective instrument in improving social gender unequal aspects of the textile sector, it should go beyond containing information on due diligence and should also include disclosure of full product information covering the whole value chain, the existence in factories of trade unions and collective bargaining, and information on wage levels and working hours; the information on the digital product passport should be accessible to all parties and based on a common database that other stakeholders can also contribute to;

Amendment 78 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Welcomes the expected European Commission proposal to ban products made with forced labour from entering the EU market that will encompass the use of forced labour across the entire supply chain. Recalls the importance of gender mainstreaming of all EU policies.

Amendment 79 #

Barry ANDREWS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Michal ŠIMEČKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Reiterates that compliance with due diligence obligations must be a condition for access to the internal market and that operators should be required to establish and provide evidence, through the exercise of due diligence, that the products that they place on the internal market are in conformity with the environmental and human rights criteria set out in the future due diligence legislation; highlights the prominence of SMEs in the textile sector and calls for their inclusion in the due diligence legislation; emphasises that the negative gender-related impacts cannot be avoided through the proposed due diligence legislation alone;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas there is a disproportionate number of men in leadership and managerial positions and mid-level positions in the garment workforce and gendered wage segregation in garment factories is prevalent;2a _________________ 2a https://betterwork.org/wp- content/uploads/2018/01/BW- GenderStrategy-Highlights-v4-Web.pdf

Amendment 80 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4 c. highlights in this regard that the due diligence legislation as proposed by the Commission only covers 1% of EU companies and that as the largest garment brands do not dominate the garment industry the way the largest brands do in highly concentrated industries and therefore that regulations only applying to the largest brands will not benefit the majority of the often women garment workers from the protections they are meant to provide; highlights that important conventions, multilateral agreements and human rights instruments relevant to the textile companies’ impacts need to be included in the Annex and that the current list is too limited, particularly to prevent and remedy corporate women’s rights abuses; emphasises that the requirements need to cover the whole value chain with integrated gender analyses in order be an effective instrument for the realisation of workers’ rights in the textile sector;

Amendment 81 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4 d. Highlights the need to strengthen efforts to incorporate social gender responsive considerations in public procurement in order to support sustainable textile production, use and end-of-life management; calls in this regard for a revision of the 2014 Directive on Public Procurement, as well as on the inclusion of socially responsible, in addition to green, public procurement under the ecodesign regulation;

Amendment 82 #

Barry ANDREWS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Michal ŠIMEČKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to engage with civil society stakeholders, including educational actors ~~and~~, gender equality organisations, trade unions and grassroots organisations working on the ground in order to develop programmes to increase awareness about the environmental, and climate and human right impacts of the textile and garment industries. and to promote a circular economy including the development of sustainability and respect for human rights throughout the entire textile value chain;

Amendment 83 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to engage with civil society stakeholders, including educational actors and gender equality organisations, in order to develop programmes to increase awareness about the working conditions for women and girls in the global garment and textile industry, as well as the environmental and climate impact of th~~e textile and garment~~ose industries.

Amendment 84 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to engage with civil society stakeholders, including educational actors and gender equality organisations, in order to develop programmes to increase awareness about the environmental and climate impact of the textile and garment industries as well as about the human rights and sustainability impacts of the sector.

Amendment 85 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Frances FITZGERALD, Pernille WEISS, Arba KOKALARI, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Christine SCHNEIDER, Eleni STAVROU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to engage with civil society stakeholders, ~~including educational actors and gender equality organisations,~~ in order to develop programmes to increase awareness about the environmental ~~and climate~~ impact of the textile and garment industries.

Amendment 86 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop programmes to promote women entrepreneurship in the textile and garment industries, focusing on all aspects related to such industries, including the training, reskilling and upskilling of women of all ages involved;

Amendment 87 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Highlights that the power asymmetry between buyers and suppliers contributing to unfair trading practices have detrimental effects on labour conditions, wages and overproduction, disproportionately affecting women, especially in non-EU low-wage countries but also in producing countries inside the EU; calls for legislation to combat unfair trading practices in the textile sector, taking inspiration from and learning from the experience of the implementation of Directive 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in the agricultural and food supply chain;

Amendment 88 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Frances FITZGERALD, Pernille WEISS, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Christine SCHNEIDER, Eleni STAVROU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Member States, in accordance with the principles laid down in the circular economy action plan, to give priority to relocating the production and remanufacturing of sustainable textiles to EU territory in order to encourage the creation of quality jobs in this sector, which will benefit women in particular, and a reduction in CO2 emissions;

Amendment 89 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to protect and promote traditional expertise in the textile and garment sector, of which women are often custodians;

Amendment 9 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Frances FITZGERALD, Pernille WEISS, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Christine SCHNEIDER, Eleni STAVROU

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas women of all ages who are income recipients are more easily recognised as individuals by society and are no longer represented by their spouses, partners or families in all their diversity;

Amendment 90 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Frances FITZGERALD, Pernille WEISS, Arba KOKALARI, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Christine SCHNEIDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Stresses the importance of safeguarding and preserving traditional craftsmanship, the most tangible manifestation of intangible cultural heritage, as well as establishing a gender lens to the historic role played by women in creating, maintaining and enhancing high-quality workmanship;

Amendment 91 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Frances FITZGERALD, Pernille WEISS, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Christine SCHNEIDER, Eleni STAVROU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that EU and national policies and initiatives are backed by sufficient funding and to ensure reasonably easy access to credit for women; calls additionally on the Commission and the Member States to foster a hospitable environment for the creation, promotion and development of women-driven artisanal activities;

Amendment 92 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Frances FITZGERALD, Pernille WEISS, Arba KOKALARI, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Christine SCHNEIDER, Eleni STAVROU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5 d. Urges the Member States to employ existing funds to ensure financial instruments, skills and performance output through education, training and advisory services, as well as increased participation in local action groups to better guarantee the participation of women in entrepreneurship in the textiles and garment industry;

Amendment 93 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Frances FITZGERALD, Pernille WEISS, Arba KOKALARI, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Christine SCHNEIDER, Eleni STAVROU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)

5 e. Calls on the Commission and Member states to promote and encourage the exchange of knowledge and best practices between women entrepreneurs regarding the circularity and sustainability in the textile sector;

Amendment 94 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Frances FITZGERALD, Pernille WEISS, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Christine SCHNEIDER, Eleni STAVROU

5 f. Notes that sustainability and circularity should have a transversal character and should be mainstreamed into the various sectors of the industry; stresses that sustainability and circularity in the textile industry should imply capacity to make use of by-products coming from different sectors and industries that will be beneficial to women and girls;

Amendment 95 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Frances FITZGERALD, Pernille WEISS, Arba KOKALARI, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Christine SCHNEIDER, Eleni STAVROU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 g (new)

5 g. Regrets that textile contact dermatitis is more common in women than in men, as the fashion created for women is notably tighter fitting and more colourful; reiterates that the risk of developing textile contact dermatitis is exacerbated by poor working conditions such as hot and humid enclosed spaces and represents a significant problem for workers within the industry; notes that the development of sustainable and circular products should take into account risks related to the health of those involved both in the production and the wearing of the final products;

Amendment 96 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Frances FITZGERALD, Pernille WEISS, Arba KOKALARI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 h (new)

5 h. Welcomes the fact that there are successful examples of women in the textile industries creating a commercially viable product from by-products or waste products deriving from the food sector industries or other industries;

Amendment 97 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Frances FITZGERALD, Pernille WEISS, Arba KOKALARI, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Christine SCHNEIDER, Eleni STAVROU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 i (new)

5 i. Urges the Commission and Member states to develop strategies to ensure the commercial viability of eco- friendly products for women and girls; highlights the need for an overarching objective to reduce the cost of high- quality, durable and sustainable clothing and footwear so as to no longer be in a situation where bad quality and polluting clothing from third countries is the most viable, affordable option for women from disadvantaged economic backgrounds;

Amendment 98 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Frances FITZGERALD, Pernille WEISS, Arba KOKALARI, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Christine SCHNEIDER, Eleni STAVROU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 j (new)

5 j. Recalls that in the textile industry nearly 75% of women are medium to highly educated; to that end, regrets that only 38% of women hold senior officials and managers positions within the textile industry;

Amendment 99 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Frances FITZGERALD, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Eleni STAVROU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 k (new)

5 k. Calls for comprehensive gender disaggregated data to ascertain the involvement of women in the textile industries and any potential variations or discrepancies between Member States;

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2022/12/16 IMCO 103 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Biljana BORZAN, Maria GRAPINI, Brando BENIFEI, Marc ANGEL, René REPASI, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ

Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)

-A. whereas textile production and consumption in Europe has a particularly high environmental, climate and social cost, accounting for the fourth negative impact on the environment and climate change, while on an upward trend putting serious stress on available resources, especially water and other raw materials;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas garments lifespan decreased by 36%1a; __________________ 1a A new textiles economy: redesigning fashion’s future, cited in European Environmental Agency (2022), Textiles and the environment: the role of design in Europe’s circular economy

Amendment 100 #

Draft opinion
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 101 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 d (new)

9d. The new requirements will entail costs for the companies and each requirement must be weighed against the benefit it creates;

Amendment 102 #

Draft opinion
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)

9g. Stresses the need to support the circular business models through a combination of policy measures with a particular emphasis on second-hand resale;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas market analyses show there is a gap between the intend and the purchasing behaviour, where many consumers still prioritize the price over quality and sustainability;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas ~~fragmented and~~highly complex, non- transparent and fragmented value -chains at a global level in the garment sector further complicates the work of market surveillance authorities, consumers associations as well as resellers by hindering compliance with relevant Union law ~~and~~on quality of products as well as on manufacturing conditions, including on forced labour, and by weakening the accountability of economic operators;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas ~~fragmented and non- transparent~~ value chains in the garment sector ~~hinder compliance with relevant Union law and weaken the accountability of economic operators~~are complex and non- linear which makes it a challenge for economic operators and market surveillance authorities alike to ensure compliance with relevant Union law;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
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 15 #

Biljana BORZAN, Maria GRAPINI, Brando BENIFEI, Marc ANGEL, René REPASI, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas non-harmonised legislation leads to a fragmented market and bureaucratic burdens that increases the difficulties on the sector especially on the SMEs working in the sector;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated unfair trading practices in the textile sector1a, revealing the profound power imbalances along textile value chains; __________________ 1a https://news.industriall- europe.eu/documents/upload/2021/9/6376 84400585561764_210106%20Draft%20Le veraging%20UTP%20transposition_2021 0927.pdf

Amendment 17 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Alessandra BASSO, Markus BUCHHEIT, Virginie JORON, Jean-Lin LACAPELLE

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas well-informed choices can help drive demand to quality clothes, less damageable for the environment and a supply chain that respect nature and workers;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas supporting a vibrant and dynamic textile sector is strategic for the value chains and the competitiveness of the internal market;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas the textile production sector, represented mostly by SMEs, was already under a lot of stress from social dumping due to very low production costs in third countries, more difficulties were added by the Covid-19 pandemic, the energy crisis, the inflation and the economic and social effects of the war in Ukraine;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas 79% of consumers agreed that it is important for brands to share detailed information about the environmental impact of their products, and a majority of them are willing to pay more and ready to change their purchasing patterns for sustainable options ~~but can be misled by greenwashing practices~~, provided that clear and reliable labels are at their disposal;

Amendment 20 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Alessandra BASSO, Markus BUCHHEIT, Virginie JORON, Jean-Lin LACAPELLE

Draft opinion
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 21 #

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas the long tradition and experience of European textile companies has a priceless value for the European historical heritage;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas the bureaucratic burden and difficulties in registering new fibres and technologies are hindering the research and innovation that could lead to the development of a sustainable and durable sector;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)

Bd. whereas the transition to a sustainable sector will have a major impact on the costs of the textiles that will have to be covered by both the consumers and SMEs;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Recital B e (new)

Be. whereas the online marketplaces function as a gate into the Single Market for many textiles that do not respect the legislation regarding chemicals in the European Union;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls the paramount importance of protecting consumers by addressing misleading claims and greenwashing practices, by immediately withdrawing of the market textile products that do not respect Union law, and by putting more surveillance especially on regular offenders being entities or region of production;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls the paramount importance of protecting consumers by addressing over-use of plastic and chemicals in garments and misleading claims, and immediately withdrawing products that do not respect Union laws;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls the paramount importance of protecting consumers by addressing misleading claims that do not comply with Union or national consumer protection law and immediately withdrawing such products ~~that do not respect Union law~~;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Underlines the importance of protecting the consumers from price escalation due to abrupt and radical changes of legislation and the necessity of swift adaptation of the production processes; calls for both impact assessments and market analyses to accompany the sustainability legislation;

Amendment 29 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Alessandra BASSO, Markus BUCHHEIT, Virginie JORON, Jean-Lin LACAPELLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Emphasises the importance of sending the information regarding the mandatory Ecodesign requirements to the retailers so that the consumers can be properly advised;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas consumers arseem to be ready to change their purchasing patterns for sustainable options ~~but can be misled by greenwashing practice~~when duly informed about sustainability and origin of the products;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 32 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Alessandra BASSO, Markus BUCHHEIT, Virginie JORON, Jean-Lin LACAPELLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for the implementation of a trusted-flagger alert and notification mechanism and of an appropriate European redress mechanism for consumers affected by misleading labels and textiles that do not comply with Union law; considers it necessary to organise and implement better and harmonised surveillance of the internal market, with specific customs controls to prevent the import of counterfeit and/or unsafe textiles which do not conform to the expressly stated requirements for those who produce and operate within the EU and to protect consumers and the environment;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for stricter customs controls to avoid the import of counterfeit and unsafe textile products or goods without the specific requirements to be sold in the internal market; calls for the implementation of a trusted-flagger alert and notification mechanism and of an appropriate European redress mechanism for consumers affected by misleading labels and textiles that do not comply with Union law;

Amendment 34 #

Biljana BORZAN, Maria GRAPINI, Brando BENIFEI, Marc ANGEL, René REPASI, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls in this regard for the implementation of a trusted-flagger alert and notification mechanism ~~and~~, of an appropriate European redress mechanism and the possibility of enhanced collective redress for consumers affected by misleading labels and by textile products that do not comply with Union law;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls for the establishment of pre- approval schemes for sustainability labels and sustainability information tools by competent national authorities to protect consumers from misleading advertising and greenwashing;

Amendment 36 #

Biljana BORZAN, Maria GRAPINI, Brando BENIFEI, Marc ANGEL, René REPASI, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Regrets the repeated delays in the presentation of the long-awaited Commission’s proposal on substantiating green claims;

Amendment 37 #

Biljana BORZAN, Maria GRAPINI, Brando BENIFEI, Marc ANGEL, René REPASI, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Welcomes the announced initiatives to strengthen consumer information regarding durability, reusability, reparability and recyclability of textile products;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the introduction of the digital product passport in the proposal for a regulation on ecodesign requirements for sustainable products; calls for this important tool to aim for full transparency and reliable information to consumers as well as intermediaries; believes that in order to be relevant, this passport needs to be available on the product itself and be easy to read; favours open, easily accessible, regularly updated and trustworthy data ensuring traceability ~~down to factory level~~along the whole supply chain down to factory level on the components and substances, with particular attention to chemicals, used in their products; considers that a social labelling for textiles including on the working conditions of production should be added in the digital passport;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
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 4 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas studies indicate that consumers are ~~ready~~willing to change their purchasing patterns for sustainable options but ~~can be misled by greenwashing practices~~are sensitive to price increase;

Amendment 40 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Alessandra BASSO, Markus BUCHHEIT, Virginie JORON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the introduction of the digital product passport in the proposal for a regulation on ecodesign requirements for sustainable products; 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;~~ believes that value chains are non-linear and include many intermediaries, including bulk-trading of raw materials on commodity stock exchanges, and therefore, traceability requirements must be proportionate, reasonable and implementable;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the introduction of the digital product passport in the proposal for a regulation on ecodesign requirements for sustainable products; 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~~; emphasises that any action that could increase red tape for producers should be avoided and calls for stronger support for SMEs in this sector;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the introduction of the digital product passport in the proposal for a regulation on ecodesign requirements for sustainable products, provided that the initiative does not create more bureaucracy for producers; 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;

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Believes that the digital product passport can further enhance reliability and coherence among new and 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, and on the country where manufacturing processes take place (‘made in’), without prejudice to, and building on, existing certification schemes covering sustainability aspects such as repairability and durability; believes that enhanced supply chain traceability can encourage circular retail and consumption models like the resale and reuse of textile products;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
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 46 #

Biljana BORZAN, Brando BENIFEI, Marc ANGEL, René REPASI, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ

Draft opinion
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; regrets in this regard the postponement by the European Commission of the ‘Green Claims’ proposal in the last Circular Economy Package, which is a missed opportunity to empower consumers and inform them about the content of the products they purchase;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Believes that the digital product passport ~~goes hand in hand with the simplification of existing labels to~~must ensure that consumers receive coherent ~~and~~, reliable and comprehensive information on the environmental and social footprint of products, including human rights and environmental impacts throughout their value chain, as well as on their origin, circularity performance, and material and chemical content; in this regard, calls for ensuring transparency and credibility of and accountability for labels;

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
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; the introduction of such an instrument should enable micro-enterprises and SMEs to better communicate their sustainability, without creating excessive costs and administrative and bureaucratic burdens;

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Believes that the digital product passport goes hand in hand with the simplification and harmonisation of existing labels to ensure that consumers receive coherent and reliable information on the environmental and social footprint of products and that the costs and bureaucracy of labelling are minimized;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas many consumers are ready to change their purchasing patterns for sustainable options but can be misled by greenwashing practices;

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
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 produc~~in line with the requirements to be specified by the proposal for a regulation on eco-design requirements;

Amendment 51 #

Biljana BORZAN, Maria GRAPINI, Brando BENIFEI, Marc ANGEL, René REPASI, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Believes that the digital product passport ~~goes hand in hand with~~is conducive to the simplification of existing labels to ensure that consumers receive coherent and reliable information on the environmental and social footprint of products;

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Welcomes the proposed ban of the destruction of unsold goods, stresses that for it to be effective in tackling overproduction, the ban should be as wide as possible, encompassing all types of businesses, including SME;

Amendment 53 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Alessandra BASSO, Markus BUCHHEIT, Virginie JORON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Encourages initiatives to help consumers switch to more sustainable and responsible consumption patterns by providing quality products at an affordable price and reducing waste through inter alia repair, collection of used clothes, pay back schemes, second hand sells, renting options, clothes swapping as well as initiatives by producers to produce sturdy clothes, with extended warrantees and easy to recycle clothes;

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Encourages initiatives to help consumers switch to more sustainable consumption patterns by providing quality products at an affordable price and reducing waste, without affecting competitiveness and offering more choices to the consumers;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Encourages initiatives to help consumers switch to more sustainable consumption patterns by providing quality products at an affordable price ~~and~~that are designed to last longer, thereby reducing waste;

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Encourages initiatives to help consumers switch to more sustainable consumption patterns by providing quality products at an a~~ffordabl~~ppropriate price and reducing waste;

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Recalls that an increase of the production cost on the producers in the European Union, mostly SMEs, might lead to even more fragilisation of the sector and counteract the European economic autonomy that proved crucial during the Covid-19-pandemic; stresses the importance of a continuous dialogue with the sector and joined solutions for a realistic, feasible, and efficient sustainable transformation of the sector, as well as coherent legislation and achievable targets;

Amendment 58 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Alessandra BASSO, Markus BUCHHEIT, Virginie JORON, Jean-Lin LACAPELLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Believes that textile producers and brands should be drivers of sustainability by being transparent in their practices ~~and respecting human rights and the environment~~, respecting human rights and the environment as well as the tradition of high quality European products; recalls the importance of incentivising the use of all natural and ecological fibres and textile raw materials, facilitating research and innovation and providing flexibility in registering new alternative fibres, technologies and production processes in the sector;

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Believes that textile producers and brands should be drivers of sustainability by being transparent in their practices and respecting human rights and the environment; believes that these goals could be also achieved supporting the value chain, promoting reshoring in EU of delocalized productions, lowering burdens, promoting the textile value chain with incentives and creating a clear and efficient legal framework for companies and customers;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas fast-fashion models encourages mass consumption of poor quality clothes, often unrecyclable, at the expense of workers' social rights, luring consumers through greenwashing practices such as false environmental claims and in-house misleading labels;

Amendment 60 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Believes that textile producers and brands ~~should be drivers of sustainability by being transparent in their practices and respecting human rights and the environment~~are part of the drive towards more sustainability in the textiles sector; believes that consumer demand and consumer purchasing power play an equally important role in changing consumption patterns;

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Believes that textile producers and brands, including luxury and haute- couture brands, should be drivers of sustainability by being transparent in their practices all along their value chains and respecting human rights and the environment;

Amendment 62 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

~~7. Stresses that fast fashion puts enormous stress on suppliers and their workforce through unfair trading practices;~~deleted

Amendment 63 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that the business model of fast fashion puts enormous stress on suppliers, which are often SMEs, and their workforce through unfair trading practices;, including late payment, short-term delivery times, and important cost pressure. Those practices cannot be viewed as enduring as they forbid decent living wages, can encourage the violation of human rights and international labour law and are environmentally inadequate particularly through the destruction of unsold goods; calls in this respect for a legislative proposal tackling unfair trade practices in the textile sector, drawing inspiration from the UTP Directive existing for the agri-food sector.

Amendment 64 #

Biljana BORZAN, Brando BENIFEI, Marc ANGEL, René REPASI, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ

Draft opinion
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 65 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that fast fashion puts enormous stress on suppliers and their workforce through unfair trading practices; such as late payments, unilateral changes, negotiation of unreasonable low prices, below-cost selling, last-minute confirmation, cancellation or changes of orders, or unreasonable penalties for late deliveries; calls for regulatory measures at EU and national level to combat unfair trading practices; calls for ensuring that market surveillance authorities have a mandate to enforce these measures;

Amendment 66 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Alessandra BASSO, Markus BUCHHEIT, Virginie JORON, Jean-Lin LACAPELLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that fast fashion puts enormous stress on suppliers and their workforce through unfair trading practices; in this regard, the strategic value of the supply chain should be boosted, favouring to the greatest extent possible a sustainable production model as opposed to the ‘throw-away’ model, combining creative capacity and production systems based on the quality of processes, materials and finishes;

Amendment 67 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that some fast fashion companies located outside the EU contribute to puts enormous stress on suppliers and their workforce through unfair trading practices;

Amendment 68 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that fast fashion puts enormous stress on suppliers and their workforce ~~through~~, possibly resulting in unfair trading practices;

Amendment 69 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that "fast fashion" phenomena puts enormous stress on suppliers and their workforce through unfair trading practices;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the textile sector includes over 160 000 producers, most of them SMEs, that have to respect 16 pieces of European legislation, several implementation methods and national legislation in 27 Member States;

Amendment 70 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Stress~~Believes that ~~fast fashion puts enormous stress on suppliers and their workforce through unfair trading practices~~the effect of "fast fashion" on supply chains and consumptions patterns requires further study;

Amendment 71 #

Draft opinion
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 72 #

Biljana BORZAN, Maria GRAPINI, Brando BENIFEI, Marc ANGEL, René REPASI, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses that low quality garments lead to a low lifecycle of the products and increase the textile waste; calls therefore that the industry receives sufficient support to adopt optional classification of the textiles based on durability and sustainability;

Amendment 73 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Welcomes the announced efforts to promote circular business models, such as products as service models, take-back services, second hand collections and repair services;

Amendment 74 #

Biljana BORZAN, Maria GRAPINI, Brando BENIFEI, Marc ANGEL, René REPASI, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Recalls that creativity and innovation are important components to the textile industry and in order to safeguard these components, the recycling requirements and future sustainable legislation should keep into account intellectual property rights, encouraging and incentivizing the creators to recycle the unsold products rather than destroy them;

Amendment 75 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to locally develop repair and upcycling as well as innovative selling practices to boost reuse;

Amendment 76 #

Biljana BORZAN, Maria GRAPINI, Brando BENIFEI, Marc ANGEL, René REPASI, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7c. Encourages the measures aiming at promotion of promoting green and transferable skills and lifelong learning opportunities in the textiles sectors, highlights the importance of social enterprises in this context;

Amendment 77 #

Biljana BORZAN, Maria GRAPINI, Brando BENIFEI, Marc ANGEL, René REPASI, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)

7d. Calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to introduce incentives for the repair and sale of second-hand supply of textile goods and services;

Amendment 78 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

~~8. Calls for mandatory criteria on responsible consumption to apply to public procurement;~~deleted

Amendment 79 #

Biljana BORZAN, Maria GRAPINI, Brando BENIFEI, Marc ANGEL, René REPASI, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

~~8. Calls for mandatory criteria on responsible consumption to apply to public procurement;~~deleted

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas textile production doubled between 2000 and 20151a; __________________ 1a European Commission (2022), EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles

Amendment 80 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for public procurement purchases to show the lead through mandatory criteria oin responsible consumption toand to favour sustainable tenders with quality and eco-designed products as well as socially and environmentally responsible production conditions, and calls to flag multiple- offenders actors and prohibit them from applying to ~~public procurement;~~ tenders; calls for a revision of the 2014/24/EU Directive on public procurement in order to align it with the upcoming European due diligence legal framework;

Amendment 81 #

Biljana BORZAN, Maria GRAPINI, Brando BENIFEI, Marc ANGEL, René REPASI, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. C~~alls for mandatory criteria on responsible consumption to apply to public procurement~~onsiders 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 82 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for mandatory environmental and social criteria on responsible consumption to apply to public procurement; calls for the promotion of reserved contracts for social enterprises in public tenders;

Amendment 83 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Alessandra BASSO, Markus BUCHHEIT, Virginie JORON, Jean-Lin LACAPELLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for ~~mandatory~~transparent criteria onfor a responsible consumption to applyied to public procurement, avoiding fragmentation of the internal market;

Amendment 84 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for ~~mandatory~~transparent criteria on responsible consumption to apply to public procurement to avoid market fragmentation;

Amendment 85 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for European mandatory ~~criteria on responsible consumption to apply to~~green, socially responsible and sustainable public procurement criteria for textiles;

Amendment 86 #

Biljana BORZAN, Brando BENIFEI, Marc ANGEL, René REPASI, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Recalls the importance of creating a feasible and sustainable recycling ecosystem, that includes SMEs and other economic actors, where the textiles and textile fibres are reused and recycled in both classic and innovative manners, transforming the recycling sector into to a profitable, environmentally-friendly industry;

Amendment 87 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls the paramount importance of ensuring that market surveillance authorities have sufficient human and financial resources at their disposal, calls for the development of tools for individuals and organisations to flag non- compliant products to market surveillance authorities; calls for greater transparency of customs data to enable better enforcement by market surveillance authorities and improve consumer information, including by revising the Union Customs Code (Regulation (EU) No 952/2013).

