The integration of sustainability in all its dimensions is no longer an option for the global footwear industry. It is a pressing and urgent necessity. It is also an opportunity for companies to find new sources of competitiveness and attractiveness. The keynote speech addresses this topic from general and specific perspectives.
Francesca Rulli , CEO Process Factory and Ympact Società Benefit | Founder 4sustainability (Italy)
6. LEGISLATION
NY Fashion Sustainability
and Social Accountability Act
UE Strategy for Sustainable
and Circular Textile
UE Corporate Sustainability Directive
UE Corporate Due Diligence Directive
Sweep & Consumer agenda
Direttiva 2018-851 EPR
Environmental labeling of waste-
generating products (France)
NGOs
Global
Fashion Agenda
Fashion Pact
ZDHC
Textile Exchange
UNFCCC
…
CONSUMER
36% rethinking supply chains
67% committing to net zero
44% supporting personal growth*
DRIVING POINTS OF SPEED-UP
7. EU Land Use, Forestry and Agriculture Regulation
EU Regulation prohibiting the making available and
exporting of deforestation and forest degradation
products
EU Revision of the Emissions Trading System Directive
EU Revision of the Waste Shipment Regulation
EU Revision of the Registration, Evaluation,
Authorisation and Restriction Regulation
EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting
Directive
EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
EU Regulation Prohibiting products made with
forced labour in the EU
EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles
EU Directive strengthening the application of the
principle of equal pay for equal work or work of
equal value between men and women through
pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms
EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Regulation
REGULATIONS, A REAL REVOLUTION
8. REGULATIONS, A REAL REVOLUTION
EU empowering consumers for the Green
Transition through better protection against unfair
practices and better information Directive
EU Substantiation and Communication of Explicit
Environmental Claims Directive
EU microplastic pollution
EU Revision of the Packaging and Packaging
Waste Regulation
EU Textiles Ecosystem Transition Pathway
EU Revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive
EU Revision of the Waste Framework Directive
EU common rules promoting the repair of goods
Directive
EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products
Regulations
EU Nature Restoration Regulation
EU Revision of the Textile Labelling and Fibre
Composition Regulation
EU Revision of the establishment of criteria for the
award of the EU Ecolabel for textile products
9. INCREASE DURABILITY
AND QUALITY
SECOND HAND
& VINTAGE
RENTAL AND
SHARING
RECYCLE E REUSE
• REDESIGN
• REDUCE
• REUSE
• REPAIR
• RECYCLE
• RECOVER
TO EXTEND PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE
10. SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION
Good design is sustainable,
so, sustainability begins in the design phase.
According to the Sustainable Apparel
Coalition - SAC, planners and designers can
control up to 80% of a product's
environmental impact.
Source: Textiles in Europe's circular
economy European Environmental Agency –
Nov 2019
12. PARTNERSHIP FOR THE GOALS
TOGETHER FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION
supply
chain
brand
13. SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION
MAIN KPIs:
▪ Traceability
▪ Social compliance and People wellbeing
▪ Water footprint and conservation
▪ Carbon footprint, Energy and GHG emission
▪ Sustainable chemistry
▪ Microplastics
▪ Waste management and Circularity
▪ Biodiversity
▪ Design to close the loop
▪ Design to reduce waste
▪ Design for longevity/to
reduce consumption
▪ Packaging
▪ Logistic
▪ Transportation