Circular Economyand Resource
Efficiency (CEREP)
15 June 2023 | Online Seminar

Bente Bauer

Co-Founder of 2B Policy
Director of Public Affairs
Policy Hub – Circularity for Apparel &Footwear

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www.2bpolicy.eu
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www.policyhub.org

Who We Are
About us

VisionThe Policy HubCircularity for Appareland Footwear unites theapparel and footwear
industry to speak in one
voice and propose
ambitious policies that
accelerate circularpractices.

Our vision is toencourage an
ambitious policy
framework that
accelerates thetransformation of theentire apparel andfootwear industry
towards circularity.

To do this we facilitate
discussions with industry
leaders, policy makers,
and civil society.

Mission•••To provide an ambitious
policy direction for theapparel and footwearindustry.
To educate the industry,
policy makers, andstakeholders in providing
information and facts
about apparel andfootwear supply chains.
To facilitate discussions
on transformational
policies by providing aplatform for exchange.

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Represent+ 700

Stakeholders

AdidasASOS
Avery De``nnison Group
BenettonBestseller
Fast Retailling
G-Star RAW
H&M GroupIDH
Inditex
ISKO
Lenzing
Levi Strauss & CoLululemon Athletica
Mango

ON Running
Otto GroupOVS
PrimarkPuma
PVH
Recover Textiles
Regatta Group
Sympatex Technologies GmbHTAL ApparelTeddy GroupVF Corporation
Zalando SE…

Organisations: Global Fashion Agenda. Textile Exchange.
Sustainable Apparel Coalition. Federation of the European Sporting
Goods industry.

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Our Starting Point• The EU authorities just started to regulate the textiles sector.
• Businesses have identified these developments as anopportunity to accelerate circular business practices and toaddress existing bottlenecks:• Lacking infrastructure (e.g, collection, sorting andrecycling) to deal with used garments;• Promote circular business models (such as reuse, rental,etc);• Improve traceability of garments.
• It is key to consider the global nature of the value chain,many of the upcoming requirements for brands & retailers
placing products on the EU market will have significant
implications for suppliers outside Europe.

5Upcoming Requirements
Products
Ecodesign for Sustainable ProductRegulation
Digital Product Passport
Textile Labelling Regulation (TLR)
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

Company
Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Directive (CSDDD)
Empowering Consumers Directive
Substantiating Green Claims

Disclosure
Corporate Sustainability Reporting
Directive (CSRD)

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The Pathway Ahead• Companies need to ensure traceability, which is achallenge given the global value chains.
• Consider the different challenges that various type ofbusinesses will face, this is specifcially relveant in thecontext of SMEs.
• Compliance and enforcement of the upcoming legislation
will be key to ensure a level playing field and avoid freeriders.

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Next Steps•

The Policy Hub will continue in bringing the industry’s experienceand perspectives to EU policymakers.

•We will contribute to the development of the important
discussions currently taking place at European Level, for example:• Ecodesign For Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR):
Contributing to the development of the performance andinformation requirements.
•Revision of the Waste Framework Directive (WFD) and Endof Waste Criteria: Providing insights so to how an effective
waste management system can be further accelerated.

•Substantiating Green Claims: Share our insights on how tomeaningfully inform consumers.

8Thank you!
Reach out in case you have anyquestions!
bente@policyhub.org