As part of the European Sustainable and Circular Textiles Strategy, legislation relating to textile labelling is being reviewed. Additionally, a decision has been made to establish a delegated act for clothing under the EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation. At the moment, preparatory studies are taking place for both initiatives, including various feedback moments such as meetings and surveys.

Furthermore, the European Commission will revise the textile labelling Regulation (planned for the 4th quarter of 2024) to introduce specifications for physical and digital labelling of textiles, including sustainability and circularity parameters based on requirements under the proposed Regulation on eco-design for sustainable products.

By 2030, textiles on the EU market should be durable and recyclable, largely made of recycled fibres, free of hazardous substances and produced in an environmentally friendly way while respecting social rights. Fast fashion should be ‘out of fashion’ and re-use and repair services have to be widely available. Textiles should be collected at the end of their lifetime and their incineration and landfilling should be reduced to a minimum thanks to innovative fibre-to-fibre recycling.