Amendment 88 #

Draft opinion
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 89 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls the paramount importance of ensuring that market surveillance authorities have sufficient human and financial resources at their disposal. and that sufficient facilities and resources are in place to perform and increase proper chemical controls on national and regional levels in order to ensure consumer protection regarding the chemical substances limits in garments, especially in the products bought online from third country producers.

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas many producers from the textile industry expressed their interest in developing more sustainable and durable textiles and production technologies, willing to cooperate and find feasible solutions to the challenges brought by the Green Deal;

Amendment 90 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls the paramount importance of ensuring that market surveillance authorities have sufficient human and financial resources at their disposal in particular to fight against counterfeit products and ensure proper application of Union law through regular and random checks for textile products entering and made available on the internal market.

Amendment 91 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls the paramount importance of ensuring that market surveillance authorities ~~have sufficient human and financial resources~~are adequately staffed with well-prepared personnel and have sufficient financial resources and means of verification at their disposal.

Amendment 92 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Alessandra BASSO, Markus BUCHHEIT, Virginie JORON, Jean-Lin LACAPELLE

Draft opinion
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 93 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Recalls the need to support the EU textile value chain, which actively contribute to the EU competitiveness, while at the same time defending it from external unfair practices, which are also distortive of the internal market;

Amendment 94 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. In order for textile recycling to increase, there must be financial incentives to recycle.

Amendment 95 #

Draft opinion
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;

Amendment 96 #

Draft opinion
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 97 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. The Commission should create guidelines and support services to ensure that the bureaucracy resulting from this legislation does not become too burdensome, especially for SMEs;

Amendment 98 #

Draft opinion
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 99 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)

9c. The Digital Product Passport (DPP) must not become a costly and bureaucratic requirement that duplicates information requirements nor creates burdensome bureaucracy;

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Amendment 1 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

— having regard to Decision (EU) 2022/591 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 April 2022 on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 g (new)

— having regard to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste (“Waste Framework Directive”)

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the need to support consumers in moving away from fast fashion and the excessive consumption of clothing and in making responsible and sustainable textile consumption choices; calls on the Commission and the Member States to reduce aggressive and false advertisement and develop and implement awareness-raising programmes on sustainable consumption and the environmental ~~and~~, climate and social impacts of the textile and clothing industry, in collaboration with civil society; points out that information requirements cannot substitute binding targets or ecodesign requirements;

Amendment 101 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the need to support consumers in moving away from fast fashion and the excessive consumption of clothing and in making responsible and sustainable textile consumption choices; believes that the effect of "fast fashion" on supply chains and consumptions patterns requires further assessments; calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop and implement awareness-raising programmes on sustainable consumption and the environmental and climate impacts of the textile and clothing industry, in collaboration with civil society;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the need to support consumers in moving away from fast fashion and the ~~excessive~~high consumption of clothing and in making responsible and sustainable textile consumption choices; calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop and implement awareness-raising programmes on sustainable consumption and the environmental and climate impacts of the textile and clothing industry, in collaboration with civil society; calls on the Commission to establish clear guidelines to empower consumers and to put an end to greenwashing practices.

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the need to support consumers in moving away from fast fashion and the excessive consumption of clothing and in making responsible and sustainable textile consumption choices; calls on the Commission and the Member States to reduce aggressive and false advertisement and develop and implement awareness-raising programmes on sustainable consumption and the environmental and climate and social impacts of the textile and clothing industry, in collaboration with civil society;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 105 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the need to support consumers in moving away from fast fashion and the excessive consumption of clothing and in making fully informed, responsible and sustainable textile consumption choices; calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop and implement awareness-raising programmes on sustainable consumption and the environmental and climate impacts of the textile and clothing industry, in collaboration with civil society;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the need to support consumers in moving away from fast fashion and the excessive consumption of clothing and in making responsible, informed and sustainable textile consumption choices; calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop and implement awareness-raising programmes on sustainable consumption and the environmental and climate impacts of the textile and clothing industry, in collaboration with civil society;

Amendment 108 #

Elisabetta DE BLASIS, Gianantonio DA RE, Gianna GANCIA, Silvia SARDONE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Highlights the need to better quantify the role, and understand the drivers of e-commerce platforms/markets and targeted advertising on social media platforms and incentives for excess purchasing, such as buy-now-pay-later options, free shipping and returns and quantity discounts, in driving clothing consumption and investigate regulatory options to allow consumers to limit their exposure to this form of advertising and incentives for excess purchasing;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses the need to introduce subsidises on taxation measures for products that meet ecological standards, thus enabling producers to sustain environmentally sustainable production processes while maintaining competitive price levels and supporting the value chain by promoting the reshoring of delocalised production in the EU.

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 h (new)

— having regard to the Commission communication of 5 March 2020 ‘A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 (COM(2020)152)

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Regrets the large fraction of textiles available on the Union market that are non-compliant with Union law, in particular on hazardous chemicals; calls on Member States to allocate sufficient resources to market surveillance and customs controls to enforce legal requirements, prevent the import of counterfeited or unsafe textile products and ensure a level playing field; calls on the Commission to audit the enforcement systems in Member States with regard to textiles and to make recommendations for improvement, strengthen cooperation and coordination between enforcement bodies, and propose EU enforcement instruments, where necessary; calls on the Commission to make use of the powers granted under article 11 (4) of Regulation (EU)2019/1020 in order to ensure adequate testing of products across the Union;

Amendment 112 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Catherine CHABAUD, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Reaffirms its call on the Commission to take swift legal action when it establishes that EU laws are not being observed; recalls its observation of 16 January 2020 that procedures have to be more efficient in the field of environmental infringements; calls on the Commission to review its internal guidelines on infringement procedures;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Draws attention to the fact that imports of non-compliant products sold through online platforms and other digital services are widespread, especially when it comes to hazardous chemicals and endocrine disruptors, and calls on those service providers to ensure that the textile products they sell comply with EU law; recalls the paramount importance of ensuring that market surveillance authorities have sufficient facilities and resources are in place to perform and increase proper chemical controls in order to ensure consumer protection regarding the chemical substances limits in garments, especially in the products bought online from third country producers.

Amendment 114 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Draws attention to the fact that imports of non-compliant products sold through online platforms and other digital services are widespread, and calls on those service providers to ensure that the textile products they sell comply with EU law; Urges the Commission to ensure a clear framework on the question of liability in EU legislation and to ensure that online platforms and digital services cannot facilitate the import of non-compliant textile products to the internal market.

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Draws attention to the fact that imports of non-compliant products sold through online platforms and other digital services are widespread, and calls on th~~ose service provider~~e Commission and Member States to ensure that the textile products ~~they sell comply with EU law~~sold by those service providers comply with EU law; calls for online marketplaces to be included in definitions of the types of economic operators that market surveillance authorities can take action against;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Draws attention to the fact that imports of non-compliant products sold through online platforms and other digital services are widespread, and calls on those service providers to ensure that the textile products they sell comply with EU law; calls on Member States to step up their controls and checks and to ensure that appropriate and deterrent penalties are in place;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Draws attention to the fact that imports of non-compliant products sold through online platforms and other digital services are widespread, and calls on those service providers to ensure that the textile products they sell comply with EU law; calls for online marketplaces to be included in definitions of the types of economic operators that market surveillance authorities can take action;

Amendment 118 #

Tudor CIUHODARU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Draws attention to the fact that imports of non-compliant products or products of inferior quality to those initially displayed online sold through online platforms and other digital services are widespread, and calls on those service providers to ensure that the textile products they sell comply with EU law;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

— having regard to the EEA briefings from January 2021 on ‘A framework for enabling circular business models in Europe’ , from January 2021 on ‘Plastic in textiles: towards a circular economy for synthetic textiles in Europe’, from February 2022 on ‘Textiles and the Environment: The role of design in Europe's circular economy’ and from February 2022 on ‘Microplastics from textiles: towards a circular economy for textiles in Europe’

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Notes that in addition to its significant negative environmental and climate impacts, the textile industry also has a detrimental social impact; stresses that a disproportionate number of women and marginalised groups are engaged in precarious work, including high levels of part time work, receipt of poverty wages substantially below living wages, forced labour, hazardous working conditions, health damage in connection with chemicals used, and gender-based violence including sexual harassment; recognises the impact of fast fashion on psychological health on workers as well as consumers through aggressive marketing and environmental distress;

Amendment 121 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Catherine CHABAUD, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission to mainstream the gender perspective, particularly regarding women's rights, in the implementation of the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textile; believes that this initiative should promote non- discrimination and address the issue of violence and harassment in the workplace, as already envisaged by European and international commitments;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Notes that women in the textile industry are often excluded from decision- making spaces; calls on employers in the textile industry to take steps to ensure female representation at managerial and leadership level and mid-level positions, and to ensure female representation at consultation forums;

Amendment 123 #

Elisabetta DE BLASIS, Gianantonio DA RE, Rosanna CONTE, Gianna GANCIA, Silvia SARDONE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that hazardous chemicals are widely used in various textile production processes that have severe impacts on the environment and workers; calls for stringent regulation and enforcement limiting the use of hazardous chemicals in the production process;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls for a revision of criteria for awarding the Ecolabel to associate this label with products for which at least three economically significant processes have taken place in accordance with clear sustainability criteria defined at EU level.

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Draws attention to the essentiality of real involvement in the textile green transition of micro, small-medium enterprises which provide a significant contribution in terms of companies' number, employees, turnover, and added value.

Amendment 126 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Catherine CHABAUD, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Highlights that skilling, upskilling and re-skilling in the textile sector play a key role to reduce the gender gap in employment; underlines the importance for corporate investment to ensure that women access quality lifelong learning and training, particularly after periods of absence for care reasons, taking strong measures to overcome the lack of time and resources and addressing gender bias and gender stereotypical choices; highlights the need to inform female workers about their rights, labour legislation and safety and health issues, as well as the need to provide training to male managers on gender equality and non-discrimination;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)

Reducing health hazards linked to textiles

Amendment 128 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Catherine CHABAUD, Nils TORVALDS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Underlines that the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability explicitly highlights textiles as one of the sectors where consumers are widely exposed to harmful chemicals

Amendment 129 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Catherine CHABAUD, Nils TORVALDS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Acknowledges that exposure to endocrine disruptors can have harmful health effects by interfering with natural hormone systems and the regulation of developmental processes yet a specific framework for their application in textiles is still lacking,

Amendment 13 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Catherine CHABAUD, Nils TORVALDS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8

— having regard to the 2017 report of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation entitled ‘A New Textiles Economy: Redesigning fashion’s future’,

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Stresses that PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) have proven to be extremely persistent in the environment and both their production and use has resulted in severe contamination of soil, water and food. Highlights that exposure to humans may also lead to adverse health outcomes yet they are widely and commonly used in the textile industry as impregnating agents due to their textile-enhancing properties, which are particularly suited for outdoor apparel.

Amendment 131 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Catherine CHABAUD, Nils TORVALDS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5d. Calls on the Commission to follow- up on the commitment to minimise the presence of substances of concern by adopting a comprehensive approach to harmful chemicals specifically targeted at the textile sector, in close collaboration with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), and with the objectives of the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability and on-going revisions of the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation and the planned revision of the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation.

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

Environmental &, climate ~~impact~~and biodiversity impacts and effects of chemicals

Amendment 133 #

Maria ARENA

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

EHealth, environmental &, and climate impacts

Amendment 134 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Max ORVILLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Considers that any form of pollution needs to be prevented or reduced to levels that are no longer harmful to human health and the environment so as to live well, within the planet’s ecological limits.

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Expresses concern that from a consumption point of view, over their life cycle, textiles have on average the fourth highest negative impact on the climate and the environment, after food, housing and mobility7 ; points out that in 2020, the textiles sector was responsible for the third highest impact on water and land use and the fifth highest impact on the use of raw materials and greenhouse gas emissions8 ; recalls the need to promote circularity and to implement a life-cycle approach taking into account the entire value chain, from production to consumption, while ensuring the use of textiles that are more durable, reusable, repairable, recyclable and energy-efficient; __________________ 7 https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/tex tiles-and-the-environment-the 8 https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/tex tiles-and-the-environment-the

Amendment 136 #

Elisabetta DE BLASIS, Gianantonio DA RE, Rosanna CONTE, Gianna GANCIA, Silvia SARDONE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Expresses concern that from a consumption point of view, over their life cycle, textiles have on average the fourth highest negative impact on the climate and the environment, after food, housing and mobility7 ; points out that in 2020, the textiles sector was responsible for the third highest impact on water and land use and the fifth highest impact on the use of raw materials and greenhouse gas emissions8 ; stresses the need to reduce the impact of manufacturing and wet processing stages where 60% of the climate impact occurs; calls for a resource use reduction target with specific objectives for textile products. __________________ 7 https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/tex tiles-and-the-environment-the 8 https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/tex tiles-and-the-environment-the

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Expresses concern that from a consumption point of view, over their life cycle, textiles have on average the fourth highest negative impact on the climate and the environment, after food, housing and mobility7 ; points out that in 2020, the textiles sector was responsible for the third highest impact on water and land use and the fifth highest impact on the use of raw materials and greenhouse gas emissions8 ;, encourages the use of recycled raw materials and supports the conversion of the disposal cost of textile waste into added value of the secondary raw material. __________________ 7 7 https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/tex tiles-and-the-environment-the 8 https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/tex tiles-and-the-environment-the

Amendment 138 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Expresses concern that from a consumption point of view, over their life cycle, textiles have on average the fourth highest negative impact on the climate and the environment, after food, housing and mobility7 ; points out that in 2020, the textiles sector was responsible for the third highest impact on water and land use and the fifth highest impact on the use of raw materials and greenhouse gas emissions8 ; stresses the need to reduce the impact of manufacturing and wet processing stages where 60% of the climate impact occurs; __________________ 7 https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/tex tiles-and-the-environment-the 8 https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/tex tiles-and-the-environment-the

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that textiles are the fourth biggest contributor to climate change from an EU consumption perspective, and that the industry’s emissions are only expected to increase9 ; calls for further legislation to fully decarbonise the industry, starting with a common definition and categorisation of textiles, more transparency on scope 3 emissions in textile supply chains and the consideration of phasing in requirements for SMEs; calls for ambitious science- based targets to be set ~~by 2024~~in consultation with stakeholders for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the textiles sector, based on a common definition and categorisation of textiles at the EU level, covering their entire lifecycle, in line with the Paris Agreement goal of keeping global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures; recalls that around 70 % of the emissions related to the Union’s textile consumption take place outside of the EU10 ; ~~calls for more robust information and disclosure on the impacts on biodiversity~~and calls on the Commission, the EEAS and EU Member States to provide relevant and cost effective support to third countries and suppliers in those countries to decarbonise textile supply chains; calls for more robust information and disclosure on the impacts on biodiversity; calls for the development at European level of 'Textile Hubs', i.e. innovative research centres and disposal plants, for the sorting and recovery of pre- and post-consumer waste, turning waste into value and creating new jobs in textile manufacturing districts; __________________ 9 https://ec.europa.eu/environment/circular- economy/pdf/new_circular_economy_actio n_plan.pdf 10 https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/tex tiles-in-europes-circular-economy

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

— having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products;

Amendment 140 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, Max ORVILLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that textiles are the fourth biggest contributor to climate change from an EU consumption perspective, and that the industry’s emissions are only expected to increase9 ; calls for further legislation to fully decarbonise the industry, starting with more transparency on scope 3 emissions in textile supply chains; calls for ambitious science-based targets to be set by 2024 for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the textiles sector, covering their entire lifecycle, in line with the Paris Agreement goal of keeping global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures; recalls that around 70 % of the emissions related to the Union’s textile consumption take place outside of the EU10 ; calls for more robust information and disclosure on the impacts on biodiversity; underlines that the whole production and consumption chain of textiles needs a total paradigm change. This means starting from sustainable sourcing of textile materials decreasing of consumption of cotton and fossil-based fibres, and increasing the longevity in textiles by tenfold resource efficiency, making sure that all textiles are durable, reparable and recyclable for re-use. __________________ 9 https://ec.europa.eu/environment/circular- economy/pdf/new_circular_economy_actio n_plan.pdf 10 https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/tex tiles-in-europes-circular-economy

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that textiles are the fourth biggest contributor to climate change from an EU consumption perspective, and that the industry’s emissions are only expected to increase9 ; calls for further legislation to fully decarbonise the industry, starting with more transparency on scope 3 emissions in textile supply chains; calls for ambitious science-based targets to ~~be set by 2024 for~~achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the textiles sector, covering their entire lifecycle, in line with the Paris Agreement goal of keeping global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures; as well as establishing binding targets on recycled materials, elimination of chemical legacy in textile products that hinder recyclability and setting targets to achieve reduction of water use in a progressive manner that allows the industry to adapt to the legislative requirements while reducing environmental footprint; recalls that around 70 % of the emissions related to the Union’s textile consumption take place outside of the EU10 ; calls for more robust information and disclosure on the impacts on biodiversity and microplastic and microfabrics release; __________________ 9 https://ec.europa.eu/environment/circular- economy/pdf/new_circular_economy_actio n_plan.pdf 10 https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/tex tiles-in-europes-circular-economy

Amendment 142 #

Elisabetta DE BLASIS, Gianantonio DA RE, Rosanna CONTE, Gianna GANCIA, Silvia SARDONE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that textiles are the fourth biggest contributor to climate change from an EU consumption perspective, and that the industry’s emissions are only expected to increase9 ; calls for further legislation to fully decarbonise the industry, starting with more transparency on scope 3 emissions in textile supply chains; calls for ambitious science-based targets to be set by 2024 for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the textiles sector, covering their entire lifecycle, in line with the Paris Agreement goal of keeping global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures; recalls that around 70 % of the emissions related to the Union’s textile consumption take place outside of the EU10 ; calls for more robust information and disclosure on the impacts on biodiversity;, calls for the development at European level of " Textile Hubs", i.e. innovative textile regeneration poles, made up of research centres and disposal plants, for the sorting and recovery of pre- and post- consumer waste, turning waste into value and creating new jobs in textile manufacturing districts. __________________ 9 https://ec.europa.eu/environment/circular- economy/pdf/new_circular_economy_actio n_plan.pdf 10 https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/tex tiles-in-europes-circular-economy

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that textiles are the fourth biggest contributor to climate change from an EU consumption perspective, and that the industry’s emissions are only expected to increase9 ; calls for further legislation to fully decarbonise the industry, starting with more transparency on scope 3 emissions in textile supply chains; calls for ambitious science-based targets to be set by 2024 for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the textiles sector, covering their entire lifecycle, in line with the Paris Agreement goal of keeping global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures; recalls that around 70 % of the emissions related to the Union’s textile consumption take place outside of the EU10 ; calls for more robust information and disclosure on the impacts on biodiversity; calls for the development at European level of 'Textile Hubs', i.e. innovative textile regeneration poles, made up of research centres and disposal plants, for the sorting and recovery of pre- and postconsumer waste, turning waste into value and creating new jobs in textile manufacturing districts; __________________ 9 https://ec.europa.eu/environment/circular- economy/pdf/new_circular_economy_actio n_plan.pdf 10 https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/tex tiles-in-europes-circular-economy

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that textiles are the fourth biggest contributor to climate change from an EU consumption perspective, and that the industry’s emissions are only expected to increase9 ; stresses that globally, textile and garment industry is one of the most polluting industries by producing 1.2 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) per year, which accounts for more emissions than international flights and maritime shipping; calls for further legislation to fully decarbonise the industry, starting with more transparency on scope 3 emissions in textile supply chains; calls for ambitious science-based targets to be set by 2024 for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the textiles sector, covering their entire lifecycle, in line with the Paris Agreement goal of keeping global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures; recalls that around 70 % of the emissions related to the Union’s textile consumption take place outside of the EU10 ; calls for more robust information and disclosure on the impacts on biodiversity; __________________ 9 https://ec.europa.eu/environment/circular- economy/pdf/new_circular_economy_actio n_plan.pdf 10 https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/tex tiles-in-europes-circular-economy

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 146 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that textiles are the fourth biggest contributor to climate change from an EU consumption perspective, and that the industry’s emissions are only expected to increase9 ; calls for further legislation to fully decarbonise the industry, starting with more transparency on scope 3 emissions in textile supply chains; ~~calls for ambitiou~~supports science- based and calls for ambitious targets to be set by 2024 for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the textiles sector, covering their entire lifecycle, and associated reduction of material throughput in the fashion system, including the numbers of units produced and the amount of waste generated1b, in line with the Paris Agreement goal of keeping global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures; recalls that around 70 % of the emissions related to the Union’s textile consumption take place outside of the EU10 ; calls for more robust information and disclosure on the impacts on biodiversity; __________________ 1b https://hotorcool.org/wp- content/uploads/2021/10/Hot_or_Cool_1_ 5_lifestyles_FULL_REPORT_AND_ANN EX_B.pdf 9 https://ec.europa.eu/environment/circular- economy/pdf/new_circular_economy_actio n_plan.pdf 10 https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/tex tiles-in-europes-circular-economy

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 15 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Catherine CHABAUD

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

— having regard to the report of the Hot or Cool Institute "Unfit, Unfair, Unfashionable: Resizing Fashion for a Fair Consumption Space"

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls for the European Environment Agency (EEA) to be given the mandate, resources and responsibility to monitor and assess whether measures are sufficient for the described objectives, including the quantitative targets, progress indicators and overarching 2030 vision; calls for the EEA to be tasked to monitor progress against those indicators at a minimum every two years and to assess policy gaps and provide recommendations for further policy improvements; calls for emphasis to be put on the data and metrics needed to measure outcomes and impacts of the transition, whilst not allowing for monitoring and data collection to hinder or delay legislative action;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Underlines the need for an absolute decoupling of growth from resource use in the textile sector; calls on the Commission to propose science-based binding EU mid-term and long-term targets for the reduction in the use of primary raw materials and environmental impacts including a specific target for the textile sector; calls for setting the EU targets through a back-casting approach to ensure that policy objectives are on a credible path to achieve a carbon-neutral, environmentally sustainable, toxic-free and fully circular economy within planetary boundaries by 2050 at the latest

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses that the water footprint of the textiles industry needs to be drastically reduced; calls on the Commission to set ambitious and mandatory targets to reduce the water footprint of the various different types of textiles;

Amendment 155 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Recalls on the Commission to propose binding EU targets for 2030 to significantly reduce the EU material and consumption footprints and bring them within planetary boundaries by 2050;

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes the fact that the strategy makes a link between fast fashion and the use of fossil fuel-based synthetic fibres, which in turn has major implications for microplastic pollution; points out that microplastics release climate pollutants such as methane and ethylene into the environment, contributing to climate change, and that microplastics undermine the resilience of the ocean and the environment in general; urges the EU to address the huge problem of releasing tonnes of microplastics each year, which end up polluting our waters and seas, land and air, and cause harm to our ecosystems, notably by improving recycling processes in the textile industry; recalls that microplastic pollution is notably caused by washing processes of synthetic textiles as microfibres are released in wastewater of clothes-washing machines and may pass through wastewater treatment plants to directly reach the ocean;

Amendment 157 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes the fact that the strategy makes a link between fast fashion and the use of fossil fuel-based synthetic fibres, which ~~in turn~~ has major implications for microplastic pollution; points out that microplastics release ~~climate pollutants such as methane and ethylene into the environment, contributing to climate change, and that microplastics undermine the resilience of the ocean and the environment in general~~substances that contribute to climate change, such as methane and ethylene; points out, in this context, that most microplastics from textiles are released during the first five to 10 washes, which only solidifies the link between fast fashion and microplastic pollution, and that microplastics undermine the resilience of the ocean and the environment in general and can pose a risk to human health; draws attention, in this context, to an October 2022 study in which scientists detected microplastics for the first time in the breast milk of 75 % of the mothers who took part in the study, which shows the true extent of the problem of microplastic pollution;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes the fact that the strategy makes a link between fast fashion and the use of fossil fuel-based synthetic fibres, which in turn has major implications for microplastic pollution; highlights the fact that synthetic fibres are also essential in the manufacturing of technical textiles alongside many other textile categories and therefore will play a role in the innovation of the industry related to making products durable; points out that microplastics release climate pollutants such as methane and ethylene into the environment, contributing to climate change, and that microplastics undermine the resilience of the ocean and the environment in general; calls on the Commission to continue its support into research assessing the impact of microplastics and microfibers shedding in general;

Amendment 159 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Catherine CHABAUD, Nils TORVALDS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 16 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)

— having regard to the parliamentary Inquiry into the health and wellbeing of kangaroos and other macropods in New South Wales1a; __________________ 1a https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/comm ittees/inquiries/Pages/inquiry- details.aspx?pk=2707

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 162 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. CRegrets that the initiative on the reduction of unintentionally released microplastics has been delayed; calls for the setting of clear targets and measures to prevent and minimise the release of microplastics into the environment in the upcoming proposal, covering both unintentional and intentional releases; considers that ecodesign requirements should favour fabrics that are ~~proven~~based on already available knowledge prone to release less microplastics; calls also for the setting of requirements to reduce the amount of microplastics released during industrial wet processing and washing and drying by industry and consumers; underlines that all microfibres that cannot safely biodegrade need to be prevented from reaching the environment through either design or collection;

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for the continued collection of data on how microfibres from the textile industry impacts health, environment and climate; urges the Commission to consult research institutions and stakeholders before setting of clear targets and measures to prevent and minimise the release of microplastics into the environment, covering both unintentional and intentional releases; considers that ecodesign requirements should favour fabrics that are proven to release less microplastics; calls also for the setting of requirements to reduce the amount of microplastics released during industrial wet processing and washing and drying by industry and consumers;

Amendment 164 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, Nils TORVALDS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for the setting of clear targets and measures to prevent and minimise the release of microplastics and microfibres into the environment, covering both unintentional and intentional releases; considers that ecodesign requirements should ~~favour~~incentivise the use fabrics that are proven to release less microplastics and microfibres; calls also for the setting of requirements to reduce the amount of microplastics and microfabrics released during industrial wet processing and washing and drying by industry and consumers;

Amendment 165 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Nils TORVALDS, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for the setting of clear targets and measures to prevent and minimise the release of microplastics into the environment, covering both unintentional and intentional releases; considers that ecodesign requirements should favour fabrics that are proven to release less microplastics, stresses the importance of a source-based approach; calls also for the setting of requirements to reduce the amount of microplastics released during industrial wet processing and washing and drying by industry and consumers;

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for the setting of clear targets and measures to prevent and minimise the release of microplastics, including nanoplastics, into the environment, covering both unintentional and intentional releases; considers that ecodesign requirements should favour fabrics that are proven to release less microplastics; calls also for the setting of requirements to reduce the amount of microplastics released during industrial wet processing and washing and drying by industry and consumers;

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for the setting of clear targets and measures to prevent and minimise the release of microplastics into the environment, covering both unintentional and intentional releases; considers that ecodesign requirements should favour fabrics that are proven to release less microplastics; calls also for the setting of requirements to reduce the amount of microplastics released during industrial wet processing and washing and drying by industry and consumers;(Does not affect English version.)

