ESPR and Digital Product Passports: data textiles must prepare
Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation builds the DPP framework; textiles are a priority group.
- ESPR in force Jul 2024
- Textiles priority in ESPR working plan
Journal
Environmental impact journal
Short briefings on regulations, plastics, textiles, and climate-linked supply-chain risks — organised by region so buyers can see how rules differ.
Region
Topic
PPWR: Europe’s packaging recyclability and recycled-content push
Regulation (EU) 2025/40 resets how packaging must be designed, recycled, and documented.
- PPWR in force from Feb 2025
- Broad application from mid/Aug 2026
EU EmpCo rules: why vague “eco-friendly” claims are ending
Directive 2024/825 tightens green claims across the EU from September 2026.
- Applies from 27 Sep 2026
- Bans many generic environmental claims
UK green claims and packaging: ASA scrutiny after Brexit
The UK Green Claims Code and ASA rulings keep pressure on recycled and net-zero wording.
- CMA Green Claims Code remains a core reference
- ASA has challenged vague “recycled” ads
California plastics rules and Prop 65: chemicals meet packaging
California combines aggressive plastics policy with chemical right-to-know labelling.
- SB 54 drives packaging EPR and plastic reduction
- Prop 65 requires warnings for listed chemicals
US FTC Green Guides: how American eco claims are judged
The FTC Green Guides remain the practical playbook for environmental marketing in the US.
- FTC Green Guides underpin US green-claim enforcement
- Qualifiers required for partial recycled content
China’s dual-carbon goals and plastic controls in manufacturing hubs
Carbon peaking/neutrality goals plus plastic restriction policies reshape factory expectations.
- National dual-carbon targets guide industrial policy
- Multiple cities restrict certain single-use plastics
India PWM and EPR: packaging responsibility scales up
Plastic Waste Management rules and EPR obligations affect producers and brand owners.
- PWM Rules underpin plastic EPR
- Brand owners face recovery targets
Japan’s Plastic Resource Circulation Act and design expectations
Japan emphasises design for circulation, reduction, and recycling collaboration.
- Plastic Resource Circulation Act in force since 2022
- Focus on reduce, reuse, recycle design
South Korea’s EPR strength: recycling infrastructure as policy
Korea’s long-running EPR system makes recyclability a commercial reality, not a slogan.
- Mature EPR scheme for packaging
- High municipal sorting participation historically
Australia APCO targets: 2025 packaging ambitions and beyond
APCO’s national packaging targets pushed recyclability and recycled content across brands.
- APCO 2025 targets shaped brand roadmaps
- Focus on reusable, recyclable, compostable formats
Canada plastics ban pathway and Competition Bureau greenwashing guidance
Federal plastics measures plus greenwashing guidance raise the bar for environmental marketing.
- Single-use plastics restrictions phased nationally
- Competition Bureau guidance on environmental claims
Brazil: national waste policy meets Amazon supply-chain pressure
Solid waste policy and deforestation due-diligence expectations reshape commodity sourcing narratives.
- National Solid Waste Policy frames EPR concepts
- Amazon-linked commodities face EU deforestation rules
East Africa plastic bag bans: policy that changed everyday retail
Kenya and neighbours showed how strict plastic bag bans can transform street-level packaging.
- Kenya’s bag ban among the world’s strictest
- Regional ripple effects on retail carry bags
Gulf states: sustainability reporting and packaging modernisation
UAE and neighbours advance sustainability agendas that pull packaging specs upward.
- UAE Net Zero 2050 frames national strategy
- Retail modernisation increases imported eco SKUs
Nordic circular procurement: public buyers raise the floor
Scandinavian public procurement often demands recyclability, chemicals disclosure, and ecolabels.
- High municipal recycling performance historically
- Public tenders frequently reference ecolabels
Southeast Asia plastic leakage: why design choices matter downstream
River-to-ocean plastic leakage stats keep global attention on ASEAN manufacturing and waste systems.
- Multiple ASEAN rivers ranked high for plastic emissions in research literature
- Informal recycling sectors recover value unevenly
IPCC reality check: climate risk is a supply-chain risk
IPCC assessment findings connect extreme weather to manufacturing, logistics, and material availability.
- IPCC AR6 confirms human-caused warming
- Extremes disrupt ports, cotton, and energy systems
Ocean plastics: what the headline statistics really mean
Million-tonne leakage estimates drive policy—but product claims still need local proof.
- Scientific estimates of annual plastic emissions to oceans are in the million-tonne range
- Macroplastics and microplastics behave differently
Textile waste and water: the hidden cost behind labels and trims
Fashion’s water and waste footprint makes certified fibres and chemicals disclosure non-negotiable.
- Fashion is a major industrial water user globally
- Textile waste volumes remain high in fast-fashion systems
No articles match these filters.