Sustainability as a lever for structural change. Dirk Vantagem, CEO of Euratex, the European textile and clothing employers’ association, detailed a presentation at Move! The Sustainable Fashion Summit on how and where to recycle in Europe highlighted that Brussels is focused on the textile industry and that new legislation will greatly help achieve maximum sustainability in the sector.
Director, who has argued that sustainability is not incompatible with being profitable. “The message I send to the entire industry is that this can be an opportunity to reinvent itself,” said Vantyghem. To achieve this, Vantyghem remembers creating ReHubsan initiative to form a network of recycling centers in Europe.
“We have to join forces to face the coming changes,” said Vantagem, Who explained that one of the challenges facing the sector is the loss of consumer confidencewhich has declined in the past three years due to the outbreak of the epidemic and the war in Ukraine.
Innovation, digitization, personalization and energy are the keys to a good corporate support program
“Brussels decided to focus on the textile industryFor this In March 2022, the European Commission presented a strategy to encourage the recycling and use of used products, ”reported the director. Vantyghem also wanted to highlight the Sixteen other sustainability criteria that may influence the sectorespecially the eco-design and digital passport of products, as clothing must give part of the entire production chain.
According to the President of the Confederation of European Employers, companies still have to improve traceability and ensure that products can complete their circuit. “If companies implement European regulations, this value chain can be accessed in the future,” Vantyghem explained. In addition, it has been highlighted Businesses and industries must work together to achieve real goals.
Innovation, digitization, personalization and energy are the keys to a good corporate support programme, as outlined by the CEO. “We still face a problem that has not been resolved through strict legislation. there To inform the consumer and transparency so that the demand for sustainable products growsShe added. Vantyghem concluded its bid by inviting all agents in the sector, who were encouraged to collaborate in order to “build a responsible textile industry.”
Move! The Sustainable Fashion Summit is a conference organized by Modaes with the encouragement of EY and the support of Madrid Capital de Moda, which aspires to become a major meeting point for sustainability in the sector in Spain. Besides presentations and round tables, the event, which is celebrating its first edition in La Nave, in Madrid, also has a meeting point. The space will bring together Ecolife by Belda Llorens, Geever, Organic Cotton Colors, Redoit, Recovo, Together 2 transform and Twinco Capital.
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