Amendment 168 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Nils TORVALDS, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Recalls that the transition to a well-being economy, which inter alia is conditioned upon the development of indicators measuring economic, social and environmental progress ‘beyond GDP’ is embedded in the EU’s 8th Environment Action Programme which entered into force on May 2 2022; recalls the 8th Environment Action Programme’s recognition that human wellbeing and prosperity depend on healthy ecosystems and significantly decreasing the Union’s material and consumption footprints; calls for a holistic wellbeing economy approach to the textile sector, to bring the sector back into alignment with planetary boundaries and focus on the wellbeing of people;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Expresses concerns that around 60 chemicals in textile products placed on the EU market are considered as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction1a. Welcomes the Commission’s vision for textile products free of the most hazardous chemicals by 2030 and its commitment to address the presence of hazardous substances used in textile under the revision of REACH; stresses that in order to achieve this vision, the REACH Regulation must be revised as soon as possible; calls therefore on the Commission to present the revision of REACH by July 2023 at the latest in line with its commitment. __________________ 1a Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles. COM(2022) 141 final

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas ~~global textile production almost doubled between 2000 and 20152~~ the fashion, textile and garment sector is increasing material throughput and increasing disposal and waste of clothing and textiles; whereas this has led to troublingly high industry contributions to global carbon emissions, natural resource use of water and land, and biodiversity loss; whereas global textile production almost doubled between 2000 and 20152 ; whereas the consumption of clothes and shoes is expected to increase by 63% by 2030; whereas less than 1 % of all textiles worldwide are recycled into new products3 ; __________________ 2 https://ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/a- new-textiles-economy 3 https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/tex tiles-in-europes-circular-economy

Amendment 170 #

Maria ARENA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Recalls the Commission's commitment in the Chemical Strategy for sustainability1a to ensure that consumer products do not contain chemicals that cause cancers, gene mutations, affect the reproductive or the endocrine system, or are persistent and bioaccumulative. Urges the Commission to implement this commitment without delay for textile products as part of the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles; __________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/environment/pdf/che micals/2020/10/Strategy.pdf

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Expresses deep concern about the widespread and toxic pollution caused by dyeing of textiles, calls on brands and producers to take responsibility and to address this problem with urgency, calls on the Commission to ensure this issue will be addressed via the Ecodesign Regulation;

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Welcomes the fact that a review of the Best Available Techniques Reference Document (BREF) for the textile industry is currently underway; stresses that this review should fully reflect the best available data and contribute to achieving a high level of environmental performance;

Amendment 173 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls for the provision of aid for innovation and the renovation of shops for selling products resulting from recycling activities. The shops will provide second-hand corners or workshops for in- store repairs and related machinery;

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Stresses the need for the Commission alongside Member States to develop policies supporting new circular business models;

Amendment 175 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Recalls that 20 % of global water pollution comes from dyeing and finishing textile products1a; calls for measures promoting water efficiency, circular management and reuse of water in the textile industry; stresses the need for more research into the development of alternatives to the conventional use of chemicals, water reuse through the development of wastewater treatment technologies, and to reduce energy and water consumption in the production process; __________________ 1a https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/te xtiles-in-europes-circular-economy

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Deeply deplores that the inherently unsustainable practice of 'Black Friday' is gaining momentum in Europe, calls on industry and retailers to refrain from participating in this marketing strategy that stimulates overconsumption, and to transition to a 'Green Friday' instead;

Amendment 177 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Stresses the need to further support new circular business models through a combination of several policy measures and urges the Commission and Member States to consider adopting reduced or removing VAT on second- hand resale and repair;

Amendment 178 #

Maria ARENA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. SWelcomes the Commission’s assessment on textiles being a priority group of products for regulatory action; stresses the need to regulate all textile products under the Ecodesign Regulation, starting with garments and footwear as a priority; considers that by 2026, the Commission should adopt a delegated act on textiles under the framework of the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation;

Amendment 179 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses the need to regulate all textile products under the Ecodesign Regulation, starting with garments and footwear as a priority; calls for the prioritization of textiles in the first working plan of the new ecodesign regulation, due to the high environmental impact and the potential contribution to achieving Union climate, environmental and resource security objectives;

Amendment 18 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas global textile production almost doubled between 2000 and 20152; whereas less than 1 % of all textiles worldwide are recycled into new products3 , and even ‘downcycling’ is affected by insufficient, often even negative, purchase prices for materials and a lack of demand for the resulting products, which means that only around 20 % of textiles in Europe are downcycled; __________________ 2 https://ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/a- new-textiles-economy 3 https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/tex tiles-in-europes-circular-economy

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses the need to regulate all textile products under the Ecodesign Regulation, starting with garments and footwear as a priority; calls on the Commission to consider the difference in textile product categories when developing the delegated acts to ensure all stakeholders in the industry have clarity on how their product is regulated

Amendment 181 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Catherine CHABAUD, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses the need to regulate all textile products under the Ecodesign Regulation, starting with garments and footwear as a priority; calls for requirements to be set by building on and going further than existing voluntary measures and not new voluntary schemes;

Amendment 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses the need to regulate all textile products under the Ecodesign Regulation, starting with ~~garments and footwear as a priority;~~those products that have the highest environmental impact and taking into the state of the technical recyclability of the current technologies.

Amendment 183 #

Elisabetta DE BLASIS, Gianantonio DA RE, Rosanna CONTE, Gianna GANCIA, Silvia SARDONE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses the need to regulate all textile products under the Ecodesign Regulation, starting with textile production, the garments and footwear sector as a priority;

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses the need to regulate all textile products under the Ecodesign Regulation, starting with garments ~~and footwear~~ as a priority;

Amendment 185 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls for the Commission, Member States and industry stakeholders to shape their understanding and continue working on making textiles circular by design, taking note of the New European Bauhaus and the potential and need for an EU evidence-based design methodology across creative industries to boost valid and trustworthy innovation and understanding of the often complex nature of sustainability; highlights that an evidence-based design methodology should ensure that the production and waste management of textile products is based on scientific research in order to achieve a circular economy and improve health of consumers;

Amendment 186 #

Catherine CHABAUD, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Highlights the positive contribution of the voluntary EU Ecolabels1a which encourage circular economy through the development of innovative, durable, easy to repair and recyclable products with minimum environmental impact and support consumers in their efforts to consume more sustainably; __________________ 1a Regulation EC 66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council

Amendment 187 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses that ecodesign requirements should address the textiles sector comprehensively across all product parameters covered by the Ecodesign Regulation, including parameters on material sourcing and on the social impact of textile products such as information on wages, unionisation, gender and working conditions; notes that measures such as improved resource efficiency are not sufficient as ~~that~~ these do not address the issue of overproduction and overconsumption of textiles and rebound effects due to increased efficiency;

Amendment 188 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses that ecodesign requirements should address the textiles sector comprehensively across product parameters; including parameters on the social impact of textile products such as information on wages, unionisation, gender and working conditions; notes that measures such as improved resource efficiency are not sufficient as that these do not address the issue of overproduction and overconsumption of textiles;

Amendment 189 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses that ecodesign requirements should address the textiles sector comprehensively across product parameters; ~~notes that measures such as improved resource efficiency are not sufficient as that these do not address the issue of overproduction and overconsumption of textiles;~~

Amendment 19 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Nils TORVALDS, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas 92 million tonnes of textile waste is generated worldwide each year, the vast majority of which ends up in landfills; whereas 5.8 million tonnes of textile products are discarded each year in the EU, which amounts to approximately 11 kg per person;

Amendment 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses that ecodesign requirements should address the textiles sector comprehensively across product parameters; notes that measures such as improved resource efficiency are not sufficient as that these do not address the issue of overproduction ~~and~~, overconsumption of textiles and the presence of dangerous chemicals, including PFAS, bisphenols or phthalates;

Amendment 191 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses that ecodesign requirements should address the textiles sector comprehensively across product parameters; notes that measures such as improved resource efficiency are ~~not sufficient as that these do not address~~just one element in the transition to a circular economy and the issue of overproduction and overconsumption of textiles;

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses that ecodesign requirements should address the textiles sector comprehensively across product parameters; notes that measures such as improved resource efficiency are not sufficient in and of themselves as that these do not address the issue of overproduction and overconsumption of textiles;

Amendment 193 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls for ecodesign requirements for textiles to be set in line with the Union objectives in the fields of climate, including the objective to achieve climate neutrality at the latest by 2050, environment and biodiversity, energy efficiency, resource efficiency and security, and in particular the objective to significantly reduce the overall environmental and material footprints, including embodied emissions in materials, so as to bring them within planetary boundaries by 2050 at the latest, and other related objectives of the European Union as well as obligations pursuant to international agreements;

Amendment 194 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Calls for full traceability of chemicals used in the manufacturing processes and the disclosure of any hazardous or other substances of concern present in textiles through the Ecodesign Regulation and the Digital Product Passport; calls for performance requirements in the Ecodesign Regulation to also address chemical safety, since REACH only provides baseline protection for human health and the environment; calls for the ecodesign criteria to favour the use of environmentally friendly manufacturing processes (wet processes, cutting, dyeing, printing);

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for the ecodesign requirements for textiles to set horizontal requirements swiftly, targeting a comprehensive group of products starting with garments and footwear, and ~~later, when needed~~from the beginning of the implementation , to focus on differentiated requirements between different textile product groups; calls on ecodesign requirements to be published in a timely manner so the industry has time to become compliant; recognises that garment and footwear products not composed mainly of textile fibres shall be addressed through separate product groups, given the difference in their production process and consumer use, compared to textile products;

Amendment 196 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for the ecodesign requirements for textiles products to set horizontal requirements swiftly, targeting a comprehensive group of products starting with garments and footwear, and later, when needed, to focus on differentiated requirements between different textile product groups; recognises that garment and footwear products not composed mainly of textile fibres shall be addressed through separate product groups, given the difference in their production process and consumer use, compared to textile products;

Amendment 197 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for the ecodesign requirements for textiles to set horizontal requirements swiftly, targeting a comprehensive group of products starting with ~~garments and footwear~~those products that have the highest environmental impact and taking into the state of the technical recyclability of the current technologies, and later, when needed, to focus on differentiated requirements between different textile product groups such as footwear or leather products;

Amendment 198 #

Elisabetta DE BLASIS, Gianantonio DA RE, Rosanna CONTE, Gianna GANCIA, Silvia SARDONE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls ~~for~~on the ~~ecodesign requirements for textiles to set~~Commission, when setting horizontal ecodesign requirements ~~swiftly, targeting a comprehensive group of products~~, to focus firstly on textiles, and particularly on the most important textile product groups, starting with garments and footwear, and later, when needed, to focus on differentiated requirements between different textile product groups;

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for the ecodesign requirements for textiles to set horizontal requirements swiftly, targeting a comprehensive group of products starting with garments ~~and footwear,~~ and later, when needed, to focus on differentiated requirements between different textile product groups;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

— having regard to Decision (EU) 2022/591 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 April 2022 on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030 (“8th Environment Action Programme”)

Amendment 20 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Catherine CHABAUD, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas European citizens discard on average 11 kg of textiles per person per year, with garments typically having been worn only 7 or 8 times6a; __________________ 6a https://emis.vito.be/sites/emis/files/articles /91/2021/ETC- WMGE_report_final%20for%20website_ updated%202020.pdf

Amendment 200 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Emphasises the need to reduce the blending of textiles and the use of chemicals that prevent the subsequent recycling of the product, putting an end to the safe circularity of the sector.

Amendment 201 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

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;

Amendment 202 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Considers that consumption of new textiles, such as clothes, depends ~~largely~~on many factors including on the availability of the products and their pricing, and not only on the need to replace a product that is no longer functional; calls for the policy framework to take a holistic view of durability, including both physical durability and the emotional durability of textile products put on the market, which describes elements such as the garment design ~~that takes into account long-term relevance and desirability to consumers;~~ , enduring style, adjustable fit, repairability, economic value, personal history that takes into account long-term relevance and desirability to consumers; acknowledges the difficulty of measuring emotional durability; encourages the Commission and Member States to make it a feature in its awareness raising campaigns and programmes aimed at both consumers and designers; encourages the Commission and Member States to develop tools for stronger investments of research into how emotional durability can be measured and further how it is tied to the health of consumers, especially mental health;

Amendment 203 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Considers that consumption of new textiles, such as clothes, depends largely on the availability of the products and their pricing, and not only on the need to replace a product that is no longer functional; underlines in this regard that while longer product lifespans are essential, they alone will not solve the problems of overproduction; calls for the policy framework to take a holistic view of durability, including the emotional durability of textile products put on the market, which describes the garment design that takes into account long-term relevance and desirability to consumers; calls on the Commission and Member States to support the re-use sector as a strong alternative to purchasing new goods;

Amendment 204 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Considers that consumption of new textiles, such as clothes, depends largely on the availability of the products and their pricing, and not only on the need to replace a product that is no longer functional; calls for the policy framework to take a holistic view of durability, including the emotional durability of textile products put on the market, which describes the garment design that takes into account long-term relevance and desirability to consumers; calls for incentives for green consumption for the final consumer through taxation that favours green consumption, such as reduced VAT for recycled and second- hand products, and linked to sustainability and circular economy practices.

Amendment 205 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Catherine CHABAUD, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Considers that consumption of new textiles, such as clothes, depends largely on the availability of the products and their pricing, and not only on the need to replace a product that is no longer functional; calls for the policy framework to take a holistic view of durability, including the emotional durability of textile products put on the market, which describes the garment design that takes into account long-term relevance and desirability to consumers; calls for a binding material resource use reduction target with specific objectives for textile production; and calls to support the re-use sector as a strong alternative to purchasing new goods;

Amendment 206 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Considers that consumption of new textiles, such as clothes, depends largely on the availability of the products and their pricing, and not only on the need to replace a product that is no longer functional; calls for the policy framework to take a holistic view of durability, including ~~the~~physical and emotional durability of textile products put on the market, which describes the garment design that takes into account long-term relevance and desirability to consumers;

Amendment 207 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Considers that consumption of new textiles, such as clothes, depends largely on their availability ~~of the products and their~~and pricing, and not only on the need to replace a product that is no longer functional; calls for the policy framework to take a holistic view of durability, including the emotional durability of textile products put on the market, ~~which describes the~~thereby promoting garment design that takes into account long-term relevance and desirability to consumers;

Amendment 208 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Highlights that not just products and materials, but also business models and the larger infrastructure, have to be designed to increase use, reuse and ultimately, as a last resort, high-quality recycling; stresses that existing circular business models do not reach their full environmental potential and that circular business models need to become the norm and replace, rather than complement, linear business models; calls for the establishment of metrics and benchmarks that demonstrate the environmental performance of the circular business model with policy incentives linked to these demonstrated impacts; calls on the Commission to assess favourable economic incentives to effectively scale such models;

Amendment 209 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Hazardous chemicals used in the manufacturing of textiles are harmful to workers and the environment. They can also remain in garments and household textiles exposing consumers to a cocktail of hazardous chemicals. As foreseen in the Chemical Strategy for Sustainability, the EU should adopt binding targets through the REACH Regulation to ensure that by 2026 all the most harmful chemicals are banned in textiles. Through Ecodesign and the Digital Product Passport, the EU should also ensure full traceability of chemicals used in manufacturing processes and disclosure of any hazardous substances present in textiles. Textiles should be safe and sustainable by design.

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas more than 15 kilograms of textile waste is generated per person in Europe.1a __________________ 1a Mckinsey- "Scaling textile recycling in Europe—turning waste into value"

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;

Amendment 211 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Catherine CHABAUD, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Emphasises the potential of a sustainable bio-economy and stresses the importance of the implementation of the EU Bioeconomy and Biodiversity Strategies to improve circularity in textile sector by the replacement, where environmentally beneficial and sustainable, of fossil materials with renewable, bio-based materials;

Amendment 212 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Recalls the need to promote alternative business models that contribute to ensuring that items are used more and for longer. In this regard, calls to establish incentives, such as tax deductions or exemptions, to support re- use, rentals sectors as well as business focused on extending the life of garments.

Amendment 213 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to revise the Textile Labelling Regulation; calls on the Commission to further clarify and ease the classification process to apply for new fibre composition names for novel and distinctive materials;

Amendment 214 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)

Cruelty-free

Amendment 215 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Stresses that when the production of garments, shoes, accessories and home furnishing products compromises animal welfare, these products can only be regarded as inherently unsustainable; regrets the lack of attention paid to the wellbeing of animals in the EU Strategy for sustainable and circular textiles given that the use of animal-derived products is regrettably an inextricable part of garment and home furnishing production chains;

Amendment 216 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Calls on the Commission to develop measures for improved implementation and control of implementation for all requirements and in particular for the use of hazardous chemicals used in textiles products; requires the Commission to set up additional requirements if the existing ones are not delivering the expected results.

Amendment 217 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Calls on the Commission to consider and present how the use of mandatory recycled fibre content requirements could be a tool in the policy framework promoting circularity in the textile sector;

Amendment 218 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)

13c. Notes with concern the continued support for self-regulatory measures in the ecodesign regulation proposal, as such have so far failed to deliver comparable performance to genuine Ecodesign requirements; notes in this regard that they pose concerns with regard to the scope of the actors covered, for example the exclusion of manufacturers in third countries, and with regard to compliance; calls for self- regulatory measures in the context of the ecodesign regulation to be abandoned.

Amendment 219 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)

13c. Calls for greater harmonisation of the REACH Regulation with the principles of the circular economy with regard to the specificities of the textile sector on order to prioritise efforts to reduce the use of hazardous chemicals, disclose information on chemicals used in finished products and ensure traceability. Calls for the ecodesign criteria to favour the use environmental friendly manufacturing processes (wet processes, cutting, dyeing, printing).

Amendment 22 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas clothing comprises the largest share of EU textile consumption, with 81 %4 ; whereas the ~~trend of using garments for ever shorter periods before throwing them away is the~~ biggest contributor to unsustainable patterns of overproduction and overconsumption5 is the growing demand for textiles, used for ever shorter periods before being thrown away, rooted in a linear model that is characterised by low rates of use, reuse, repair and fibre-to-fibre recycling of textiles and that often does not put quality, durability and recyclability as priorities for the design and manufacturing of apparel; __________________ 4 https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reposit ory/handle/JRC125110 5 https://textileexchange.org/app/uploads/20 22/10/Textile-Exchange_PFMR_2022.pdf

Amendment 220 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)

13c. Calls on the Commission to assess the impact of legacy chemicals in secondary raw materials based on sound scientific assessment and address it in alignment with the existing EU chemicals legislation;

Amendment 221 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)

13c. Urges the Commission to deliver a legislative proposal to prohibit the killing of animals for the purposes of fur production, as well as the imports of fur;

Amendment 222 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)

13d. Underlines that fur and leather processing, such as tanning and dressing, involves the use of toxic chemicals like formaldehyde and ammonia, and heavy metals, such as chromium, to prevent animal skins decaying, thereby posing a health threat to both consumers and workers, as well as producing toxic waste that contributes to environmental pollution; notes that the production of fur is associated with a higher carbon footprint than textiles, including wool, due to the production of animal feed, manure emissions, as well as energy costs relating to inter alia transportation, processing and cold storage; stresses that, despite fur industry claims that it is a ‘natural’ alternative to synthetic textiles, animal fur cannot be classified as a sustainable product given its inherently negative impact on the welfare of animals and the environment;

Amendment 223 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)

13d. Expresses concern that online market places and fulfilment service providers have limited responsibility compared to bricks-and-mortar shops and importers in the ecodesign regulation proposal, potentially creating a significant loophole for a huge share of the EU’s online sales of goods; asks that if no manufacturer or importer is established in the Union, online marketplaces shall by default assume the same responsibilities as an importer under the Ecodesign Regulation; asks that fulfilment service providers ensure that for products that they handle that are covered by a delegated act adopted pursuant to the ecodesign regulation, they only service products which comply with the delegated acts matching the obligations of importers;

Amendment 224 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)

13d. Emphasises the role the digital product passport can play to enable greater circularity of textiles by making data more accessible and transparent along the supply chain down to the sorters and recyclers.

