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EURATEX Position Paper on Apparel & Footwear Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR)

EURATEX agrees with the need for a harmonized method to evaluate the environmental impact of products and welcomes the European Commission’s vision to develop the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) methodology. EURATEX has identified several elements necessary to implement its full potential, as well as to break down the complexity of the term sustainability into individual,…
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EURATEX & ATP Convention successfully concluded in Porto: European textile industry needs to prepare for a paradigm shift, and become global leader in sustainable textiles

Brussels, 18 October: Organised by EURATEX in partnership with the Portuguese Textile Association (ATP), the Porto Convention – Sustainability meets Competitiveness: How to Square the Circle? – took place on 13-14 October in Porto, Portugal, with nearly 250 entrepreneurs attending from all over Europe. They discussed the current challenges of the European textile industry and…
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Porto Convention, 13-14 October 2022 Sustainability meets Competitiveness: How to Square the Circle?

Brussels 11 October: On 13-14 October, EURATEX in partnership with ATP is organising the 10th European Textile & Apparel Convention in Porto, Portugal; the convention marks also the 24th Textile Industry Forum for Portugal. The Porto Convention – titled Sustainability meets Competitiveness: How to Square the Circle? – will look at how companies can anticipate…
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EURATEX response to the latest EU Energy Council decision: more ambition and joint European efforts are needed

Brussels, 4 October 2022 – On Friday 30 September, the EU Energy ministers approved a Council Regulation proposal to address high energy prices. The Regulation focusses on the electricity prices and electricity demand reduction, on a solidarity levy from the fossil fuel sector and a retail levy for SMEs. While these initiatives are driven by…
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EURATEX & partners launch the new Horizon Europe innovation project on circular & sustainable textiles

Brussels, 27 September 2022 Launched today, the new Horizon Europe project CISUTAC will support the transition to a circular and sustainable textile sector. Launched today, the new Horizon Europe project CISUTAC will support the transition to a circular and sustainable textile sector. As part of a consortium of 27 partners working on the project, EURATEX…
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Seizing growth opportunities in Bulgarian TCLF industries

Bruxelles, 23 September 2022 – The textile, clothing, leather and footwear (TCLF) industries employ 80,000 workers in Bulgaria. However, employment has gone down by 20% in the past four years which is a concern. Social partners discussed the challenges and opportunities of the new EU Sustainable Textiles Strategy and focused on both environmental and social…
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Social Partners from the European textiles industry call for stronger action to manage the energy crisis: companies and jobs are at stake

Brussels, 19 September 2022 – On 14 September 2022, EC President von der Leyen announced initiatives aimed at tackling the dramatic energy crisis which Europe is facing. The Social Partners from the European textile industry welcome some proposals, such as decoupling the TTF gas price from the electricity market and the proposed amendment to the…
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The European textiles industry statement on the energy package: more and more incisive actions need to be taken with no further delay

Brussels, 16 September 2022 – Last month, when gas wholesale prices reached the record level of 340€/MWh[1] – triggering also sky-high electricity prices – the European textiles industry called on the European Union to adopt a wholesale price cap for gas, the revision of the merit-order principle in the electricity market, support for SMEs and…
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European Textile Industry calls for immediate action to tackle the energy crisis

Brussels, 26 August 2022 – The European textile & fashion in Europe, represented by EURATEX, calls for a single European strategy to tackle this energy crisis. To safeguard the future of the industry, a revision of the electricity price mechanism is necessary and an EU wide cap on gas prices at 80€/MWh. Special company support…
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EU-India Free Trade negotiations: an opportunity to rebalance trade relations and promote a global sustainable textile industry

Today’s trade relations between the EU and India in textiles and clothing are characterised by a large and systemic trade deficit for the EU; annual imports from India exceed €6 bln (2021) – making it the 4th supplier – while EU exports to India reached just half a billion – the 20th place in our…
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