Fashion Forward

The fashion sector plays a significant role in the European economy and cultural identity. As a global trendsetter and one of the world’s top exporters, Europe’s fashion system, comprising the fashion, textile and apparel industries, shapes consumption patterns far beyond its borders. This global reach, however, carries significant environmental costs. The fashion sector contributes to biodiversity loss through land use change, pollution and greenhouse gas emissions linked to material extraction, fibre processing, production and transport.

How can policy interventions promote a biodiversity-positive transformation that align circularity, sustainability and biodiversity objectives?

Read our Policy Perspective.