Amendment 225 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)

13e. Call on the Commission, in collaboration with industry stakeholders and research institutions, to develop a life cycle assessment methodology applicable to the textile industry to ensure fair comparisons of textile products; the life cycle assessment as a principle is crucial to avoid unintentional environmental impacts and to incentivise the invention of new raw materials that can show a lower impact on the environment; stresses the need for a European standard on life cycle assessments and the need for better data infrastructures across supply chains to enable this;

Amendment 226 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)

13e. Underlines the need to create economic incentives and the right regulatory environment for innovation in circular solutions, materials and business models, while at the same time eliminating market-distorting subsidies and environmentally harmful subsidies; calls for economic incentives such as CO2 pricing, extended producer responsibility with eco-modulation of fees and tax incentives promoting for example repair and the use of recycled content as well as other financial incentives promoting sustainable production;

Amendment 227 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)

13e. Applauds efforts to replace leather with sustainable, vegan alternatives; believes that more support should be given to research and development in this field;

Amendment 228 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)

13e. Highlights that fur and leather items are often deliberately mislabelled, calls on the Commission to use the upcoming proposal on substantiating environmental claims to eliminate these misleading labels and the proposed revision of the Textile Labelling Regulation to introduce transparent labelling of all non-textile parts of animal origin;

Amendment 229 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 f (new)

13f. Underlines that policies incentivising choice of fibre in textiles need to take into account the sustainable sourcing and entire life-cycle impacts of those fibres;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas clothing comprises the largest share of EU textile consumption, with 81 %4 ; whereas the trend of using garments for ever shorter periods before throwing them away is the biggest contributor to unsustainable patterns of overproduction and overconsumption5 ; __________________ 4 https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reposit ory/handle/JRC125110 5 https://textileexchange.org/app/uploads/20 22/10/Textile-Exchange_PFMR_2022.pdf

Amendment 230 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 f (new)

13f. Calls for additional measures by the Commission and Member States, as well as by industry and retail to ensure full regard is paid to the welfare of animals from which fibres and skins are used in the clothing, footwear and accessories industries, including in third countries;

Amendment 231 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 g (new)

13g. Supports the planned initiatives to improve the durability and reparability of products in accordance with the principle of waste prevention in the waste hierarchy, while strengthening consumer rights in both business-to-consumer and business-to-business markets; regrets the delay in the adoption of the European ‘right to repair’, which should cover at least the extended life cycle of products, access to spare parts and to comprehensive information and to affordable repair services for consumers;

Amendment 232 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 g (new)

13g. highlights that clothing, shoes and accessories made of leather derived from reptiles, birds and fish such as pythons, rattle snakes, crocodiles, alligators, sharks, ostriches, stingrays, eels and other fish, stimulate wildlife trade; observes that this trade is unsustainable and often illegal, and poses a significant threat to biodiversity and animal wellbeing; calls on the Commission to prohibit the sale of products made using non-bovine leather and animal skins;

Amendment 233 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 h (new)

13h. Reiterates its call of 29 June 2020 for a paradigm shift for sustainable chemicals to implement the zero-pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment, ensuring a high level of protection of human health, the environment and effective protection of workers; reiterates its call to close the gaps in the current chemicals legal framework, giving priority to products consumers come into close and frequent contact with, such as textiles;

Amendment 234 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 i (new)

13i. Highlights that hazardous chemicals used in the manufacturing of textiles are harmful to workers and the environment and can remain in garments and household textiles exposing consumers; calls for stringent regulation and enforcement limiting the use of hazardous chemicals in the production process;

Amendment 235 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 h (new)

13h. Calls for a ban on the production, use and placing on the market of down obtained from live-plucked birds, given that this cruel practice leads to suffering in ducks, geese and swans;

Amendment 236 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 i (new)

13i. Regrets that the practice 'mulesing', during which very young lambs are restrained on their backs, while strips of skin are cut away from their backside, is still used by part of the Australian wool industry and that products derived from sheep that were exposed to mulesing are still sold on the EU market; calls on the Commission and on the Member States to take measures to stop the import of wool products derived from sheep that were exposed to mulesing;

Amendment 237 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 j (new)

13j. Reiterates that, as foreseen in the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, the EU should minimise the presence of substances of concern in textiles and ensure all textiles are safe und sustainable by design; calls on the Commission to ensure that by 2026 all hazardous chemicals are banned in textiles;

Amendment 238 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 k (new)

13k. Regrets the slow implementation of the Chemicals Strategy; in particular, regrets the delay in the revision of the REACH Regulation; urges the Commission to adopt a proposal in the first half of 2023; calls for greater harmonisation of the REACH Regulation with the principles of the circular economy with regard to the specificities of the textile sector in order to prioritise efforts to reduce the use of hazardous chemicals, disclose information on chemicals used in finished products and ensure traceability;

Amendment 239 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 j (new)

13j. Expresses its concerns over the severe animal welfare issues associated with the production of angora wool, in particular due to the intentional breeding of rabbits in a way that causes them pain, health problems and abnormalities such as short ears and fluffy wool, the keeping in cage-systems and the extremely painful wool collection process; calls on the Commission and on the Member States to ban the breeding of angora rabbits as well as the production and import of angorawool;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textile contains green ambitions but falls short regarding other key aspects of the sector such as workers’ rights or the gender perspective;

Amendment 240 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 l (new)

13l. Notes that EU policy intervention under the strategy needs to in a complementary fashion consider how financing and technical support can encourage investments at the scale and pace required; calls on the Commission and Member States to direct investments in order to scale up circular economy initiatives and to promote research and innovation fostering or based on circularity, such as business model innovations like re-commerce and rental and on-demand production, and technical innovations like smart clothing tags to track the number of washes;

Amendment 241 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 k (new)

13k. Expresses its concern over the production and imports of so-called Karakul fur, for which lambs are aborted, immediately killed and skinned, or are killed and skinned only 1 or 2 days after being born, in order to derive fur from their skin in an extra soft condition; calls on the Commission and on the Member States to immediately forbid all imports and the placing on the market of karakul fur;

Amendment 242 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 l (new)

13l. Shares animal welfare concerns over the commercial killing of kangaroos, involving the suffering and killing of baby- and young kangaroos as a standard practice; calls on the Commission and on the Member States to halt the import of kangaroo products in order to protect public morals and animal welfare;

Amendment 243 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 m (new)

13m. Reaffirms that, in accordance with the waste hierarchy, prevention takes priority over recycling;

Amendment 244 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 n (new)

13n. Strongly endorses a well- functioning EU market for high-quality, non-toxic secondary raw materials and underlines that this will require common quality standards including a clear definition for when textiles become waste; recognises that the current definition of waste creates barriers for circular business models such as reuse; deplores the fact that the Commission has not defined EU specific end-of-waste criteria for textiles, as had been required by the Waste Framework Directive;

Amendment 245 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 o (new)

13o. Underlines the importance of developing non-toxic material cycles for the transition to a circular and climate- neutral economy; calls for the phase-out of substances of concern in order to strengthen secondary raw materials markets;

Amendment 246 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to set out harmonised EU rules on extended producer responsibility for textiles, with eco-modulation of fees as part of the revision of the Waste Framework Directive~~, and in particular that~~; considers that barriers to the single market can be removed by Union-wide EPR schemes; calls for the Commission to ensure that EPR schemes effectively enforce the waste hierarchy, including designing eco- modulation of fees in a way that ensures waste prevention; calls for including the costs for repair and manufacturing into the calculation of EPR fees; stresses that the EPR rules should, after reuse, reflect a clear priority for high-quality textile-to- textile recycling and only cascade textile materials into other materials when the former is not feasible; calls for the effective use of a significant proportion of the contributions made to extended producer responsibility schemes ~~will~~to be used for waste prevention and preparation for re-use measures; and calls for the EPR schemes to support the activities of social enterprises active in used textiles management as well as to cover the costs of residual waste disposal following a preparation for re-use process; underlines the need to align eco-modulation with the Ecodesign Regulation, whereby mandatory criteria under the Ecodesign regulation should form the guiding principles and minimum bar and EPR fees can incentivise business to go further;

Amendment 247 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to set out harmonised EU rules on extended producer responsibility for textiles, with eco-modulation of fees as part of the revision of the Waste Framework Directive, and in particular that a significant proportion of the contributions made to extended producer responsibility schemes will be used for waste prevention and preparation for re-use measures; considers this eco-modulation fees should be done on a product-by-product basis. Recalls that the eco-modulation fees must be modulated by different criteria for product sustainability and should be aligned with the delegated acts for textiles of the ESPR.

Amendment 248 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to set out harmonised EU rules on extended producer responsibility for textiles, with eco-modulation of fees as part of the revision of the Waste Framework Directive, and in particular that a significant proportion of the contributions made to extended producer responsibility schemes will be used for waste prevention and preparation for re-use measures; and calls for EPR scheme to support the activities of social enterprises active in used textiles management as well as to cover the costs of residual waste disposal following a preparation for re-use process;

Amendment 249 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to set out harmonised EU rules on extended producer responsibility for textiles, with eco-modulation of fees as part of the revision of the Waste Framework Directive, and in particular that a significant proportion of the contributions made to extended producer responsibility schemes will be used for waste prevention and preparation for re-use measures; and recycling measures; calls on the Commission to ensure consistency between the eco-modulation of extended producer responsibility fees and ecodesign requirements;

Amendment 25 #

Elisabetta DE BLASIS, Gianantonio DA RE, Rosanna CONTE, Gianna GANCIA, Silvia SARDONE

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas women and girls are frequently exposed to additional gender- specific factors and barriers that consistently render them more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and disasters;

Amendment 250 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to set out harmonised EU rules on extended producer responsibility for textiles, with eco-modulation of fees as part of the revision of the Waste Framework Directive, and in particular that a significant proportion of the contributions made to extended producer responsibility schemes will be used for waste prevention and preparation for re-use measures; calls for adequately weight extended producer responsibility obligations to safeguard subcontractors and intermediate processors;

Amendment 251 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to set out harmonised EU rules on extended producer responsibility for textiles, with eco-modulation of fees as part of the revision of the Waste Framework Directive, and in particular that a significant proportion of the contributions made to extended producer responsibility schemes will be used for waste prevention and preparation for re-use measures; calls for adequately weight extended producer responsibility obligations to safeguard subcontractors and intermediate processors;

Amendment 252 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Recalls that the measures outlined in the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles focus principally on the product and its design as well as end-of- life strategies; suggests that a more comprehensive EPR model which captures product lifetime and volume, together with the costs of reuse and recycling, can address overproduction, increase circularity and significantly reduce the environmental impacts of textiles; underlines that it is crucial that extended producer responsibility rules are effective and impactful from a sustainability and business perspective, and that rules are harmonised EU-wide;

Amendment 253 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Considers that textile producers should have extended producer responsibility for the textiles they make available on the market for the first time within the territory of a Member State; emphasises that the extended producer responsibility should comply as a minimum with the requirements of Article 8 and Article 8a of Directive 2008/98/EC; considers that the Commission should add to the costs laid down in paragraph 4 of Article 8a, any other relevant costs specific to the textile sector, including for recovery.

Amendment 254 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Underlines that for extended producer responsibility rules to be effective and impactful both from a sustainability and business feasibility perspective, harmonisation of rules across the EU and Member States will be crucial;

Amendment 255 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls for the Commission to ensure that online market places are covered by rules on extended producer responsibility, including the eco- modulation of fees and enforcement mechanisms;

Amendment 256 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Calls for consideration of increased EPR fees when certain volume thresholds are reached so as to encourage brands to supply high quality and lower volumes of clothing into the market;

Amendment 257 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Recalls that separate collection of textiles will be mandatory from 1 January 2025; and underlines the need to ensure an environmentally sound management of the collected textiles; encourages the Commission to monitor the Member States that have implemented separate collection before 1st of January 2025 to learn best practices and identify possible issues related to harmonisation of sorting and collection practices at EU-level; underlines that the revision of the Waste Framework Directive planned for 2024 should consider specific separate and phased targets for textile waste prevention, textile reuse, preparation for reuse, and recycling; as part of the Extended Producer Responsibility; stresses the need for reliable and standardized information that can be used to track progress and identify gaps in achieving the above targets and goals.

Amendment 258 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Recalls that separate collection of textiles will be mandatory from 1 January 2025; underlines that the revision of the Waste Framework Directive planned for 2024 should consider specific separate targets for textile waste prevention, textile reuse, preparation for reuse, and recycling; regrets that the presence of dangerous chemicals in textile hampers their reusability and recyclability1a; supports therefore ambitious binding targets for reduction of dangerous chemicals in textiles and their waste, and a full traceability and a disclosure of chemicals used in manufacturing processes, to ensure clean textile recycling from the onset. __________________ 1a https://op.europa.eu/en/publication- detail/-/publication/739a1cca-6145-11ec- 9c6c-01aa75ed71a1

Amendment 259 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Catherine CHABAUD, Nils TORVALDS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Recalls that separate collection of textiles will be mandatory from 1 January 2025; underlines that the revision of the Waste Framework Directive planned for 2024 should consider specific separate targets for textile waste prevention, textile reuse, preparation for reuse, and recycling; highlights the need to invest in recollection infrastructure, high-end sorting and recycling facilities to be able to face the increased volumes of waste in the textile sector as of 2025; investments in infrastructure should be accompanied by large investments in the upskilling and reskilling of personnel to ensure the social aspect of this sector.

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the European textiles manufacturing industry employs more than 1.5 million people and produces 7.4 kg and imports 27.9 kg of textiles per person per year.

Amendment 260 #

Tudor CIUHODARU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 261 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 262 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 263 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Recalls that separate collection of textiles will be mandatory from 1 January 2025; underlines that the revision of the Waste Framework Directive planned for 2024 should ~~consider~~introduce specific separate targets for textile waste prevention, textile reuse, preparation for reuse, and recycling and promote social economy enterprises collecting and re-using textiles as a partner in the collection and waste management obligations and targets;

Amendment 264 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Recalls that separate collection of textiles waste will be mandatory in the EU from 1 January 2025; underlines that the revision of the Waste Framework Directive planned for 2024 should consider specific separate targets for textile waste prevention, textile reuse, preparation for reuse, and recycling;

Amendment 265 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 266 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Stresses that reliable data and realistic benchmarks are needed in the establishment of the targets for textile waste prevention, collection, reuse, preparation for reuse, and recycling; underlines that clear and realistic targets and measures to implement and enforce a transparent treatment of waste textiles to enforce these targets are essential; highlights the need to create strong incentives for recycling that trigger the demand-side and create a stable and open market for recyclers; calls for a boost in sorting and recycling infrastructure through research and investments; recalls that shipments of waste are essential for the re-looping of secondary raw materials in the economy; underlines the importance of harmonised end-of-waste criteria and waste definition for textiles;

Amendment 267 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Underlines the importance of scaling-up textile fibre-to-fibre recycling, as less than 1% of discarded textiles are recycled in a closed loop globally; recalls that post-consumer sorting is an essential step to enable recycling, in particular in light of the upcoming requirement for Member States to set up separate collection of textile waste by 2025 under the Waste Framework Directive; calls for the scaling-up of automated sorting infrastructure for post-consumer textiles, which can deliver high levels of precision and efficiency, making use of contributions made to extended producer responsibility schemes, in line with the “polluter pays” principle;

Amendment 268 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Catherine CHABAUD, Nils TORVALDS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE, Frédérique RIES

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;

Amendment 269 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls to develop consumer incentives to achieve higher textile collection rates, which remain very low within the EU.

Amendment 27 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

Cc. whereas women are both disproportionately represented in the most vulnerable and marginalised positions in the sector; whereas many of the women making up the garment industry are low wage workers, whereas garment workers on average only receive 1-3% of the final retail price of clothing;

Amendment 270 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Takes note that across Europe, used clothing, footwear and other textile products are often discarded in the same container, due to e.g. waste infrastructure and consumer behaviour. Recalls that under the current legislative framework for shipments of waste, this constitutes a mixture of waste for which barriers to shipments are set up. Highlights that removing these barriers could facilitate the recycling of textile waste. Recalls the position of the European Parliament on the Regulation on Shipments of Waste (A9-0290/2022), which calls on the Commission to assess as a priority the possibility of considering mixtures of waste such as used footwear, clothing and other textile products as well as mattresses as ‘greenlisted’, thereby facilitating the shipments and recycling of this waste;

Amendment 271 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Catherine CHABAUD, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE, Frédérique RIES

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;

Amendment 272 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Highlights the need to establish a fully functioning and competitive European secondary market for raw materials that allows producers to move towards higher rates of recycled materials within their products

Amendment 273 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

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;

Amendment 274 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. ~~Agrees with the Commission that the production of clothing from recycled bottles is not consistent with the circular model for PET bottles and~~Considers that a closed-cycle system for PET bottles could have undesired consequences and slow down technological progress, and calls for an approach oriented towards the durability and circularity of the products, with the aim of avoiding the voluntary degradation of a resource such as PET and its blending with other components which could lead to the end of its recycling cycle. In view of this approach, the packaging, PET bottle, and other affected industries must be given sufficient time to react and adapt to legislative changes. Also calls for extended producer responsibility schemes and other measures for textiles to incentivise investment in fibre-to-fibre recycling solutions and investments in sorting for reuse, ~~ideally local;~~moving towards local solutions once the technology has been sufficiently developed.

Amendment 275 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Agrees with the Commission that the production of clothing from recycled bottles is not consistent with the circular model for PET bottles and calls for extended producer responsibility schemes and other measures for textiles to incentivise investment in high-quality fibre-to-fibre recycling solutions and investments in sorting ~~for reuse, ideally local~~and preparing for reuse and reuse activities, ideally local; calls for strict rules to be set in the Green Claims Initiative and the review of the EU Ecolabel criteria for textiles on claims made regarding the use of rPET;

Amendment 276 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Max ORVILLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Agrees with the Commission that the production of clothing from recycled bottles is not consistent with the circular model for PET bottles and calls for extended producer responsibility schemes and other measures for textiles to incentivise investment in fibre-to-fibre recycling solutions and investments in sorting for reuse~~, ideally local;~~ and reuse activities, ideally local; calls for stricter rules to be set on green claims made around the use of rPET

Amendment 277 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Agrees with the Commission that the production of clothing from recycled bottles is not consistent with the circular model for PET bottles and calls for extended producer responsibility schemes and other measures for textiles to incentivise investment in fibre-to-fibre recycling solutions and investments in sorting for reuse, ideally local; insists on the importance of strengthening recycling capacities in the EU;

Amendment 278 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. ~~Agrees with the Commission that the production of clothing from recycled bottles is not consistent with the circular model for PET bottles and calls for extended producer responsibility schemes~~Calls for extended producer responsibility schemes for textiles and other ad hoc measures to incentivise research, innovation, investments in and othe~~r meas~~ scale up of infrastructures for ~~textiles to incentivise investment in fibre-to-fibre recycling solutions~~high- quality manual and automatic composition sorting, fibre-to-fibre recycling solutions that allow the separation and recycling of mixed materials and the decontamination of waste streams, and investments in sorting for reuse~~, ideally local~~;

Amendment 279 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. ~~Agrees with the Commission that the production of clothing from recycled bottles is not consistent with the circular model for PET bottles and calls for extended producer responsibility schemes~~Calls for extended producer responsibility schemes for textiles and other ad hoc measures to incentivise research, innovation, investments in and othe~~r meas~~ scale up of infrastructures for ~~textiles to incentivise investment in~~high- quality manual and automatic composition sorting, fibre- to-fibre recycling solutions that allow the separation and recycling of mixed materials and the decontamination of waste streams, and investments in sorting for reuse~~, ideally local~~;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

Bb. whereas jobs that are traditionally labelled as “women’s work” or that are in highly feminised sectors, such as the garment sector, tend to be under-valued; whereas women generally have access to a narrow range of jobs and tasks, face horizontal and vertical occupational segregation, concentrated in the lowest- skilled and lowest-paid tasks, as well as direct and indirect discrimination based on gender, including pregnancy-based discrimination ; whereas they also suffer occupational diseases and lack of access to appropriate and much needed healthcare;

Amendment 280 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. ~~Agrees with the Commission~~Notes that the production of clothing from recycled bottles is ~~not~~ consistent with the circular model for PET bottles ~~and~~, but calls for public funding on research and development, extended producer responsibility schemes and other measures for textiles to incentivise investment in fibre-to-fibre recycling solutions and investments in sorting for reuse, ideally local;

Amendment 281 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Reaffirms its position that the export of waste to third countries should only be allowed when the receiving countries manage it under health and environmental protection standards that are equivalent to those of the EU, including the respect of international conventions on labour rights, and that all receiving facilities should be audited for environmentally sound management prior to exports; calls on the Commission to clarify that preparations for exports of worn clothing and other worn textiles should inter alia include pre-sorting;

Amendment 282 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Considers that a factor in prolonging the use of clothing items is the ease in which users can repair their clothing items; stresses that enabling clothing repair services to be more easily available and accessible to users, including in both independent clothing repair services as well as producer outlets which would provide clothing repair services;

Amendment 283 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls for preventive measures to ensure that the likely increase in collected textiles after the introduction of separate collection in 2025 does not lead to an increase in the export of used textiles to thirds countries, and that only pre-sorted textiles that have been approved by the recipient country can be exported.

Amendment 284 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Stresses that measures to increase donations can play an important role in preventing textiles from becoming waste; calls on the Commission to assess and clarify the interpretation of existing legal provisions that might hinder or discourage donations and to assess the need for a European framework on donations.

Amendment 285 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Calls for preventive measure to ensure that the likely increase in collected textiles after the introduction of separate collection of textiles in 2025 does not lead to an increase in the export of used textiles to third countries, and that only pre-sorted textiles that have been approved by the recipient country can be exported;

Amendment 286 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Considers that the producer responsibility as well as capability to utilise returned or damaged clothing items can play a role in enabling the sustainability and circularity of textiles and clothing;

Amendment 287 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)

16c. Highlights that as accounting and reporting purposes can vary between business, it is important that the definition of unsold consumer products include unsold products, excess inventory, surplus inventory, overstock, returns, dead stock and samples;

Amendment 288 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)

16d. Regrets that about 20% of textile fibres become waste before they reach the end-consumer; considers that there is large uncertainty about the total amount of fibres discarded in the pre-consumer phase; calls on the Commission to introduce mandatory reporting requirements on pre-consumer waste;

Amendment 289 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Welcomes the initiative to empower consumers with regard to the green transition and the resulting EU rules that should ensure that consumers receive information at the point of sale on a commercial durability guarantee for textile products, as well as relevant information on their reparability; and durability recommendations; considers that we should move towards e-labels that, on a voluntary basis, could contain more technical information than that provided in physical labels. These e-labels could take advantage of the technical solutions provided in the Digital Product Passport (DPP); however, considers that the use of a digital passport should not detract from the fact that this information should be provided at first sight at the point of sale.

Amendment 29 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)

Cd. whereas women, migrant and informal workers are key to circularity, but are especially vulnerable to negative social impacts; whereas this requires adoption of intersectional perspectives and approaches; whereas many women workers in the garment industry are under the threat of violence and sexual harassment, whereas the voices of women workers in the garment industry are often unheard and the unequal distribution of power and agency and the lack of representation and access to justice have huge significance for the injustices women workers in the garment sector experience; whereas issues linked to gender-based harassment and violence are often silenced by giant global value chains and intensified by gender power imbalances between a mostly female workforce and predominantly male management structures;

Amendment 290 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

Amendment 291 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. 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; is concerned by the frequent and misleading use of unsubstantiated environmental claims and sustainability labels; considers that environmental claims should be prohibited when the claim is not based on science-based assessment tools; considers that sustainability labels should be pre- approved by a Union body or a national authority;

Amendment 292 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Expresses its regret that the proposal on substantiating environmental claims using standard product and organisation environmental footprint methods has been delayed; calls on the Commission to ~~publish the proposal without further delay~~update the product environmental footprint method (PEF) to make it fit for purpose in line with the European Commission’s Green Deal ambitions, prior to using it to substantiate green claims, as there are limitations with the current PEF methodology omitting or downplaying crucial product impacts and to develop a green claims and product environmental footprint category rules architecture that treats apparel and footwear products made from natural and man-made materials appropriately through consistent science based lifecycle comparisons;

Amendment 293 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Expresses its regret that the proposal on substantiating environmental claims using ~~standard product and organisation~~third party lifecycle assessment of environmental ~~footprin~~impact methods has been delayed; calls on the Commission to publish the proposal without further delay ensuring that methods used to substantiate green claims in textiles are holistic, address relevant environmental and social impacts of textiles and are developed through independent processes; calls on the Commission to revise and reinforce the EU Ecolabel for textiles as a benchmark for the most sustainable textiles;

Amendment 294 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Expresses its regret that the proposal on substantiating environmental claims using standard product and organisation environmental footprint methods has been delayed; calls on the Commission to publish the proposal without further delay; ensuring that methods used to the substantiate green claims, including the Product Environmental Footprint, in textiles are holistic, address all relevant environmental and social impacts of textiles and are developed through independent processes.

Amendment 295 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, Max ORVILLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 296 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Considers the Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR) should remain the baseline for companies to substantiate their green claims, yet considers that the Commission should incorporate a review clause to establish other potential LCA alternatives or modifications of the existing one as the common methodology in case they prove to be more comprehensive, especially in the field of microplastics and microfibers release, biodiversity, reparability or material efficiency

Amendment 297 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Welcomes the development of Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules for apparel and footwear; highlights the need to include non- industry organisations in the development of such rules as well as to ensure transparency and accessibility of data; is concerned over currently missing environmental impact factors and emphasises that PEF currently does not provide a complete picture of sustainability and that communication of results of PEF analyses must reflect limitations;

Amendment 298 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Highlights the need to make full use of the EU Ecolabel, in addition to eventual labels adopted under the Ecodesign regulation, by increasing market awareness and recognition, setting of comprehensive standards and further extending the scheme to relevant textile products and facilitating its use in procurement.

Amendment 299 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Considers that the Commission shall provide the economic operators with sufficient transition time with special consideration for the needs of SMEs.

