EU environment chief vows to come down hard on apparel industry
Stricter rules may be coming as Brussels wants textile producers to clean up their act
11 March 2020 - 16:08
Brussels — Europe’s fashionwear manufacturers and importers may face stricter environmental rules under a push to clean up textiles production.
In a fresh sign of the EU’s ambitions to expand its green regulatory footprint around the world, the bloc’s environment chief vowed to zero in on the apparel industry to ensure that it avoids using harmful chemicals and wasting water...
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