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Political commitments to greater environmental sustainability
are translating into policies and legislation in the EU and UK to
encourage circular economies: switching from the linear take-make-consume-dispose model for products to closed loop industrial processes.
2020 UK implementation of EU legislation
Legislating to deal with waste and the environment is not new
and current initiatives on the circular economy build on other work
done in recent years.
In 2018 four EU amending directives came into force, requiring
transposition into national law by July 2020 of amendments to the
Noting the European Parliament s adoption today of the own-initiative report drafted by Jan Huitema MEP (Renew, NL) on the Circular Economy Action Plan, EuroCommerce Director-General Christian Verschueren underlined the retail and wholesale sector s commitment to the circular economy and the important role which Eco-design can play in this:
adidas at ISPO 2021: Moving with the EU’s Green Deal
Adrian Wilson
Adidas is on target to use 60% recycled polyester in all of its products globally this year, and to completely eliminate the use of virgin polyester by 2024.
8th February 2021
As a component of its long-term goal to achieve global climate neutrality for all of its products and across its entire supply chain by 2050, the sports giant has been collaborating with environmental organisation Parley for the Oceans since 2015 and in 2021 will produce 17 million pairs of shoes with recycled plastic waste collected from beaches and coastal regions, after making more than 15 million of them in 2020.
Fast fashion: Polyester production has doubled since 2000, with huge climate implications
The production of fossil-based synthetic textiles has doubled globally within 20 years, as fast fashion production and consumption has increased. According to a new report, this will have sizeable implications for climate change.
The report argues that legislation is needed to stop fast fashion s negative environmental impact from spiralling
The ‘Fossil Fashion’ report, produced by the Changing Markets Foundation, reveals that polyester is found in more than half of all textiles produced globally. While previous research has laid bare the challenges of recycling polyester once it has been blended with other materials; the contribution of fast fashion to waste and of the microplastic pollution which synthetic clothing sheds when washed, the new report also outlines the climate impact.