Amendment 3 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Catherine CHABAUD, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

— having regard to the Commission communication of 14 October 2020 entitled “Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability: Towards a Toxic-Free Environment “ (COM(2020)667),

Amendment 30 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas synthetic ~~and man-made~~ fibres already account for ~~more than~~nearly two thirds (7064 %)6 of total global fibre production; __________________ 6 https://textileexchange.org/app/uploads/20 22/10/Textile-Exchange_PFMR_2022.pdf

Amendment 300 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

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~~aligned with the legislation on corporate due diligence legislation on sustainability; calls on the Commission to require companies to use the digital product passport to disclose and submit in a transparent manner, site information throughout their supply chains, as well as information on the year of manufacture, use of materials and chemicals~~; calls for environmental information to be complemented by information on social aspects and labour and working conditions~~, which must by definition necessarily reach the end of life of the product and the waste managers to enable a circular treatment of waste textiles; asks that the Commission and Member States ensure that the information provided is relevant, accurate and up-to-date, and that the information can be easily accessible and usable for EPR, consumers and stakeholders along the supply chain; calls on the Commission in the implementation of this ambitious tool to introduce a phased approach where SMEs and especially micro-enterprises are given a longer implementation period and to support them to ensure full compliance with the regulation ; calls on the Commission to take note of the many ongoing studies and research projects related to the EU digital product passport and ensuring it is aligned with relevant legislation; calls on the Commission to establish clear and harmonized requirements for a EU digital product;

Amendment 301 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, Max ORVILLE, Frédérique RIES

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 condi~~ aligned with the REACH regulation; considers that environmental aspects should be considered as a priority within the DPP and considers that social accountability requirements should be aligned with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDD) and should be coherent with logical and achievable obligations;

Amendment 302 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Highlights the potential of the digital product passport to support full value chain ~~coverage~~including upstream and downstream operations, traceability, transparency and facility disclosure coverage, as well as provision of environmental and social information 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 publicly 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;

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;

Amendment 304 #

Elisabetta DE BLASIS, Gianantonio DA RE, Rosanna CONTE, Gianna GANCIA, Silvia SARDONE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Highlights the potential of the digital product passport to support full value chain ~~coverage~~traceability, transparency and facility disclosure as well as provision of environmental and social information 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 publicly disclose and submit site information throughout their supply chains, as well as information on the use of materials and chemicals; calls for environmental, including climate and biodiversity, information to be complemented by information on social aspects and labour and working conditions and rights;

Amendment 305 #

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; provided that such an initiative does not lead to more bureaucracy for producers, enabling micro and SMEs to better communicate their 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;

Amendment 306 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Max ORVILLE

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 and origins, as well as information on the use of materials and chemicals and their circularity performance; calls for environmental information to be complemented by information on human rights, social aspects and labour and working conditions; calls for ensuring transparency and credibility of and accountability for labels;

Amendment 307 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Highlights the potential of the digital product passport, with as much information as possible, 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; recalls the urgency to put an end to persisting child and irregular migrant labour in the industry;

Amendment 308 #

Martin HOJSÍK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Catherine CHABAUD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Highlights the potential of the digital product passport to support full ~~value~~supply chain ~~coverage~~traceability, transparency and facility disclosure as well as provision of environmental and social information 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 publicly 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;

Amendment 309 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

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, in line with the requirements to be specified by the proposal for a regulation on eco- design requirements; calls for environmental information to be complemented by information on social aspects and labour and working conditions;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the European textile sector as of 2022 had an annual turnover of 147 billion with 58 billion euros in exports and 106 billion euros in imports; whereas the textile sector employs 1,3 million European citizens; whereas this industry is made up of approximately 143 thousand European companies, of which 11% are Small or Medium-sized Enterprises, and 88,8% are Micro enterprises with less than 10 employees1a; __________________ 1a https://euratex.eu/wp- content/uploads/EURATEX_FactsKey_Fi gures_2022rev-1.pdf

Amendment 310 #

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, provided that such an initiative does not lead to more bureaucracy for producers, enabling micro and SMEs to better communicate their 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;~~

Amendment 311 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

Amendment 312 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Emphasises the importance of the development of a EU digital product passport for textiles to provide clear, structured and accessible information on the sustainability characteristics of products to the business ecosystem of textiles; stresses the importance to differentiate between key and potential users of a digital product passport; stresses the prospective benefits in terms of transparency, supply chain accuracy, waste reduction and enabling potential for new business models based on reuse, second hand and re-sale;

Amendment 313 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Emphasises the need for accurate information on textile products’ material and chemical composition to ensure their correct sorting and recycling.

Amendment 314 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Underlines that an immediate ban on the destruction of unsold and returned textile goods should be enacted without delay under the Ecodesign Regulation~~; considers that full disclosure of the numbers of textile products placed on the market every year and of unsold textile products is necessary;~~ and should aim at reducing production in the first place; considers that one year after the entry into force of the ecodesign regulation, the destruction of unsold textiles and footwear by economic operators shall be prohibited, due to the nature and popularity of fast-fashion retail causing high volumes of surplus and excess inventory, overstock and deadstock as well as returns, which lead to frequent destruction of perfectly usable textiles; considers that full disclosure of the numbers of textile products placed on the market every year and of unsold textile products is necessary; highlights that SMEs should not be exempt from requirements regarding unsold goods, as they represent a significant share of the EU textile sector;

Amendment 315 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Underlines that a~~n immediate~~ ban on the destruction of unsold and returned textile goods ~~should be enacted without delay under the Ecodesign Regulation~~with significant negative environmental impact should be enacted under the Ecodesign Regulation; underlines that relevant exceptions should established to this ban, to accommodate e.g. the necessary destruction of harmful textile goods; underlines also that a sound definition of ‘destruction’ must be established to ensure legal clarity about options for managing unsold goods; considers that full disclosure of the numbers of textile products placed on the market every year and of unsold textile products is necessary;

Amendment 316 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Underlines that an immediate ban on the destruction of unsold and returned textile goods should be enacted without delay under the Ecodesign Regulation; calls on manufacturers to remanufacture or recycle products when they cannot be used by the consumer due to technical or design flaws or imperfections; considers that ~~full~~ disclosure of the numbers of textile products placed on the market every year and of unsold textile products is necessary;

Amendment 317 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Underlines that an immediate ban that does not exempt SMEs on the destruction of unsold and returned textile goods should aim at reducing production in the first place and be enacted without delay under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation; considers that full disclosure of the numbers of textile products placed on the market every year and of unsold textile products is necessary;

Amendment 318 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Underlines that an immediate ban on the destruction of unsold and returned textile goods should be enacted without delay under the Ecodesign Regulation; considers ~~that full disclosure of the number~~it essential for economic operators to disclose fully and annually the quantities of textile products that they have placed on the market ~~every year and~~, the quantities of unsold textile products ~~is necessary~~, and the way in which unsold textile products have been disposed of;

Amendment 319 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Catherine CHABAUD, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Underlines that an immediate ban on the destruction of unsold and returned textile goods should be enacted without delay under the Ecodesign Regulation, which should be as wide as possible, encompassing all types of businesses, including SMEs; considers that full disclosure of the numbers of textile products placed on the market every year and of unsold textile products is necessary;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas an estimated figure between 16-35% of global microplastics released into the oceans are from synthetic textiles, which constitutes between 200,000 and 500,000 tonnes of microplastics enter the global marine environment each year; whereas most of those microplastics are thought to be released during the first 5-10 washes1a. __________________ 1a Microplastics from textiles: towards a circular economy for textiles in Europe. European Environmental Agency. https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/m icroplastics-from-textiles-towards-a

Amendment 320 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Calls for Commission’s guidance on promoting the introduction of tax breaks and tax credits to the fashion commercial enterprises for the donation of shops' surplus store inventory. Together with a streamlining of procedures, that would allow goods to be donated by fulfilling not only a social but also an environmental role; in particular, proximity retailers could play an important role in the ethical-sustainable supply chain with the recovery of used products for favouring their recycling or reuse, for instance, through clothes in good condition's donation to NGOs/charities;

Amendment 321 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Encourages initiatives to help consumers switch to more sustainable and responsible consumption patterns by providing quality products at an affordable price and reducing waste through inter alia repair, collection of used clothes, second hand sells, pay back schemes as well as other initiatives by producers, with extended warrantees and easy to recycle clothes;

Amendment 322 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to revise the Textile Labelling Regulation; believes that a suitably expansive revision, together with the introduction of a digital product passport, could help to ensure that EU citizens are at least empowered to make responsible consumer choices;

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;

Amendment 324 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Underlines that repurposing of unsold textiles could represent an important measure to boost waste prevention; calls therefore on the Commission to introduce legal provisions on repurposing in the review of the Waste Framework Directive;

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;

Amendment 326 #

Elisabetta DE BLASIS, Gianantonio DA RE, Rosanna CONTE, Gianna GANCIA, Silvia SARDONE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Stresses that the textile sector is plagued by a broad range of labour rights abuses, including poverty wages, wage theft, undue limitation to the right to join or form a union of choosing, child labour, forced labour, exposure to unsafe working conditions and sexual harassment; requests concrete actions to address these issues;

Amendment 327 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Highlights that negative environmental impacts and social impacts in supplier countries cannot be avoided through due diligence legislation alone; calls on the Commission to provide additional support for local actors in partner countries and to take additional legislative measures to address these impacts in countries outside the EU;, underlines the need of organising and implementing a better and harmonised surveillance of the internal market, with specific custom controls to prevent the import of counterfeit and/or unsafe textile products lacking the requirements expressly demanded to those who produce and operate within the EU, in order to safeguard the consumer and the environment.

Amendment 328 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Highlights that negative environmental impacts and social impacts in supplier countries cannot be avoided through due diligence legislation alone; calls on the Commission to provide additional support for local actors in partner countries and to take additional legislative measures to address these impacts in countries outside the EU; underlines the need to organise and implement a better and harmonised surveillance of the internal market to prevent the import of counterfeited and/or unsafe textile products in order to safeguard the consumers and the environment;

Amendment 329 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Highlights in this regard that the due diligence legislation as proposed by the Commission only covers 1% of EU companies and that as the largest garment brands do not dominate the garment industry the way the largest brands do in highly concentrated industries and therefore that SMEs need to be included in order for the legislation to be effective; highlights that important conventions, multilateral agreements and human rights instruments relevant to the textile companies’ impacts need to be included in the Annex and that the current list is too limited; emphasises that the requirements need to cover the whole value chain with integrated gender analyses as well environmental, including climate and biodiversity, criteria such as the full implementation of the Paris Agreement, the impact of chemical use on the local environment, the implementation of core ILO conventions and purchasing practices in order to be an effective instrument for the realisation of workers’ rights in the textile sector; underlines that, given the prevalence of forced labour within the textile and garment sector, this Directive should complement the upcoming forced labour legislation;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas 73% of clothes and household textiles consumed in Europe are imported; whereas the majority of environment and climate change impacts occur in upstream production processes, and thus from an EU perspective externalised to other countries;

Amendment 330 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24b. Insists that the green and digital transition of the European textiles sector is a Just Transition which leaves no worker or region behind, with supportive measures needed to help businesses, the majority of which are SME´s, transform into sustainable and resilient businesses, with quality social dialogue and engagement and support from regional and national authorities to adequately plan for the transition and ensure that mitigating measures are put in places and that the change is managed socially responsible way, including ensuring that newly created jobs in the circular economy are good jobs.

Amendment 331 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24b. Calls for the inclusion of social and labour standards as well as due diligence requirements as part of the criteria in the proposed ecodesign regulation and its compliance registered in digital product passports; is concerned about the unholistic and limited picture of product impact that the development of criteria to substantiate green claims would create if it does not consider social and gender related impacts, emphasises that such a narrow view of product sustainability is not in line with the EU’s commitments to the Sustainable Development Goals, nor the European Green Deal;

Amendment 332 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)

24c. Highlights that, in order for the digital product passport to be an effective instrument in improving social gender unequal aspects of the textile sector, it should go beyond containing information on due diligence and should also include disclosure of full product information covering the whole value chain, the existence in factories of trade unions and collective bargaining, and information on wage levels and working hours; the information on the digital product passport should be accessible to all parties and based on a common database that other stakeholders can also contribute to;

Amendment 333 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 d (new)

24d. Calls on the EU to support efforts to prevent gender-based violence in the textile sector by committing to the ratification and implementation of the ILO Convention 190 on Ending Violence and Sexual Harassment in the World of Work;

Amendment 334 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Stresses that the textile sector is plagued by a broad range of labour rights abuses in particular women and other marginalised groups, including poverty wages, wage theft, undue limitation to the right to join or form a union of choosing child labour, forced labour, exposure to unsafe working conditions, sexual harassment, and so on. requests a strong inclusion in the textile strategy and concrete actions to address these issues.

Amendment 335 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Regrets that the strategy does not envisage any action against the harmful purchasing practices of companies; points out that according to the International Labour Organization, the current power imbalance between garment buyers and their suppliers causes overproduction and exploitation of workers in the industry11 ; considers that unfair purchasing practices such as last minute changes in design or lead times, unilateral amendments to contracts and last minute cancellation of orders should be banned for companies active in the single market through a revision of existing legislation; considers the priority issue in the failure to redistribute added value to companies operating along the entire supply chain: in particular, SMEs and suppliers suffer from an imbalance of negotiating power. This production model conveys and retains almost all the added value on the client's part. This has an implication for the EU rules of competition in international markets. __________________ 11 https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public /---ed_protect/---protrav/--- travail/documents/publication/wcms_5611 41.pdf

Amendment 336 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Regrets that the strategy does not envisage any action against the harmful purchasing practices of companies; points out that according to the International Labour Organization, the current power imbalance between garment buyers and their suppliers causes overproduction and exploitation of workers in the industry11 ; considers that unfair purchasing practices such as last minute changes in design or lead times, unilateral amendments to contracts and last minute cancellation of orders should be banned for companies active in the single market ~~through a revision of existing legislation~~; calls for legislation to combat unfair trading practices in the textile sector, taking inspiration from and learning from the experience of the implementation of Directive 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in the agricultural and food supply chain, including its provisions for enforcement, which takes take into account the “fear factor” of suppliers when raising complaints; __________________ 11 https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public /---ed_protect/---protrav/--- travail/documents/publication/wcms_5611 41.pdf

Amendment 337 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Regrets that the strategy does not envisage any action against the harmful purchasing practices of companies; points out that according to the International Labour Organization, the current power imbalance between garment buyers and their suppliers causes overproduction and exploitation of workers in the industry11 ; considers that unfair purchasing practices such as last minute changes in design or lead times, unilateral amendments to contracts and last minute cancellation of orders should be banned for companies active in the single market through a revision of existing legislation; such legislation should have effective enforcement. __________________ 11 https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public /---ed_protect/---protrav/--- travail/documents/publication/wcms_5611 41.pdf

Amendment 338 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. ~~Regret~~Notes that the strategy does not envisage any action against the harmful purchasing practices of companies; ~~points out~~takes note that according to the International Labour Organization, the current power imbalance between garment buyers and their suppliers causes overproduction and exploitation of workers in the industry11 ; considers that unfair purchasing practices such as last minute changes in design or lead times, unilateral amendments to contracts and last minute cancellation of orders should be banned for companies active in the single market through a revision of existing legislationwelcomes the potential for establishing new mutually beneficial trade agreements, and strengthening existing trade relationships, to support the creation of jobs and economic growth in both the EU and among trade partners; __________________ 11 https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public /---ed_protect/---protrav/--- travail/documents/publication/wcms_5611 41.pdf

Amendment 339 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Catherine CHABAUD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

Amendment 34 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas a specific textile recycling target does not yet exist but textile waste represents one of the product categories that make up municipal waste and is therefore subject to recycling targets laid down in the Directive 2008/98/EC;

Amendment 340 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Underlines that the transition to a more sustainable and circular ecosystem within the textile industry offers the opportunity to improve the working conditions and ~~remuneration~~competences of workers, who will play a central role in the transition; recalls that the transition to a circular economy of the textile industry also presents a significant potential for the creation of new green jobs with the upskilling and reskilling of the existing labour force; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the provision of sectoral training and education in the field of sustainable textiles to safeguard current jobs, improve worker satisfaction and ensure the availability of a skilled workforce; encourages the Commission to consult relevant industry stakeholders, including suppliers and producers from outside the EU about which skills and competences are in demand;

Amendment 341 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Underlines that the transition to a more sustainable and circular ecosystem within the textile industry offers the opportunity to improve the working conditions and remuneration of workers, who will play a central role in the transition; regrets that the a vast amount of global textile and garment products are made in countries in which workers’ rights are limited or non-existent, and working conditions are inhumane and dangerous, and the workers lack work safety, social security or other social benefits and decent salary; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the provision of sectoral training and education in the field of sustainable textiles to safeguard current jobs, improve worker satisfaction and ensure the availability of a skilled workforce;

Amendment 342 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Underlines that the transition to a more sustainable and circular ecosystem within the textile industry offers the opportunity to improve the working conditions and remuneration of workers, who will play a central role in the transition; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the provision of sectoral training and education in the field of sustainable textiles to safeguard current jobs, improve worker satisfaction and ensure the availability of a skilled workforce; draws special attention to the fact that women account for 80 % of the global garment workforce and therefore are disproportionally affected by the negative impacts of the industry;

Amendment 343 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Underlines that the transition to a more sustainable and circular ecosystem within the textile industry offers the opportunity to improve the working conditions and remuneration of workers, who will play a central role in the transition; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the provision of sectoral training and education in the field of sustainable textiles to safeguard current jobs, improve worker satisfaction and ensure the availability of a skilled workforce; support social economy actors, among which social enterprises active in circular activities, in their reskilling and upskilling activities.

Amendment 344 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Max ORVILLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Underlines that the transition to a more sustainable and circular ecosystem within the textile industry offers the opportunity to improve the working conditions and remuneration of workers, who will play a central role in the transition; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the provision of sectoral training and education in the field of sustainable textiles to safeguard current jobs, improve worker satisfaction and ensure the availability of a skilled workforce support social economy actors, including social enterprises active in circular activities, in their reskilling and upskilling activities;

Amendment 345 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Underlines that the transition to a more sustainable and circular ecosystem within the textile industry offers the opportunity to improve the working conditions and remuneration of workers, who will play a central role in the transition, with a special attention to gender equality and women's rights, as they represent the majority of workers in the textile industry; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the provision of sectoral training and education in the field of sustainable textiles to safeguard current jobs, improve worker satisfaction and ensure the availability of a skilled workforce;

Amendment 346 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Max ORVILLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Underlines that the transition to a more sustainable and circular ecosystem and business models within the textile industry offers the opportunity to improve the working conditions and remuneration of workers, who will play a central role in the transition; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the provision of sectoral training and education in the field of sustainable textiles to safeguard current jobs, improve worker satisfaction and ensure the availability of a skilled workforce;

Amendment 347 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Recognises that while the transformation of the sector will create new jobs with new skills requirements, these might not appear where other types of jobs will be lost, and that current training is insufficient to prepare workers for the future roles needed; agrees that updating the European Skills Agenda can be an important tool to create the right skill set for the circular and sustainable textile industry; emphasises that proactive social dialogue to assess skills needs and employment challenges and to design training is key to properly address the social impact and to create a robust transformation of the industry; highlights the strong risk of perpetuating existing job quality concerns in circular roles, where marginalised and disenfranchised groups including informal, women and migrant workers are overrepresented; calls therefore for the Commission and Member States to deliberately include positive social outcomes into the transition in all relevant legislation;

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;

Amendment 349 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Recalls the importance of creating a feasible and sustainable recycling ecosystem, that includes SMEs, where the textiles and textile fibres are reused and recycled in both classic and innovative manners, transforming the recycling sector into a more environment-friendly industry;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas global consumption of clothing and footwear is expected to increase by 63 %, from the current 62 million tonnes to 102 million tonnes, by 2030;

Amendment 350 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Calls for means for an exchange of knowledge, know-how, and best practises between Member States, particularly those supportive of SMEs, which would enable innovative solutions in the sustainability and circularity of textiles and clothing;

Amendment 351 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on the Commission to ensure a level playing field for products produced and consumed within the EU and those exported or imported; regrets that the production of textiles generally takes place outside the EU and most our clothing are imported from third countries, which often causes harmful environmental and social impacts; highlights the incoherence of manufacturing clothing in third countries while the necessary raw materials, such as linen, may sometimes be found in EU countries; considers that the Union should ensure that trade agreements and preference programmes are used as levers to promote sustainable development, human rights, labour rights and fair and ethical trade around the world, and to improve the responsibility of value chains; reiterates the EU's responsibility to design partnerships in the textile industry with actors that promote human rights, democratic processes and good governance;

Amendment 352 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on the Commission to ensure a level playing field for products produced and consumed within the EU and those exported or imported by increasing global standards; considers that the Union should ensure that trade agreements and preference programmes, such as the Generalised Scheme of Preferences, are used as levers to promote sustainable development, human rights, labour rights and fair and ethical trade around the world, and to ~~improv~~ensure the responsibility of value chains;

Amendment 353 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Regrets that the strategy only envisages the introduction of mandatory criteria for green public procurement, as the production of textile products is infamously interlinked with systematic violations of labour and human rights, and public procurement can be used as a tool to support sustainable development and mitigate risks in global supply chains1a ; calls on the Commission to expand the scope of the proposed Ecodesign for sustainable product regulation to include mandatory requirements for both green and socially responsible public procurement as well as to revise the EU/2014/24 Public Procurement Directive to align with the obligations of the upcoming CSDD directive and expectations of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. __________________ 1a Buying Social a guide to taking account of social considerations in public procurement (2nd edition)

Amendment 354 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Regrets that the strategy only envisages the introduction of mandatory criteria for green public procurement, as the production of textile products is infamously interlinked with systematic violations of labour and human rights, and public procurement can be used as a tool to support sustainable development and mitigate risks in global supply chains; calls on the Ecodesign for sustainable product regulation to include mandatory requirements for both green and socially responsible public procurement as well as to revise the EU/2014/24 Public Procurement Directive to align with the obligations of the upcoming CSDD directive and expectations of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;

Amendment 355 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Call on the Commission and Member States to step up the support for innovation in the textile industry related to inventing new raw materials to make clothing and textiles in general more circular and sustainable in the sense of climate and environmental impacts; moreover the technological innovation needed in the industry should look at how textiles can help to improve the health of consumers by providing information directly to the owner of a product;

Amendment 356 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Nils TORVALDS, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Stresses that wide use of dangerous chemicals in various textile production processes severely impacts health of workers; draws attention to the concerns of textile-producing countries outside of the EU about the impacts of wide use of Persistent organic pollutants and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the sector2a; calls for stringent regulation and enforcement limiting the use of hazardous chemicals in the production processes; __________________ 2a https://www.unep.org/news-and- stories/press-release/textile-producing- nations-unite-reduce-chemical-waste

Amendment 357 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24b. Clothing especially represents a significant cultural value for all citizens of the Union, and the transition to a circular economy should recognize this, while redefining it through research and innovation.

Amendment 358 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)

24c. Calls on the Commission in reference to the European Climate Law (2021/1119) to facilitate sector-specific climate dialogues and partnerships with textile stakeholders to encourage the drawing up of voluntary roadmaps; These roadmaps could be a helpful tool in planning investments in the sector and strengthen sectoral engagement in the transition to a circular economy;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas globally, 20 per cent of all clean water pollution is caused by dyes and chemicals used by the textile industry;

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;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas, according to the IPCC’s 6th Assessment, limiting warming to around 1,5°C requires global greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced by 43% below 2019 levels by 2030; whereas textiles are on average the fourth biggest contributor to climate change and environmental impact from an EU consumption perspective; whereas human rights, the environment and climate change are strongly interlinked, whereby human rights cannot be enjoyed without a healthy environment and a sound climate, and equally sustainable environmental governance cannot exist without the respect for human rights;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. E. whereas between 1996 and 2018, although clothing prices in the EU fell relative to inflation by more than 30 %, average household expenditure on clothing increased, i.e. there were no cost savings, suggesting that unsustainable patterns of overproduction and overconsumption have a strong influence on consumer behaviour in the EU;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

— having regard to the Commission communication of 14 October 2020 on the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Towards a Toxic-Free Environment (COM(2020)0667) and Parliament’s resolution of 10 July 2020 on the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability

Amendment 40 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Catherine CHABAUD, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas fast-fashion production models encourage the mass consumption of poor quality clothes, often unrecyclable, at the expense of workers' social rights, luring consumers through greenwashing practices such as false environmental claims and in-house misleading labels;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas fossil fuel-based polyester accounts for about 50 percent of fibre production and the fashion industry’s use of synthetic fibres accounts for 1.35% of global oil consumption, much of it imported from Russia 1a __________________ 1a Dressed to Kill : Fashion brands’ hidden links to Russian oil in a time of war, Changing Markets, 2022

Amendment 42 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK, Catherine CHABAUD, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)

Cc. whereas the textile sector includes over 160 000 producers, most of them SMEs, that have to respect 16 pieces of European legislation, several implementation methods and national legislation in 27 Member States; whereas non-harmonized legislation leads to a fragmented market and bureaucratic burdens that increases the difficulties on the sector especially on the SMEs working in the sector;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)

Cg. whereas recent analysis has shown that voluntary, industry-led regulation has delivered little to no improvements in labour standards over the past three decades, and the pandemic has further compounded pressure on wages and labour standards; whereas industry initiatives such as shifting to more sustainable fibres and textiles, or providing supposedly ethically-conscious options, typically only account for a small percentage of a brand’s offerings, allowing the majority of operations to continue in a business-as-usual manner;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)

Cc. whereas the pressure to minimise production costs in third countries continues to raise concerns about low levels of worker protection, poor working conditions and the use of child labour; whereas the majority of low-wage and unskilled labour in the textile sector in both the Union and third countries is made up of women;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)

Cc. whereas well-informed choices can help drive the demand for quality clothing, which is less damaging for the environment and a supply chain that respects nature, workers and animals;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)

Cd. whereas textile products have a significant negative impact on the climate and the environment during their life cycle;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)

Cd. whereas existing systems for separate collection of textiles in the EU are voluntary and focus on collecting clothing that is deemed rewearable; whereas the JRC estimates that between 50% and 75% of these separately collected textiles are reported as reused; whereas a large share of collected clothing is exported to non-EU countries with no collection infrastructure in place; whereas there is currently no viable business case to separately collect and process all textile waste in the EU, highlighting the need for a collective system and infrastructure to capture the value of used textiles;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)

Cd. Whereas textile products may also contain non-textile parts of animal origin, such as fur, leather or feathers, the production of which has a severe negative impact on the environment and animal welfare;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)

Ce. whereas hazardous chemicals used in the manufacturing of textiles are harmful to both the environment, workers and consumers; whereas highly toxic chemicals, such as PFAS, continue to play a major role in the production of textiles; whereas many products, including textile products, sold to European consumers do not comply with EU chemicals legislation such as REACH; whereas in its ‘Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability: Towards a Toxic-Free Environment’ the Commission has committed to minimise the presence of substances of concern in textile products through the introduction of new requirements;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)

— having regard to the Commission communication of 20 May 2020 entitled ‘a Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system (COM(2020)0381),

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)

Ce. whereas the textile and clothing sector is economically important in the Union and plays a key role in achieving the EU’s circular economy objectives;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)

Cf. whereas leather is a profitable resource, not simply a by-product of the meat industry; whereas the majority of the world’s leather comes from India and China, both of which lack adequate animal welfare legislation;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)

Ce. whereas every year, billions of animals suffer and die for the production of garments, shoes and accessories; whereas the vast majority of the billions of animals who are killed for their skin, wool, feathers, or fur endure all the horrors of factory farming;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C f (new)

Cf. whereas the introductions of certification and labelling systems which seek to at best ‘green’, but at worst ‘greenwash’ existing practices do not fundamentally overhaul the existing unsustainable practices that are at the core of many business models;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C g (new)

Cg. whereas the keeping and killing of animals solely for the purpose of fur production is ethically unacceptable;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C g (new)

Ch. whereas the Commission in its Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 commits to include a gender perspective in all aspects and levels of policy making, internal and external, including addressing needs, challenges and opportunities in specific sectors;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C h (new)

Ch. whereas numerous outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 on mink farms have evidenced the veterinary-public health risks associated with the production of fur, with the risk of nullifying the effect of the information and vaccination campaigns;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C h (new)

Ci. whereas the social, green and feminist agenda are interlinked and share the goal to ensure a fair distribution of resources; whereas a circular economy is necessary for the realisation of the green and just transitions; whereas improving social sustainability therefore cannot be done through a single instrument but requires a holistic approach that looks at the entire value chain including design, buying, production, consumption and recycling;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C i (new)

Ck. whereas harmful purchasing practices imposed by buyers on their suppliers underpin the overproduction and exploitation of workers in the industry, with transversal social, environmental and climate impacts;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C i (new)

Ci. whereas the EU is the biggest importer of Australian kangaroo meat and skins, accounting for 65% of this trade; whereas the Australian parliamentary Inquiry into the health and wellbeing of kangaroos and other macropods found that the commercial killing of kangaroos involves severe animal welfare issues, including the killing of healthy joeys which was confirmed to be inextricably part of the reality of the kangaroo industry; whereas this practice was found to be 'an emotive issue and shocking to many people'; whereas several European retail companies have stopped selling products containing kangaroo parts due to moral concerns, but no legislative action has been taken by the EU so far in order to stop the import of kangaroo-products;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 c (new)

— having regard to the Commission communication of 16 January 2018 ‘A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy’ (COM(2018)0028) and Parliament’s resolution of 13 September 2018 on a European strategy for plastics in a circular economy

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C j (new)

Cm. whereas one of the 8th Environmental Action Programme’s priority objectives is advancing towards a well-being economy that gives back to the planet more than it takes and accelerating the transition to a non-toxic circular economy; whereas the well-being economy is focused on restructuring the economy to reduce the material throughput to a level where it is consistent with environmental limits, done in a way in which achieves a safe and just transition;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C k (new)

Cn. whereas research shows clearly that current trends in fashion consumption cannot be maintained if we aim to achieve a fair and just transition to climate neutrality, and therefore that the transition, while desperately needed, cannot happen with a focus mainly on new technologies and changes in production;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C l (new)

Co. whereas recent research demonstrates very prominent levels of inequality in carbon footprints from fashion consumption highlighting the different share of responsibility of different income groups with regard to climate change impacts and the different degrees of lifestyle changes required from different income groups for achieving climate mitigation targets8a; __________________ 8a https://hotorcool.org/wp- content/uploads/2022/12/Hot_or_Cool_1_ 5_fashion_report_.pdf

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission communication on an EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles and the vision it presents for 2030; stresses that actions following the publication of the Strategy should be fully aligned with the Union’s climate and environmental objectives, in particular that of accelerating the transition to a non-toxic circular economy in which growth is regenerative, resources are used efficiently and sustainably, and the waste hierarchy is applied, and achieving climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest and of halting and reversing biodiversity loss;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission communication on an EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles and the vision it presents for 2030; stresses that actions following the publication of the Strategy should be fully aligned with the Union’s climate and environmental objectives, in particular that of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest and of halting and reversing biodiversity loss; welcomes that textiles have been identified as priority product category for action under the Circular Economy Action Plan;

Amendment 65 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Max ORVILLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission communication on an EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles and the vision it presents for 2030; stresses that actions following the publication of the Strategy should be fully aligned with the Union’s climate and environmental objectives, in particular that of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest and of halting and reversing biodiversity loss; calls on the Commission to set specific targets for textiles for achieving compliance with the Biodiversity Strategy 2030.

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission communication on an EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles and the vision it presents for 2030; stresses that actions following the publication of the Strategy should be fully aligned with the Union’s climate and environmental objectives, in particular that of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest and of halting and reversing biodiversity loss, as well as with EU efforts on its commitments towards the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals;

Amendment 67 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission communication on an EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles and the vision it presents for 2030; stresses that actions following the publication of the Strategy should be fully aligned with the Union’s climate and environmental objectives, in particular that of achieving climate neutrality and zero pollution for a non-toxic environment by 2050 at the latest and of halting and reversing biodiversity loss;

Amendment 68 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission communication on an EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles and the vision it presents for 2030; stresses that actions following the publication of the Strategy should be fully aligned with the Union’s Industrial Strategy, as well as its climate and environmental objectives, in particular that of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest and of halting and reversing biodiversity loss;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission communication on an EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles and the vision it presents for 2030; stresses that actions following the publication of the Strategy should be fully aligned with the ~~Union’s climate and environmental objectives, in particular that of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest and of halting and reversing biodiversity loss~~Paris Agreement and the Kunming- Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework; welcomes that textiles have been identified as priority product category for action under the Circular Economy Action Plan; ;

Amendment 7 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 d (new)

— having regard to the Commission’s proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for setting ecodesign requirements for sustainable products (COM(2022)142)

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Commission to identify and monitor the policies affecting the textile industry to ensure transparency, coherence and after implementation to assess the impact of the policies on the textile industries’ combined impact on climate, environment, health and social aspects. Stresses the need to secure policy coherence among the policy measures identified in the EU Strategy and the need to ensure harmonisation at the EU level, including on data requirements and methodologies to calculate the environmental and carbon footprint of products;

Amendment 71 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

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;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Acknowledges the urgency of ensuring that textile products placed on the EU market ~~are long-lived, reusable and recyclable, and free of hazardous substances; express~~have a long serviceable lifetime, are reusable, recyclable, repairable and free of hazardous substances and prioritise the use of renewable raw materials; acknowledges with the current technologies producers are often faced with trade-offs to achieve the desired attributes in one product; calls for the Commission alongside Member States, industry and research institutions to continue, encourage and fund research into the trade-offs inherent in making textile products that have a long serviceable lifetime, and are reusable, recyclable, repairable and free of hazardous substances and prioritise the use of renewable raw materials; notes its concern that the measures identified in the EU Strategy might not be sufficient to fulfil the 2030 objective and calls on the Commission to ensure all necessary measures, including additional measures to those identified in the strategy, are taken to achieve the 2030 vision;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Acknowledges the urgency of ensuring that textile products placed on the EU market are long-lived, reusable and recyclable, ~~and free of hazardous substances~~made largely from recycled fibres, free of hazardous substances and produced in respect of social rights and the environment; stresses that measures must prioritise waste prevention and durability, reusability and reparability over recycling in line with the waste hierarchy; expresses its concern that the measures identified in the EU Strategy might not be sufficient to fulfil the 2030 objective and calls on the Commission to ensure all necessary measures, including additional measures to those identified in the strategy, are taken to achieve the 2030 vision;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Acknowledges the urgency of ensuring that textile products placed on the EU market are sustainable, long-lived, reusable and recyclable, and free of hazardous substances; expresses its concern that the measures identified in the EU Strategy might not be sufficient to fulfil the 2030 objective and calls on the Commission to ensure all necessary measures, including additional measures to those identified in the strategy, are taken to achieve the 2030 vision; calls for these measures to aim at the best overall environmental outcomes in line with the waste hierarchy and for a low carbon footprint;

Amendment 75 #

Tudor CIUHODARU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Acknowledges the urgency of ensuring that textile products placed on the EU market coming from any EU or third- country producer are long-lived, reusable and recyclable, and free of hazardous substances; expresses its concern that the measures identified in the EU Strategy might not be sufficient to fulfil the 2030 objective and calls on the Commission to ensure all necessary measures, including additional measures to those identified in the strategy, are taken to achieve the 2030 vision;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Acknowledges the urgency of ensuring that textile products placed on the EU market are long-lived, reusable and recyclable, and free of hazardous substances that may negatively impact on their sustainability and circularity; expresses its concern that the measures identified in the EU Strategy might not be sufficient to fulfil the 2030 objective and calls on the Commission to ensure all necessary measures, including additional measures to those identified in the strategy, are taken to achieve the 2030 vision;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Acknowledges the urgency of ensuring that textile products placed on the EU market are long-lived, reusable and recyclable, ~~and~~ free of hazardous substances and do no harm to animals; expresses its concern that the measures identified in the EU Strategy might not be sufficient to fulfil the 2030 objective and calls on the Commission to ensure all necessary measures, including additional legislative and non-legislative measures to those identified in the strategy, are taken to achieve the 2030 vision;

Amendment 78 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Acknowledges the urgency of ensuring that textile products placed on the EU market are long-lived, reusable ~~and~~, recyclable and repairable, and free of hazardous substances; expresses its concern that the measures identified in the EU Strategy might not be sufficient to fulfil the 2030 objective and calls on the Commission to ensure all necessary measures, including additional measures to those identified in the strategy, are taken to achieve the 2030 vision;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Acknowledges that the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles embraces the wider textile ecosystem and may have direct and indirect impacts on other materials used in garment and footwear; therefore, stresses the importance of clearly defining the scope of application of all pieces of legislation that will be adopted under the strategy, in order to ensure legal certainty and predictability for business operators in the Single Market, especially SMEs;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 e (new)

— having regard to the Commission’s proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (COM(2022)71)

Amendment 80 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses the need to support SME´s in the textile industry in moving away from linear business models and unsustainable practices with respect to both climate, environment, health and social issues; calls on the Commission and the Member States to create a predictable, harmonised, relevant and seamless legal framework, which should be implemented with attention ensuring sufficient implementation time; notes the need for the Commission and Member States to facilitate access to skilled workers with relevant circular competences; calls on the Commission in collaboration with Member States and stakeholders to share best practices examples of circular economy business models in the textile industry, draw on the experience in from European Stakeholder Platform for Circular Economy;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Acknowledges that certain processes in making textiles more sustainable can be costly; urges that more financial support and know-how should be made available to Member States to provide assistance particularly for SMEs;

Amendment 83 #

Pernille WEISS, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Christian EHLER, Hildegard BENTELE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Emphasises the specific role that first movers, SMEs and start-ups are playing in the transition to a circular and climate-neutral economy; underlines the need for research in sustainable materials, processes, technologies, products and business models, as well as their industrial scale-up; calls on the Commission and Member States to provide support to SMEs where necessary;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Highlights the need to ensure coherence with the green and digital twin transition and exploit the synergies with the EU’s Industrial Strategy to ensure the transition to sustainable and circular business models, while strengthening the competitiveness and resilience of EU textile ecosystems.

Amendment 85 #

Elisabetta DE BLASIS, Gianantonio DA RE, Rosanna CONTE, Gianna GANCIA, Silvia SARDONE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt measures to put an end to fast fashion; underlines the need to achieve a paradigm shift in the fashion industry to end overproduction and to make fast fashion go out of fashion, enhancing the strategic value of the supply chain, promoting as much as possible a sustainable production model opposed to the "fast-fashion" one, which combines creative capacity and production systems based on the quality of processes, materials and details;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need for an absolute reduction in the consumption and production of textiles made of virgin resources and the EU’s consumption and production footprint; Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt measures to put an end to fast fashion, premised on high volumes of lower quality garments at low price levels; underlines the need to achieve a paradigm shift in the fashion industry to end overproduction and to make fast fashion go out of fashion;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ~~adopt measure~~seek ways to put an end to ~~fast fashion~~the trend of fast fashion, including in relevant international fora; underlines the need to achieve a paradigm shift in the fashion industry to end overproduction and to make fast fashion go out of fashion; points out that such a change requires international cooperation and the involvement of all relevant actors, including the textile industry, civil society and consumers;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt measures to put an end to fast fashion; underlines the need to achieve a paradigm shift in the fashion industry to end overproduction and to make fast fashion go out of fashion; A holistic strategy for sustainable textiles can only be genuine, if we reduce the absolute quantity of natural resources used and at the same time reduce the quantity of waste.

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission ~~and~~ in collaboration withe Member States and in consultation with stakeholders to develop a definition of Fast Fashion that ultimately allows through measurable and verifiable components to adopt measures to put an end to fast fashion; underlines the need to achieve a paradigm shift in the fashion industry to end overproduction and to make fast fashion go out of fashion;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 f (new)

— having regard to its Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste (2021/0367(COD))

Amendment 90 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Max ORVILLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt measures to put an end to fast fashion; underlines the need to achieve a paradigm shift in the fashion industry to end overproduction and to make fast fashion go out of fashion by encouraging the production and consumption of slow fashion products that are sustainable, durable, reusable, and recyclable;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 92 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt measures to put an end to fast fashion; underlines the need to fac~~hiev~~ilitate a paradigm shift in the fashion industry to end overproduction and to make fast fashion go out of fashion;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission to use the textiles strategy as an opportunity to further the Union’s competitiveness in textiles by transitioning the market to one of sustainable and circular products with high standards for the protection of health and the environment, sustainable resource use and full respect for human rights;

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;

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;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Welcomes the encouragement in the EU Textiles Strategy to businesses to reduce the number of collections per year, as well as the link made between fast fashion and fossil-fuel based synthetic fibres; regrets that measures mentioned in the Strategy are not sufficiently aimed at solving the main issue of overproduction and overconsumption; calls for new and revised policy to improve the circularity of textiles, such as the Ecodesign Regulation, to prioritise reducing the absolute volumes of textiles placed on the market;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Expresses concern that binding science-based targets for 2030, 2040 and 2050 on the protection of biodiversity and to reduce resource use, including for water and energy, and consumption in absolute terms are missing from the Commission strategy and calls for such targets by 2024, in line with the target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; recalls that the European Parliament has already demanded such targets in its resolution of 10 February 2021 on the New Circular Economy Action Plan; emphasises the need for rapid and radical reductions in fashion consumption for the EU to be in line with the Paris Agreement and calls for an equity-based production and consumption footprint reduction target to be equivalent to a 60% reduction of the current average consumption in the G20 countries; expresses its strong concern over the fact that the consumption of clothes and shoes are by contrast currently projected to increase by 63% by 2030;

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3d. Regrets the widespread use of unfair trading practices and power imbalances in the sector, leading to adverse social, climate and environment impacts; calls for legislation to stop unfair trading practices in the textile sector;

Amendment 99 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the need to support consumers in moving away from fast fashion and the excessive consumption of clothing and in making responsible and sustainable textile consumption choices; calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop and implement awareness-raising programmes on sustainable consumption ~~and the environmental and climate impacts of the textile and clothing industry, in collab~~, in collaboration with relevant civil society, researchers and industry stakeholders; the campaigns and programmes should be based on state of the art evidence and research on how to ethically change consumer behaviour; calls on the Commission to put in place measures to enhance the flow and access to sustainability information ~~with civil society;~~along textiles’ supply chains to empower consumers’ choices, allow for textiles' circularity and create a level-playing field for sustainable companies.

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2023/01/27 ITRE 159 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Gianna GANCIA, Paolo BORCHIA, Elena LIZZI, Angelo CIOCCA, Matteo ADINOLFI, Susanna CECCARDI, Marie DAUCHY

Draft opinion
Subheading 1 a (new)

A. Whereas supporting a vibrant and dynamic textile sector is strategic for the value chains and the competitiveness of the European Industry;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Re~~calls that more than 99 % of the EU textiles ecosystem consists of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); underlines that EU textiles companies face intense competition from Asia, mainly China1 ,~~grets that the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textile does not recognise the value of the industry´s labour, in particular of the role of women workers; recalls that more than 99 % of the EU textiles ecosystem consists of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); underlines that EU workers in the textile sector face intense social dumping from third-countries, mainly Asia, including by many EU textile companies who have been outsourcing their production to non- EU countries where environmental and social regulations are less strict or non- existent; ~~_________________ 1 European Commission, Directorate- General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, ‘Data on the EU Textile Ecosystem and its Competitiveness: final report’.~~ calls on national authorities to step up their effort on market surveillance and customs checks, in particular regarding counterfeits and REACH violations through online platforms, such as Shein, in order to restore a proper level playing field for European companies; recommends the Commission to introduce deterrent penalties for non-compliance compliance with the forthcoming Ecodesign requirements for textiles set through the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation; notes that several investigations reported that up to 15%1a of textile products imported in the EU failed to comply with REACH; _________________ 1a https://www.greenpeace.de/publikationen/ S04261_Konsumwende_StudieEN_Mehr %20Schein_v9.pdf

Amendment 100 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 h (new)

3 h. Points to the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Global Rights Index as a good standards for the Digital Product Passeport methodology on social rights;

Amendment 101 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 i (new)

3 i. Welcomes the revision of the Textile Labelling Regulation to introduce mandatory disclosure of other types of information, such as sustainability and circularity parameters, including “made in”; reiterates its call for binding EU targets for 2030 to significantly reduce the EU material and consumption footprints and bring them within planetary boundaries by 2050 as part of the New Circular Economy Action Plan, including sector-specific binding targets for recycled content1a; _________________ 1a wording from adopted EP report §7 and 25 https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil /popups/ficheprocedure.do?reference=202 0/2077(INI)&l=en

Amendment 102 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines that research and innovation ~~is key~~, both in reuse and recycling sectors, is one of the policies to maintaining the EU textiles industry’s leading position in innovation2 , especially ~~in sustainable fibres such as bio-based fibr~~for switching to bio-based fibres while at the same time supporting more sustainable manufacturing processes, in inventing and s~~caling up~~upporting circular production ~~and recycling technologies,~~, especially fibre to fibre recycling; insists on the necessity to provide operational and fin ~~harnessing the opportunities offered by digitalisation, e.g. with the Digital Product Passport or smart~~ancial public support to the development of innovative collection and sorting methods to increase local reuse and recycling capacities; warns against technological solutionism in the field of microplastic shedding; is of the opinion that the premises should be to considerably reduce the amount of textile products made of synthetic fibres and other fossil-based textiles; _________________ 2 Ibid.

Amendment 103 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines that research and innovation is key to ~~maintaining the EU textiles industry’s leading position in innovation2 , especially in sustainable fibres such as bio-based fibres, in inventing and scaling up circular production and recycli~~strengthen the competitiveness of EU textiles industry including in the re-use and recycling sector; recalls that several EU funding opportunities exist, such as via Cluster 2 of Horizon Europe or the European Innovation Council; calls for the creation of a long -te~~chnologies, and in harnessing the opportuni~~rm EU research and innovation agenda, inspired by the transition pathway for the textiles ~~offered by digitalisation, e.g. with the Digital Product Passport or smart textiles; _________________ 2 Ibid.~~ecosystem, towards a complete phasing out of non-recyclable and non- biodegradable synthetic fibres, and a fully circular, toxic-free and climate positive European textiles industry latest by 2050;

Amendment 104 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines that research and innovation is key to maintaining the EU textiles industry’s leading position in innovation2 , especially in sustainable fibres such as bio-based fibres, in inventing and scaling up circular production and recycling technologies, and in harnessing the opportunities offered by digitalisation, e.g. with the Digital Product Passport or smart textiles; as long as such initiative does not increase the bureaucratic burden for producers, in order to allow a better communication on sustainability for micro entreprises and SMEs; _________________ 2 Ibid.

Amendment 105 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Gianna GANCIA, Paolo BORCHIA, Elena LIZZI, Angelo CIOCCA, Matteo ADINOLFI, Susanna CECCARDI, Marie DAUCHY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines that a business- supportive environment that promotes research and innovation is key to maintaining the EU textiles industry’s leading position in innovation2 , especially in sustainable fibres such as bio-based fibres, in inventing and scaling up circular production and recycling technologies, and in harnessing the opportunities offered by digitalisation, e.g. with the Digital Product Passport or smart textiles, provided that such an initiative does not lead to more bureaucracy for producers, enabling micro and SMEs to better communicate their sustainability; _________________ 2 Ibid.

Amendment 106 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines that research and innovation is key to maintaining the EU textiles industry’s leading position in innovation2 , especially in sustainable fibres such as bio-based fibres, in inventing and scaling up circular production and recycling technologies, and in harnessing the opportunities offered by digitalisation, e.g. with ~~the Digital Product Passport or smart textiles~~smart textiles as well as a truly interoperable and standardised SME- friendly Digital Product Passport providing full supply chain traceability, transparency and facility disclosure as well as environmental and social information; _________________ 2 Ibid.

Amendment 107 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines that research and innovation is key to maintaining the EU textiles industry’s leading position in innovation2 , especially in sustainable fibres such as bio-based fibres, in inventing and scaling up circular production and recycling technologies, and in harnessing the opportunities offered by digitalisation, e.g. with the Digital Product Passport or smart textiles~~; _________________ 2 Ibid.~~, provided that such an initiative does not lead to more bureaucracy for producers, enabling micro and SMEs to better communicate their sustainability;

Amendment 108 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 109 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines that research and innovation isare key to ~~maintaining the~~keep EU textiles industry’s in the leading position infor innovation~~2 ,~~ especially infor new sustainable fibres ~~such as~~, including bio-based fibres, in inventing and scaling up circular production, high-quality automatic composition sorting technologies and recycling technologies, and in ~~harnessing~~making use of the opportunities ~~offered by~~ digitalisation offers, e.g. with the Digital Product Passport or smart textiles; ~~_________________ 2 Ibid.~~

Amendment 11 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Gianna GANCIA, Paolo BORCHIA, Elena LIZZI, Angelo CIOCCA, Matteo ADINOLFI, Susanna CECCARDI, Marie DAUCHY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that more than 99 % of the EU textiles ecosystem consists of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); underlines that EU textiles companies face intense competition from Asia, mainly China1 , where environmental ~~regulations are less strict or non-existent~~and labour standards are less strict or non-existent; the usually low prices of these goods often affects the competitiveness of the European productions, while their low quality can be harmful for the consumers; therefore, calls for better controls by customs and by national market surveillance authorities to avoid the import of counterfeit, unsafe and uncompliant textile products. Better market surveillance shall not hamper free trade and responsible business practices; _________________ 1 European Commission, Directorate- General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, ‘Data on the EU Textile Ecosystem and its Competitiveness: final report’.

Amendment 110 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Gianna GANCIA, Paolo BORCHIA, Elena LIZZI, Angelo CIOCCA, Matteo ADINOLFI, Susanna CECCARDI, Marie DAUCHY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Underlines the importance of supporting the reshoring of textile production in the European Union as a way to promote reindustrialization of the continent and, as well, as a way to shorten the usually very stretched supply chains involved in the production and distribution of textiles;

Amendment 111 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Susanna CECCARDI, Gianna GANCIA, Paolo BORCHIA, Elena LIZZI, Matteo ADINOLFI, Angelo CIOCCA, Marie DAUCHY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Emphasises the importance of a traceability system that takes adequate account of the various processing stages so as to provide the market with a guarantee of uniform assessment throughout the production process;

Amendment 112 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Notes that mandatory requirements to regulate the export of textiles waste outside the EU needs to go hand in hand with strong supports to local reuse and recycling activities;

Amendment 113 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Susanna CECCARDI, Gianna GANCIA, Paolo BORCHIA, Elena LIZZI, Matteo ADINOLFI, Angelo CIOCCA, Marie DAUCHY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Urges the Commission to encourage development of the market for products made from recovered textile material, also outside the clothing sector, so as to ensure more widespread recycling;

Amendment 114 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Calls on the Commission to set ambitious and mandatory targets to reduce the water footprint of the textile industry;

Amendment 115 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that several EU funding opportunities exist, such as via Cluster 2 of Horizon Europe or the European Innovation Council; calls for the creation of an EU research and innovation agenda aligned with the transition pathway for the textiles ecosystem; underlines the ~~leading role~~role played by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) on Culture & Creativity3 and Manufacturing4 ~~should play in this proces~~, but calls for a dedicated co-programmed Partnership at EU level for advancing the European Union’s competitiveness in innovative and sustainable textiles. Such a partnership should pool and accelerate research, innovation, pilot testing, demonstration and education activities in four strategic domains, such as circular, responsible and biobased economy; digital manufacturing and supply chains; smart and high-performance materials and products as well as advanced digital and greener skills. _________________ 3 https://eit.europa.eu/eit-community/eit- culture-creativity. 4 https://www.eitmanufacturing.eu/.

Amendment 116 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that several EU funding opportunities exist, such as via Cluster 2 of Horizon Europe or the European Innovation Council; calls for the creation of an EU research and innovation agenda aligned with the transition pathway for the textiles ecosystem; underlines the leading role the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) on Culture & Creativity3 and Manufacturing4 should play in this process. Stresses the importance of the development of 'Textile Hubs' in the UE, meaning innovative textile regeneration hubs composed of research centres and disposal plants for the sorting and recovery of pre- and postconsumer waste, transforming waste into value while creating new jobs in textile manufacturing areas. _________________ 3 https://eit.europa.eu/eit-community/eit- culture-creativity. 4 https://www.eitmanufacturing.eu/.

Amendment 117 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Gianna GANCIA, Paolo BORCHIA, Elena LIZZI, Angelo CIOCCA, Matteo ADINOLFI, Susanna CECCARDI, Marie DAUCHY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that several EU funding opportunities exist, such as via Cluster 2 of Horizon Europe or the European Innovation Council; calls for the creation of an EU research and innovation agenda aligned with the transition pathway for the textiles ecosystem; underlines the leading role the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) on Culture & Creativity3 and Manufacturing4 should play in this process; calls for the development at European level of 'Textile Hubs', i.e. innovative textile regeneration poles, made up of research centres and disposal plants, for the sorting and recovery of pre- and postconsumer waste, turning waste into value and creating new jobs in textile manufacturing districts. _________________ 3 https://eit.europa.eu/eit-community/eit- culture-creativity. 4 https://www.eitmanufacturing.eu/.

Amendment 118 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that several EU funding opportunities exist, such as via Cluster 2 of Horizon Europe or the European Innovation Council; calls for the creation of an EU research and innovation agenda aligned with the transition pathway for the textiles ecosystem; underlines the leading role the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) on Culture & Creativity3 and Manufacturing4 should play in this process; calls for the development at European level of 'Textile Hubs', i.e. innovative textile regeneration poles, made up of research centres and disposal plants, for the sorting and recovery of pre- and postconsumer waste, turning waste into value and creating new jobs in textile manufacturing districts. _________________ 3 https://eit.europa.eu/eit-community/eit- culture-creativity. 4 https://www.eitmanufacturing.eu/.

Amendment 119 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 12 #

1. Recalls that more than 99 % of the EU textiles ecosystem consists of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); underlines that EU textiles companies face intense competition from Asia, mainly China1 , where environmental regulations are less strict or non-existent; encourages the promotion of a sustainable manufacturing model strengthening the strategic value of the supply chain as opposed to fast fashion, since it combines creative ability and production methods based on the quality of processes, materials, and details, thus calling on the European Commission to tackle fast- fashion; _________________ 1 European Commission, Directorate- General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, ‘Data on the EU Textile Ecosystem and its Competitiveness: final report’.

Amendment 120 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Pernille WEISS, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Rec~~Calls that several EU funding opportunities exist, such as via Cluster 2 of Horizon Europe or the European Innovation Council; calls for the creation of an EU research and innovation agenda aligned with the transition pathway for the textiles ecosystem; underlines the leading role on the Commission to prioritise funding for next generation materials, especially sustainable fibres such as bio-based fibres, plant-based leather, and biodegradable textiles to enable the transition towards a sustainable and regenerative textiles industry, in line withe European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) on Culture & Creativity3 and Manufacturing4 should play in this process. _________________ 3 https://eit.europa.eu/eit-community/eit- culture-creativity. 4 https://www.eitmanufacturing.eu/U climate targets for 2030 and 2050, and to support inventing and scaling up circular production and recycling technologies to maximise textile products’ reusability.

Amendment 121 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 122 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Underlines the high potential of entrepreneurship of the EU textiles ecosystem, populated by numerous designers, retailers and SMEs offering circular products, and suffering from the unsustainable competition from large companies marketing fast fashion products; considers that the innovative and entrepreneurial potential of textiles ecosystem is not yet fairly recognised within the innovation community and calls on the Commission to set up a future EIC Accelerator challenge on breakthrough innovations in green and innovative textiles; considers that EU R&I funding must also contribute to deeply understand the fast fashion phenomenon and the levers to address it from an SSH angle.

Amendment 123 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK, Nicola DANTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Highlights the importance of research and innovation in bio-solutions to be used throughout the textile value chain, such as finishing, polishing in the production of textiles and preparing them for reuse, to reduce the use of water and harmful chemicals as well as preserve fibres when washing; stresses that the uptake of bio-solutions relies on a legislative framework which distinguishes between chemical and bio-based solutions in i.a. approval procedures.

Amendment 124 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Encourages Member States, regions and Managaning Authorities to make use full use of the European Structural Funds as well as the Recovery and Resilience Instrument to untap the potential of the European textile industry by supporting investments in innovative solutions to further digitalize and decarbonize the sector, support SMEs, and support upskilling and reskilling initiatives to ensure that no one is left behind.

Amendment 125 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Gianna GANCIA, Paolo BORCHIA, Elena LIZZI, Angelo CIOCCA, Matteo ADINOLFI, Susanna CECCARDI, Marie DAUCHY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Invites the European Commission to publish, as soon as possible, a regulation containing harmonised European criteria for the End of Waste of textiles, to ensure an efficient and smoother marketing of products obtained from the recovery of textile waste, encouraging the use of recycled products and the dissemination of innovative research poles for textile regeneration.

Amendment 126 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Invites the European Commission to publish, as soon as possible, a regulation containing European criteria for the End of Waste of textiles, to ensure an efficient and smoother marketing of products obtained from the recovery of textile waste, encouraging the use of recycled products and the dissemination of innovative research poles for textile regeneration.

Amendment 127 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Pernille WEISS, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Calls for a publication from the European Commission, as soon as possible, of a regulation that addresses European criteria for the End of Waste of textiles, promoting a dynamic and valuable marketing of products obtained by recovering textile waste, thus boosting the use of recycle of products and diffusion of new research poles for textile regeneration.

Amendment 128 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Stresses that the upcoming Horizon Europe work programmes should reflect the goals of circularity and sustainability as set out in the EU Textiles Strategy and in the corresponding EU research and innovation agenda for textiles; furthermore points out that related calls should be based on a structural engagement of stakeholders of the whole ecosystem.

Amendment 129 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Recalls the obligation for Member States to have separate collection infrastructure for textiles as of 1 January 2025; underlines the urgent need for funding and innovation support for the industry to be ready to make use of the collected waste by ways of recycling, reusing or repairing and to ensure an environmentally sound management of the collected textiles; encourages the Commission to monitor Member States that have implemented separate collection before 1st of January 2025 to gather best practices and identify possible issues related to harmonisation of sorting and collection practices at EU-level; calls on the Commission and Member States to consider textile waste as raw material for the production of textiles.

Amendment 13 #

Martin HOJSÍK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that more than 99 % of the EU textiles ecosystem consists of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that need to contribute fairly to the Green Deal goals, such as Union´s climate neutrality, the zero pollution for non-toxic environment by 2050 or reversing biodiversity loss by 2030; underlines that EU textiles companies face intense competition from Asia, mainly China1 , where environmental regulations are less strict or non-existent; _________________ 1 European Commission, Directorate- General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, ‘Data on the EU Textile Ecosystem and its Competitiveness: final report’.

Amendment 130 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Recalls that the purity of the input in fabrics also determines the efficiency and economic viability of the recycling process. Calls for an approach oriented towards the durability and circularity of the products, with the aim of avoiding the voluntary degradation of a resource and its blending with other components in addition to the use of chemicals which could lead to the end of its recycling cycle.

Amendment 131 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Pernille WEISS, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Highlights the business opportunities associated with investments in R&D of synergies in the textile sector with the tech and health care sector to incorporate technology or use new fibres which may help improve the health and well-being of consumers; Supporting the ambition of strengthening and further develop the position of EU´s life science industry as a global frontrunner.

Amendment 132 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Stresses the need for direct funds on both EU and national levels for research, innovation and the scale-up of infrastructure for high-quality manual and automatic composition sorting of textiles to minimize waste, optimize recyclability and increase reusability; recalls that shipments of waste are essential for the re-looping of secondary raw materials in the economy; underlines the importance of harmonised end-of- waste criteria and waste definition for textiles.

Amendment 133 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Recalls the need to promote alternative business models that contribute to ensuring that items are used more and for longer. In this regard, calls to establish incentives, such as tax deductions or exemptions, to support re- use, rentals sectors as well as business focused on extending the life of garments.

Amendment 134 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Pernille WEISS, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5 d. Underlines the importance of recycling for circularity and reduction of waste and as a source of raw materials for the textile production in Europe; highlights the need to create strong incentives for recycling that trigger the demand-side and create a stable and open market for recyclers; recalls that for creating European recycling industry, collection, sorting, waste treatment and shipment requirements across the whole value-chain need to be aligned with necessary investments efforts; calls for Member States to increase their investments in recycling technologies, including the scale-up of existing recycling plants, in particular in mechanical and chemical recycling technologies that allow the separation and recycling of mixed materials; therefore calls to orientate European funding towards development of market-ready technologies for recycling.

Amendment 135 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK, Nicola DANTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5 d. Highlights the need to establish a fully functioning and competitive European secondary market for raw materials that allows producers to move towards higher rates of recycled materials within their products.

Amendment 136 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Pernille WEISS, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)

5 e. Underlines business opportunities for reuse and repair and its contribution to a more sustainable and circular textiles ecosystem; stresses that innovation and scale-up investments for these business models should be a part of the EU research and innovation agenda.

Amendment 137 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK, Nicola DANTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)

5 e. Calls to develop consumer incentives to achieve higher textile collection rates, which remain very low within the EU.

Amendment 138 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Pernille WEISS, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)

5 f. Calls for the development of 'European Textile Hubs', that connect innovative research centres with collection, sorting, recycling and disposal plants, turning waste into value and creating new jobs in textile manufacturing hubs; stresses the need for direct substantial funding for innovation actions for the scale-up of demonstrators across the EU.

Amendment 139 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)

5 f. Calls for extended producer responsibility schemes and other measures for textiles to incentivise investment in fibre-to-fibre recycling solutions and investments in sorting for reuse, moving towards local solutions once the technology has been sufficiently developed.

Amendment 14 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Pernille WEISS, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

Amendment 140 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 g (new)

5 g. Takes note of the physical boundaries to recyclability and circularity of current existing fibres due to the laws of thermodynamics; therefore stresses the ambition to shift away from the classic textiles industry dominated by cotton and petroleum-based fabrics, calls on the Commission alongside Member States, industry and research institutions to continue, encourage and fund research into the inherent tradeoffs between making textile products more durable and reusable, recyclable, repairable and free of hazardous substances.

Amendment 141 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK, Nicola DANTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 g (new)

5 g. Calls to develop schemes that allow the sorting at the collection point and the innovation to develop automated sorting mechanisms.

Amendment 142 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Pernille WEISS, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 h (new)

5 h. Stresses the need to look beyond the currently existing fibres and textiles to increase research and innovation related to inventing new raw materials in order to increase recyclability, overcome the limitations of the laws of thermodynamics, diminish the carbon footprint of textiles production and to reduce the dependency on land, water and oil for the textiles ecosystem; is convinced that new types of fibres and textiles combined with digital solutions will be able to improve citizen´s lives, e.g. by providing health information to the user of the product.

Amendment 143 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK, Nicola DANTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 h (new)

5 h. Highlights the need to invest in recollection infrastructure, sorting and recycling facilities, and positively values the creation of hubs that can also further optimise the recycling process by lowering the cost of logistics and align collection, sorting and recycling processes.

Amendment 144 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Pernille WEISS, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 i (new)

5 i. Highlights the fact that man-made fibres, both bio-based and synthetic, are still essential in the manufacturing of technical textiles alongside many other textile categories, and therefore will continue to play a role in the ecosystem related to making products durable, sustainable and circular; highlights that research and innovation directed to man- made fibres is needed, including for the recycling of waste-to-fibre.

Amendment 145 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK, Nicola DANTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 i (new)

5 i. Calls to establish more collaborative research programmes engaging the textile and digital technology sectors to develop all the digital potential of the textile industry and its automatization. In addition to supporting the public-private partnerships that are emerging. Also calls to share results to unite synergies.

Amendment 146 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK, Nicola DANTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 j (new)

5 j. Calls for supporting research, innovation, and investments in the textile sector. Facilitating innovation in the sector, both in the creation of new materials with a smaller environmental footprint and increased recyclability, automation of collection and classification processes, and innovation in production processes incorporating new digital technologies in the design for more attractive and circular products.

Amendment 147 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Pernille WEISS, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 j (new)

5 j. Stresses the need to continuously support research and funding for handling microplastics pollution by synthetic textiles and microfibers shedding; calls on the Commission to address this issue in the envisage Commission’s proposal on measures to reduce the release of microplastics in the environment.

Amendment 148 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK, Nicola DANTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 k (new)

5 k. Calls to incentivize the development of processes which are less energy and water intensive dyeing and finishing processes, avoiding the use and release of harmful substances, developing sustainable bio-based materials, high- value textile recycling and technology transfer.

Amendment 149 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Pernille WEISS, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 k (new)

5 k. Stresses the importance of research into the development of alternatives to the conventional use of chemicals, water reuse through the development of wastewater treatment technologies, and to reduce energy and water consumption in the production process.

Amendment 15 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Susanna CECCARDI, Gianna GANCIA, Paolo BORCHIA, Elena LIZZI, Matteo ADINOLFI, Angelo CIOCCA, Marie DAUCHY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

Amendment 150 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK, Nicola DANTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 l (new)

5 l. Calls to encourage innovation in solutions to upcycle plastics from oceans as resources to create new textiles.

Amendment 151 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK, Nicola DANTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 m (new)

5 m. Calls for innovation to avoid microfiber release at the design, production or washing stages through filters or other technical solutions.

Amendment 152 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 n (new)

5 n. Calls to adopt technical screening criteria for easy investment what constitutes a substantial contribution to circular economy in the manufacture of textiles under the regulation on Taxonomy for sustainable investments.

Amendment 153 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK, Nicola DANTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 o (new)

5 o. Highlights that SMEs in the textiles ecosystem are held back by a lack of skilled employees and its profession is not as attractive for young professionals. Therefore, considers necessary specific training and development plans adapting to new technologies are necessary with large investments in the upskilling and reskilling of personnel to ensure the innovation in this sector.

Amendment 154 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK, Nicola DANTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 p (new)

5 p. Notes that women in the textile industry are often excluded from decision- making spaces; calls on employers in the textile industry to take steps to ensure female representation at managerial and leadership level and mid-level positions, and to ensure female representation at consultation forums.

Amendment 155 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK, Nicola DANTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 q (new)

5 q. Calls for easy guidelines to access the funding that enables SMEs to transform their industries, with dedicated incentives, timing, availability of dedicated training and SMEs toolbox to reduce complexity. In addition to funding for demonstration, technology transfer and simplification of administrative processes.

Amendment 156 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 r (new)

5 r. Stresses the need to start the implementation of the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation on those textiles that have the highest environmental impact and are the easiest to implement, taking into the state of the technological feasibility.

Amendment 157 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK, Nicola DANTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 s (new)

5 s. Calls for establishing transformation pathways in a progressive manner that allows the industry to adapt to the legislative requirements while reducing environmental footprint and increasing reusability, collection and recyclability. Targets should be based on the condition that there is sufficient amount of secondary materials, the right infrastructure exists to access these secondary materials, and technological feasibility. These targets may be dynamic and updated when conditions improve. And must ensure the economic viability of recycling in the face of fluctuating international textile prices with long-term security and perspectives.

Amendment 158 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK, Nicola DANTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 t (new)

5 t. Calls to eliminate possible burdens for waste material recovery that cannot be used anymore at the textile sector and innovation in its possible uses for other sectors.

Amendment 159 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 u (new)

5 u. Underlines that an immediate ban on the destruction of unsold and returned textile goods should be enacted without delay under the Ecodesign Regulation; calls on manufacturers to remanufacture or recycle products when they are not fit for the final consumer.

Amendment 16 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that more than 99 % of the EU textiles ecosystem consists of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that in general have low profit margins and highlights 38% of the added-value of the turnover sector comes from the exterior of the UE; underlines that EU textiles companies face intense competition from Asia, mainly China1 , where environmental regulations are less strict or non-existent; _________________ 1 European Commission, Directorate- General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, ‘Data on the EU Textile Ecosystem and its Competitiveness: final report’.

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that more than 99 % of the EU textiles ecosystem consists of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); underlines that EU textiles companies face intense competition from Asia, mainly China1 , where environmental regulations are less strict or non-existent; _________________ 1 European Commission, Directorate- General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, ‘Data on the EU Textile Ecosystem and its Competitiveness: final report’.deplores that women hold less than 25% of leadership positions in top fashion companies, and only 14% of major brands are run by female executives, while representing more than 70% of all employees in textiles industry;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Acknowledges the urgency of ensuring that textile products sold in the EU are long-lived, reusable, recyclable and free of hazardous substances; stresses the importance to support EU fashion industry in moving away from fast fashion into more sustainable textile production that combines creative capacity and production systems based on the quality of processes, materials and details; underlines the need, when designing policies, to take into account the many differences within the textile industry where several sectors already develop products that are designed and realised to be durable and reparable;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Calls for a revision of the criteria for awarding the Ecolabel to associate this label with products for which at least three economically significant processes have taken place in accordance with clear sustainability criteria defined at EU level; underlines the need of organising and implementing a better and harmonised surveillance of the internal market, with specific customs controls to prevent the import of counterfeit and/or unsafe textile products lacking the requirements expressly demanded of those who produce and operate within the EU, in order to safeguard the consumer and the environment;

Amendment 2 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Gianna GANCIA, Paolo BORCHIA, Elena LIZZI, Angelo CIOCCA, Matteo ADINOLFI, Susanna CECCARDI, Marie DAUCHY

Draft opinion
Subheading 1 b (new)

b. Whereas the long tradition and experience of European textile companies has a priceless value for the European historical heritage and technological development;

Amendment 20 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Pernille WEISS, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Underlines that the Corporate Due Diligence Directive is key to ensure a level playing field; calls for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) to include due diligence aspects within its scope; calls for the ESPR to ensure that an importer is responsible for products produced in third countries which it places on the EU market and that online marketplaces are not able to bypass EU rules and requirements;

Amendment 21 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Susanna CECCARDI, Gianna GANCIA, Paolo BORCHIA, Elena LIZZI, Matteo ADINOLFI, Angelo CIOCCA, Marie DAUCHY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Acknowledges the importance of recovering materials and, to this end, stresses the need for non-technical parameters to be included among the criteria for assessing end-product performance, so as to avoid unequal comparisons between products manufactured from recycled components and those manufactured from new materials;

Amendment 22 #

1 a. Highlights the importance of the textiles ecosystem for jobs, growth and the preservation of cultural heritage in Europe; underlines that the European textile sector as of 2022 had an annual turnover of 147 billion with 58 billion euros in exports and 106 billion euros in imports and employs 1,3 million European citizens 1a; _________________ 1a https://euratex.eu/wp- content/uploads/EURATEX_FactsKey_Fi gures_2022rev-1.pdf

Amendment 23 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Gianna GANCIA, Paolo BORCHIA, Elena LIZZI, Angelo CIOCCA, Matteo ADINOLFI, Susanna CECCARDI, Marie DAUCHY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. calls on the European Commission to stop unsustainable fast fashion practices and boost better consumption and production models which enhance the strategic value of the supply chain, promote sustainability, foster creativity based on quality;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. 1 bis. Encourages the use of recycled raw materials and supports the conversion of the disposal cost of textile waste into added value of the secondary raw material;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. 1 ter. Promotes a revision of the criteria for awarding the Ecolabel in order to link this label to products that have undergone at least three economically significant processes in line with clear sustainability criteria set at EU level. Recognises the importance of the organization and implementation of a harmonised surveillance of the internal market, along with specific customs controls to prevent the import of counterfeit and/or unsafe textile products lacking the necessary certification that are expressly required for those who produce and operate within the EU, in order to safeguard both the consumer and the environment;

Amendment 26 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Gianna GANCIA, Paolo BORCHIA, Elena LIZZI, Angelo CIOCCA, Matteo ADINOLFI, Susanna CECCARDI, Marie DAUCHY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Encourages the use of recycled materials, especially fiber-to-fiber, and support the conversion of textile waste from a costly disposal matter into new raw material generating value;

Amendment 27 #

Martin HOJSÍK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that ever-increasing inconsistent and shortsighted regulation, which directly and indirectly affects the EU textiles industry, compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, is seriously threatening the competitiveness and viability of EU businesses; calls on the Commission and the Member States to only implement additional regulations if they facilitate sustainable business models~~, as many~~ respecting the planetary boundaries, as many unsuitable obligations drastically increase costs, especially for SMEs; underlines, however, also the importance of closing legislative gaps within the EU textiles ecosystem, where cost of inaction would be disproportionately high in long- term, and of introducing relevant targets to this end, such as targets for reductions of GHG emissions and of dangerous chemicals, and for minimizing the release of microplastics, including in its nano form, to the environment;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that ever-increasing regulation, which directly and indirectly affects the EU textiles industry, compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, is seriously threatening the competitiveness of EU businesses;Emphasises that an ambitious EU legislative framework is decisive to foster innovation in the single market and in turn, to boost competitiveness of a European industry aligned with the Paris Agreement; stresses that ever-increasing regulation, which directly and indirectly affects the EU textiles industry, contributes to the competitiveness of EU businesses; recalls that the EU textiles ecosystem is in front-runner position in terms of uptake of sustainability practices, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ~~only~~ implement additional regulations ~~if they facilitate~~to foster circular and sustainable business models, ~~as many obligations drastically increase costs, especially for SMEs~~bearing in mind that many EU businesses, especially SMEs are already based on circular business models such as focusing on return, repair or reuse;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Stresses that ever-increasing regulation, which directly and indirectly affects the EU textiles industry, compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and~~Calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement additional regulations promoting sustainable business models, especially for SMEs which are an essential driving force; invites the Commission and Member State to support the Rus~~sian war of aggression against Ukraine, is seriously threatening the competitiveness of EU business~~e of more sustainable textiles, such as linen and hemp, which production and know-how has been lost after decades of relocation policies; calls onfor the ~~Commission and the Member States to only implement additional regulations if they facilitate sustainable business models, as many obligations drastically inc~~extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme to support the activities of social enterprises active in used textiles management, providing local jobs and trainings, to unleash the full potential of reause c~~osts, especially for SMEs~~apacities in the EU, as separate collection of textiles will be mandatory from 1 January 2025;

Amendment 3 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Gianna GANCIA, Paolo BORCHIA, Elena LIZZI, Angelo CIOCCA, Matteo ADINOLFI, Susanna CECCARDI, Marie DAUCHY

Draft opinion
Subheading 1 c (new)

C. Whereas the European SMEs are in the frontline of production, research and active development of business models and practices that are increasingly compatible with environmental ambitions;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 31 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Gianna GANCIA, Paolo BORCHIA, Elena LIZZI, Angelo CIOCCA, Matteo ADINOLFI, Susanna CECCARDI, Marie DAUCHY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that ever-increasing regulation, which directly and indirectly affects the EU textiles industry, compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, is seriously threatening the competitiveness of EU businesses; calls on the Commission and the Member States to only implement additional regulations if they facilitate sustainable business models, as many obligations drastically increase costs, especially for SME, the increase prices of commodities and energy, the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, unfair trade behaviours of Extra-EU countries, is seriously threatening the competitiveness of EU businesses; calls for adequately weight extended producer responsibility obligations to safeguard subcontractors and intermediate processors;

Amendment 32 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Nicola DANTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that ever-increasing regulation, which directly and indirectly affects the EU textiles industry, compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, is seriously threatening the competitiveness of EU businessesAcknowledges the fact that the competitiveness of EU companies is at constant risk; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ~~only~~ implement ~~additional regulations if~~ regulation that avoids burdens and ratheyr facilitates transition towards sustainable business models, a~~s many obligations drastically increase costs, especially for SME~~nd a just transition for workers, to develop and implement awareness-raising programmes for consumers on the environmental and climate impacts of the textile and clothing industry, and sustainable consumption and smart choices;

Amendment 35 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Gianna GANCIA, Paolo BORCHIA, Elena LIZZI, Angelo CIOCCA, Matteo ADINOLFI, Susanna CECCARDI, Marie DAUCHY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Calls for a revision of the criteria for awarding the Ecolabel to associate this label with products for which at least three economically significant processes have taken place in accordance with clear sustainability criteria defined at EU level; underlines the need of organising and implementing a better and harmonised surveillance of the internal market. Customs and other market surveillance authorities need to be empowered to prevent the import of counterfeit and/or unsafe textile products lacking the requirements expressly demanded of those who produce and operate within the EU, in order to safeguard the consumer and the environment;

Amendment 36 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Pernille WEISS, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Calls on the Commission to effectively set separate targets for reuse and recycling at European level; underlines the potential of job creation through the development of strong reuse and recyclability sectors in the EU; notes that 1000 tons of textiles collected by a social enterprise in view of being reused could create up to 35 jobs, by essence non-relocatable and in line with inclusive policies1a; _________________ 1a https://www.rreuse.org/wp- content/uploads/04-2021-job-creation- briefing.pdf

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Stresses the need to support SMEs within the textiles ecosystem in moving away from linear business models and unsustainable practices; therefore calls for the creation of a network of regional and national sustainability & innovation hubs to assist companies, in particular SMEs, in the twin digital and green transition; notes the opportunity the ‘Enterprise Europe Network’ may offer in this regard;

Amendment 38 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Pernille WEISS, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Acknowledges the threat for European industry and sustainability by imports of textiles that are non-compliant with EU legislation; urges the Commission and Member States to increase their monitoring and market surveillance to ensure compliance with EU-legislation, with special emphasis on non-EU companies to ensure a level- playing field for European businesses; welcomes the potential for establishing new mutually beneficial trade agreements, and strengthening existing trade relationships that can safeguard conformity of textiles products with EU legislation, and further can support the creation of jobs and economic growth both in the EU and among trade partners;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Insists on the need to drastically reduce the use of synthetic fibres, which are mainly fossil-based and lead to microplastic pollution; further notes that binding design requirement, including binding targets to reduce mixed-material composition would help recyclability in Europe;

Amendment 4 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Pernille WEISS, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Notes with concerns that global textiles production almost doubled in 15 years, due to the development of fast fashion in clothing industry which represents 81% of EU textile consumption; urges the Commission and stakeholders involved in the Transition Pathway to urgently reverse the steam and put an end to this trend, including via binding EU targets for 2030 to introduce recycled content requirements, significantly reduce the EU material and consumption footprints of textiles ecosystem and bring them within planetary boundaries by 2050 at the latest;

Amendment 40 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Gianna GANCIA, Paolo BORCHIA, Elena LIZZI, Angelo CIOCCA, Matteo ADINOLFI, Susanna CECCARDI, Marie DAUCHY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Emphasises that any action that could increase red tape for producers should be avoided and calls for stronger support for SMEs in this sector;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2 c. Calls on the Commission and Member States to analyse the possibility to provide relevant and cost-effective support to third countries and suppliers in those countries to decarbonise textile supply chains, which will have positive influence on European businesses as well;

Amendment 42 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)

2 d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure policy coherence among the policy measures identified in the EU Textiles Strategy and the transition pathway to create a predictable, harmonised, relevant and seamless legal framework in line with existing EU legislation, in particular regarding the ecodesign requirements for textiles with sufficient implementation time for businesses; further urges the Commission and Member States to safeguard harmonisation of national policies at the EU level to ensure legal certainty and predictability for business operators in the Single Market, especially SMEs;

Amendment 43 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Pernille WEISS, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Subheading 1 a (new)

Ecodesign, the Digital Product Passport and Textiles Labelling

Amendment 44 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Pernille WEISS, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)

2 e. Takes note of the extension of the ecodesign regulation beyond energy- related goods, including textiles; underlines that great potential for more circular and sustainable textiles lies in the design phase of such products; urges the Commission to consult with research institutions and relevant stakeholders before setting clear targets and measures in the ecodesign delegated acts for different textile product categories on a risk-based and life-cycle approach, including a cost-benefit analysis; underlines that the targets need to reflect the given differences of diverse textiles products in their production processes and consumer usage and that they are technically feasible in accordance with state-of-the art technology; further calls for a transition period for the ecosystem to comply with new product-based ecodesign requirements;

Amendment 45 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Pernille WEISS, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)

2 f. Underlines that information and notably performance requirements should be carefully fine-tuned to ensure technical and economic feasibility, including on aspects such as functionality, scalability and security of supply, creativity of design and competitiveness of European businesses, as well as affordability for consumers; highlights the importance of coherent information requirements for textiles products to be aligned with functionalities and responsibilities of the Digital Product Passport (DPP), in line with data protection obligations, trade secrets and intellectual property rights;

Amendment 46 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Pernille WEISS, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)

2 f. Recognizes the great amount of investment needed for the digitalisation of the textiles ecosystem and therefore calls on the Commission and Member States to increase their funding efforts in this regard; recognizes that the access, sharing and processing of data relating to textiles ecosystem are essential for its digital transition;

Amendment 47 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Pernille WEISS, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 g (new)

2 g. Emphasizes the role the Digital Product Passport can play to enable greater circularity and new business models of textiles by making data more accessible and transparent along the supply chain; is convinced of the possible business opportunities for commercialisation that can be invented through the DPP due to benefits in terms of transparency, consumer behaviour understanding, supply chain accuracy, waste reduction and correct treatment of textiles for recycling, reuse and repair; therefore calls for an immediate creation of a Pilot Project, funded by Horizon Europe, laying down the fundamental criteria and infrastructure needs for the DPP;

Amendment 48 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Pernille WEISS, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

2 i. Points out that the information provided by the Digital Product Passport needs to be relevant, accurate and up-to- date, and that the information can be easily accessible and usable for authorities, consumers and stakeholders along the supply chains; calls on the Commission to gradually phase-in the DPP with a longer implementation period for SMEs, and especially micro- enterprises taking account of their capacities, and to support them to ensure full compliance with the regulation; further calls on the Commission to base the DPP implementation on existing data bases, data infrastructures and data sharing best-practices to avoid duplication and unnecessary administrative burden;

Amendment 49 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Pernille WEISS, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 j (new)

2 j. Recalls that questions regarding data reliability and verifiability, legal liability for the data published, access to data for companies along the whole supply chain, remain open to-date, and need to be addressed accordingly by the Commission and Member States; underlines the need to implement the DPP data obligations with specific consideration for information that constitutes trade secrets or concerns intellectual property rights;

Amendment 5 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Is of the the opinion that to reap the benefits of the strategy for textiles, the premisses is to drastically curb the quantity of textiles placed on the market; underlines further that any environmental gains made through circularity or cleaner production could be canceled out if production and consumption model, known as fast-fashion, continue to extract natural resources at current rates;

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 j (new)

2 j. Welcomes the envisaged revision of the Textiles Labelling Regulation, which should harmonise all content for mandatory labels of textile products across the EU; highlights that all rules on labelling of textile products, both on physical and digital label and on all labelling domains, including for sustainability and circularity, are introduced with a view to ensure legal clarity, lower compliance costs for companies, in particular SMEs, and that information is easily accessible, readable and comparable to consumers and relevant businesses; calls on the Commission to further clarify and ease the classification process to apply for new fibre composition names for novel and distinctive materials;

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Acknowledges the ~~challenges~~essential need to achieving a fully circular business model for textile companies, in particular ~~owing to current technological and physical con~~through a qualified workforce and technological innovation by supporting sustrain~~ts on~~able production processes and recycling, such as the ~~use of chemicals, the lack~~reduction of chemicals, the development of sustainable and local productions such as wool and hemp, ambitious social targets, the enhancement of circular design, digitalisation gaps and the workforce’s up- and reskilling needs; agrees with the Commission that the production of clothing from recycled bottles is not consistent with the circular model for PET bottles; welcomes the proposal of the Commission to ban the destruction of unsold or returned textiles, under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation and calls for the Digital Product Passport to be harnessed as a tool for mandatary disclosure and reporting of unsold and returned volumes; underlines the necessity to cover all stakeholders, including SMEs, considering most of them are subsidiaries;

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Acknowledges the challenges to achieving a fully circular business model for textile companies, in particular owing to current technological and physical constraints on production and recycling, such as the use of chemicals, the lack of circular design, digitalisation gaps and the workforce’s up- and reskilling needs; focuses the attention on the introduction of subsidised on taxation measures for products that comply with ecological standards, enabling producers to strenghten environmentally sustainable production measures and maintaining competitive price levels and supporting the value chain, promoting the reshoring of delocalised production in the EU;

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Acknowledges the challenges to achieving a fully circular business model for textile companies, in particular owing to current technological and physical constraints on production and recycling, such as the use of chemicals, the lack of circular design, digitalisation gaps and the workforce’s up- and reskilling needs; stresses the need to introduce subsidised on taxation measures for products that meet ecological standards, thus enabling producers to sustain environmentally sustainable production processes while maintaining competitive price levels and supporting the value chain by promoting the reshoring of delocalised production in the EU;

Amendment 54 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Gianna GANCIA, Paolo BORCHIA, Elena LIZZI, Angelo CIOCCA, Matteo ADINOLFI, Susanna CECCARDI, Marie DAUCHY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Acknowledges the challenges to achieving a fully circular business model for textile companies, in particular owing to current technological and physical constraints on production and recycling, such as the use of chemicals, the lack of circular design, digitalisation gaps and the workforce’s up- and reskilling needs; stresses the need to introduce incentives for products that meet ecological standards, thus enabling producers to support environmentally sustainable production processes while maintaining competitive price levels and supporting the value chain by promoting the reshoring of delocalised production in the EU;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Acknowledges the challenges to achieving a fully circular business model for textile companies, in particular owing to current technological and physical constraints on production and recycling, such as the use of chemicals, the lack of circular design, digitalisation gaps and the workforce’s up- and reskilling needs; specific funding, sound metrics and legal incentives are needed to transform the sector into a truly sustainable and resilient sector and to safeguard the industry and its jobs in Europe. This includes support in accessing clean and affordable energy;

Amendment 56 #

3. Acknowledges the ~~challenges~~imperative to achiev~~ing~~e a fully circular ~~business model for textile compani~~, toxic-free and climate positive European textiles industry by 2050 at the latest, in particular owing to current technological and physical constraints on production and recycling, such as the use of chemicals, the lack of circular design, digitalisation gaps and the workforce’s up- and reskilling needs, and calls on the Commission to support circular business models as a lever to ensure a Just Transition by preventing the generation of textile waste while creating job and training opportunities;

Amendment 57 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Pernille WEISS, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Expresses concerns that around 60 chemicals in textile products placed on the EU market are considered as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction1a. Welcomes the Commission’s vision for textile products free of the most hazardous chemicals by 2030 and its commitment to address the presence of hazardous substances used in textile under the revision of REACH; stresses that in order to achieve this vision, the REACH Regulation must be revised as soon as possible; calls therefore on the Commission to present the revision of REACH by July 2023 at the latest in line with its commitment; _________________ 1a Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles. COM(2022) 141 final

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls on the Commission, Member States and industry stakeholders to embrace the New European Bauhaus initiative and the principles of sustainability, aesthetics and inclusion for the transition of the ecosystem, as the connection of creativity, arts and science can facilitate social acceptance and help to overcome central challenges ahead; underlines that product attractiveness plays an important role in changing consumers´ habits and thus is a precondition for a sustainable transition of the European textile industry; highlights the uniqueness of the European creative sector in the world;

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)

-1 a. Notes with regret the de- industrialisation and its consequent loss of know-how in Europe caused by decades of neoliberal relocation policies, supporting a devastating model for the planet and the people, the "fast-fashion";

Amendment 60 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK, Nicola DANTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Underlines that the public sector in the EU is an important buyer of textile products and has considerable purchasing power in the market; notes that in the European Green Deal Investment Plan, the Commission has committed to proposing minimum mandatory green criteria or targets for public procurements in sectoral initiatives, EU funding or product-specific legislation;

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Recalls that the textile industry has to respect 16 pieces of European legislation, several implementation methods and national legislation in 27 Member States; recalls that non- harmonized legislation leads to a fragmented market and bureaucratic burdens that increases the difficulties on the sector especially on the SMEs;

Amendment 62 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Estimates that upcoming challenges faced by the EU textiles industry also require that the Commission launch a dedicated EU industrial alliance and consider the use of an Important Project of Common European Interest to enable the deep transformation of this industry;

Amendment 63 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Gianna GANCIA, Paolo BORCHIA, Elena LIZZI, Angelo CIOCCA, Matteo ADINOLFI, Susanna CECCARDI, Marie DAUCHY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Recalls the need to support an open approach to circular economy, especially concerning open loop recycling, in order to avoid a “silos approach” and to favour research, innovation and cross- fertilization between different industrial sectors;

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to revise the Textile Labelling Regulation; calls on the Commission to further clarify and ease the classification process to apply for new fibre composition names for novel and distinctive materials;

Amendment 65 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Susanna CECCARDI, Gianna GANCIA, Paolo BORCHIA, Elena LIZZI, Matteo ADINOLFI, Angelo CIOCCA, Marie DAUCHY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Highlights the need to specify parameters for recycled materials regarding the presence of chemicals;

Amendment 66 #

Patrizia TOIA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Recalls the importance to support and strengthen textile collection for reuse for social purposes;

Amendment 67 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Pernille WEISS, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure policy coherence among the policy measures identified in the EU Textiles Strategy and the transition pathway to create a predictable, harmonised, relevant and seamless legal framework in line with existing EU legislation, in particular regarding the ecodesign requirements for textiles with sufficient implementation time for businesses; further urges the Commission and Member States to safeguard harmonisation of national policies at the EU level to ensure legal certainty and predictability for business operators in the Single Market, especially SMEs, and support the free movement of goods; stresses that policy measures should be duly justified by significant positive environmental impacts;

Amendment 68 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Underlines that the actions taken under the EU Textiles Strategy should greatly focus on the invention of new business models as the major mean to ensure continued European international competitiveness, e.g. by putting an emphasis on digital innovations and new types of fibres, rather than simply making the current business models of the European industry more sustainable, which is limited by the laws of thermodynamics; is convinced that the nature and function of apparel will fundamentally change in the upcoming years, turning from public image to become a more integral part of the life of citizens, e.g. by providing information to consumers on various aspects, e.g. the health status;

Amendment 69 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Welcomes the Digital Product Passport (DPP) as a decisive tool for circularity and social justice; the DPP should empower consumers in their sustainable and circular choices, enable traceability of chemicals and ensure toxic free fibres, and allow to further reward more ethical, just and sustainable industrial practices; considers that, as a complement to the DPP, products must behold the essential information in analog format for consumers to make a well- informed choice when purchasing goods;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)

-1 b. Underlines that fast-fashion models encourage mass consumption of poor quality clothes, often unrecyclable, and at the expense of workers' social rights;

Amendment 70 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK, Nicola DANTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Underlines the huge untapped potential of public procurements in supporting circular models and local companies with sustainable manufacturing processes; calls for the introduction in all Member States of ambitious environmental and social criterion in all public procurements in the textile sector, together with a proximity principle, as part of a larger revision for stringent on the ‘Made in Europe’ label, a binding EU Ecolabel and mandatory Green Public Procurement criteria;

Amendment 71 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Gianna GANCIA, Paolo BORCHIA, Elena LIZZI, Angelo CIOCCA, Matteo ADINOLFI, Susanna CECCARDI, Marie DAUCHY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Underlines the importance of improving transparency and traceability in the textile industry to increase its ability to manage the value chains more effectively, identify and address labour and human rights violations and environmental impacts, combat counterfeits, while embracing more sustainable production and consumption patterns; at the same time, traceability shall not become a barrier to trade, an unacceptable cost or burden, especially for the SMEs;

Amendment 72 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Recalls that imports of non- compliant products sold through online platforms and other digital services are widespread, and calls on those platforms, including market places, to ensure that the textile products they sell comply with EU law; recalls the importance of ensuring that market surveillance authorities have sufficient facilities and resources in place to perform adequate monitoring;

Amendment 73 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Regrets that the presence of dangerous chemicals in textile hampers their reusability and recyclability2a; supports therefore ambitious binding targets for reduction of dangerous chemicals in textiles and their waste, and a full traceability and a disclosure of chemicals used in manufacturing processes, to ensure clean textile recycling from the onset; _________________ 2a https://op.europa.eu/en/publication- detail/-/publication/739a1cca-6145-11ec- 9c6c-01aa75ed71a1

Amendment 74 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Gianna GANCIA, Paolo BORCHIA, Elena LIZZI, Angelo CIOCCA, Matteo ADINOLFI, Susanna CECCARDI, Marie DAUCHY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3 c. Underlines that a circular economy for textiles and apparel is the one that creates better products and services for customers, contributes to a resilient industry, and benefits the environment. Recycling of textiles, a crucial part of the circular economy for textiles and apparel, has the potential to reduce GHG emissions and freeing precious land for other uses. To this end, the European Union should support companies, associations, and initiatives like the ReHubs which are implementing plans to increase recycling and reduce textile waste;

Amendment 75 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3 c. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to set out harmonised EU rules on Extended Producer Responsibility for textiles, with eco- modulation of fees to provide incentives to implement eco design principles for reuse, repair, and recycling as part of the revision of the Waste Framework Directive, and in particular that a significant proportion of the contributions made to extended producer responsibility schemes will be used for waste prevention and preparation for re-use measures;

Amendment 76 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3 c. Stresses that wide use of dangerous chemicals in various textile production processes severely impacts health of workers; draws attention to the concerns of textile-producing countries outside of the EU about the impacts of wide use of Persistent organic pollutants and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the sector3a; calls for stringent regulation and enforcement limiting the use of hazardous chemicals in the production processes; _________________ 3a https://www.unep.org/news-and- stories/press-release/textile-producing- nations-unite-reduce-chemical-waste

Amendment 77 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3 c. Calls on the Commission to support the objective of the European Climate Law (2021/1119) by facilitating sector-specific climate dialogues and partnerships to increase sectoral engagement of the textiles industry in the transition to a circular economy;

Amendment 78 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Pernille WEISS, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3 c. Points to the need to introduce reuse tenders in public procurements, especially for workwear and textiled furnitures;

Amendment 79 #

Draft opinion
Subheading 1 b (new)

Transition Pathway

Amendment 8 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Pernille WEISS, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)

-1 c. Considers that the Ecolabel should always set the bar by being the top- performing label and a benchmark for other labels; calls on the Commission to seize the revision of the eco-label Directive and textile labeling legislation as an opportunity to drastically reduce the number of green labels and harmonise their criterion; notes for instance that the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF), initiative led by the industry, is not sufficient as such, as it does not disclose information on microplastics nor social aspects;

Amendment 80 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3 c. Recognizes the transition pathway as an important step to transform the textiles ecosystem in Europe; regrets the Commission has taken almost two years after the update of the EU´s industrial strategy to build a textiles ecosystem transition pathway; stresses that a quick finalisation and implementation of the support actions for businesses is of utmost importance to enable the sustainable transition; stresses that actions taken in accordance with the transition pathway should be fully aligned with the EU Industrial Strategy, the legislative activities envisaged in the EU Textiles Strategy, the goals of open strategic autonomy and objectives of the European Green Deal;

Amendment 81 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3 d. Acknowledges the energy-intense nature of the textiles production and the challenges European companies face due to the ongoing energy crisis and soaring energy prices; welcomes national and EU support measures to bring down energy prices to an internationally competitive level, and to thereby maintain and develop production capacities in Europe, keeping Europe´s companies in business without disturbing decarbonisation incentives for them; underlines in this regard the need for energy efficiency to be promoted throughout the textile value chain as a measure to lower energy consumption;

Amendment 82 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3 d. Considers this eco-modulation fees should be done on a product-by-product basis. Recalls that the eco-modulation fees must be modulated by different criteria for product sustainability and should be aligned with the Delegated Acts for textiles of the ESPR;

Amendment 83 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Gianna GANCIA, Paolo BORCHIA, Elena LIZZI, Angelo CIOCCA, Matteo ADINOLFI, Susanna CECCARDI, Marie DAUCHY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3 d. Reaffirms the importance of traceability and transparency as a tool also to support customers’ informed choices about textile products;

Amendment 84 #

Draft opinion
Subheading 1 a (new)

Introducing binding information in the Digital Product Passport

Amendment 85 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)

3 e. Underlines the need to reduce the carbon footprint of the sector, largely by investments into greenhouse gas reduction technologies and research therein; strongly believes that the question of worldwide water usage in the production of textiles, mainly by growing cotton, has to be addressed immediately by an increased effort for research and innovation, in particular for new forms of fibres that demand less water, as well as for the promotion of water efficiency in textile production; stresses in this regard the need for all types of fibre production to implement innovative solutions enabling a circular management and reuse of water;

Amendment 86 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)

Amendment 87 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK, Nicola DANTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3 d. Underlines that unfair competition practices such as greenwashing and misleading claims are widespread in the textile and garment industry and that well-informed choices can help drive demand to quality clothes, less damageable for the environment and for a supply chain that respect social regulations and due diligence requirements;

Amendment 88 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)

3 e. Brings attention on the possibilities that a Digital Product Passport (DPP) may have on the textile industry, as it may serve for monitoring and surveillance of information requirements, and recalls on the importance of maintaining standardised criteria according to products;

Amendment 89 #

Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Gianna GANCIA, Paolo BORCHIA, Elena LIZZI, Angelo CIOCCA, Matteo ADINOLFI, Susanna CECCARDI, Marie DAUCHY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)

3 e. Recalls the need to support the EU textile value chain, which actively contributes to the EU competitiveness, while at the same time defending it from external unfair practices, which are also distortive of the internal market;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 d (new)

-1 d. Notes that 77% of EU citizens prefer to repair their products instead of buying new ones, while at least 60% are keen on buying second-hand items of all sorts1a; _________________ 1a Eurobarometer survey (No. 388,2014) available here: https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/api/flash /fl_388_en.pdf

Amendment 90 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)

3 f. Welcomes the envisaged revision of the Textiles Labelling Regulation, which should harmonise all content for mandatory labels of textile products across the EU; highlights that all rules on labelling of textile products, both on physical and digital label and on all labelling domains, including for sustainability and circularity, are introduced with a view to ensure legal clarity, lower compliance costs for companies, in particular SMEs, and that information is easily accessible, readable and comparable to consumers and relevant businesses; stresses the need to ensure that labelling schemes are designed in a way that is meaningful for consumers with respect to understanding sustainability and circularity of a products and is developed using an evidence-based approach, to ensure measurable positive impacts; calls on the Commission to further clarify and ease the classification process to apply for new fibre composition names for novel and distinctive materials;

Amendment 91 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)

Amendment 92 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)

3 f. Considers that we should move towards e-labels. These e-labels could take advantage of the technical solutions provided in the Digital Product Passport (DPP). However, considers that the use of a DPP should not detract from the fact that this information should be provided at first sight at the point of sale;

Amendment 93 #

Christian EHLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Franc BOGOVIČ, Pernille WEISS, Tomas TOBÉ, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Angelika NIEBLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)

3 e. Considers green washing as unfair competition towards SMEs truly committed to greener manufacturing processes and particularly misleading for consumers;

Amendment 94 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)

3 f. Recalls that the transition to a circular economy of the textiles ecosystem also presents a significant potential for the creation of new green jobs with the upskilling and reskilling of the existing labour force; urges the Commission and Member States to facilitate access to innovative education curricula for the development of relevant skills, particularly due to the necessary digital transition of the industry, which creates job opportunities but also demands highly skilled workers; further calls on the Commission and Member States to direct great attention to the merger of artistic and technological training for workers in the textiles ecosystem, harnessing synergies between creative and technological skills, to continuously promote the mobility of skilled labour across Europe and to preserve the European cultural heritage of textiles crafting skills;

Amendment 95 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 g (new)

3 g. Recalls the obligation for Member States to have separate collection infrastructure for textiles as of 1 January 2025; underlines the urgent need for funding and innovation support for the industry to be ready to make use of the collected waste by ways of recycling, reusing or repairing and to ensure an environmentally sound management of the collected textiles; encourages the Commission to monitor Member States that have implemented separate collection before 1st of January 2025 to gather best practices and identify possible issues related to harmonisation of sorting and collection practices at EU-level; calls on the Commission and Member States to consider textile waste as raw material, when having undergone a sufficient recovery operation, for the production of textiles;

Amendment 96 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ, Martin HOJSÍK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)

3 f. Supports the creation of a Digital Product Passport for textiles based on mandatory on value chain traceability, including suppliers and factory information along all steps of the production (Cut Make Trim, washing, dyeing, fabric, harm, trims and tanneries) as well as of the sourcing countries for the main agricultural commodities, complemented with environmental and social information; highlights in this regard the existing standard developed in 2021 by the UN Economic Commission for Europe on "Traceability and Transparency in the Textile and Leather Sector"; recommends implementation of a QR code redirecting to all this information;

Amendment 97 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 g (new)

3 g. Highlights the potential of the DPP to support full value chain coverage in parallel to the applicable due diligence legislation; calls on the Commission to require companies to use the DPP to disclose and submit information throughout their supply chains, taking into account that access rights should be differentiated for various categories of data-user;

Amendment 98 #