Textiles - New environmental labelling on the horizon
The Ministry of Ecological Transition has just provided the criteria for calculating the textiles eco-score.
👕As a reminder: This environmental labelling, which is based on the nutri-score for food products, was planned in 2020 by Article 15 of the Circular Economy Law, then replaced and clarified in 2021 by the Climate Law via Articles L. 541-9-11 to L. 541-9-15 of the Environmental Code.
♻️ Criteria considered: The environmental impact of textiles will be calculated on the basis of 8 criteria :
👕As a reminder: This environmental labelling, which is based on the nutri-score for food products, was planned in 2020 by Article 15 of the Circular Economy Law, then replaced and clarified in 2021 by the Climate Law via Articles L. 541-9-11 to L. 541-9-15 of the Environmental Code.
♻️ Criteria considered: The environmental impact of textiles will be calculated on the basis of 8 criteria :
- Water consumption
- Physical durability
- Manufacturing in France or in Europe
- Use of pesticides and chemicals
- Release of microplastics
- Recycled material recovery
- Recovery of reconditioned, repaired and remarketed textiles
- Incentives for buy-back or repair
🗓️ Timeline: a first draft calculation method is announced for summer 2023, for implementation in 2024.
💶 Sanctions: Failure to label or non-compliant labelling is subject to administrative fines of up to €15,000 for legal entities. The eco-score will also be taken into account in the eco-contributions (premiums and penalties) applied by the eco-organization in charge of the extended producer responsibility (EPR) sector for Textiles, Household Linen, and Shoes (TLC).
⚠️ It should be noted that the clothing sector, which is considered to be particularly polluting, is already subject to various environmental information requirements with heavy penalties, such as:
- product information sheets on the properties and environmental characteristics of the textiles, indicating, in particular, the main countries of weaving, dyeing and manufacturing
- Triman and Info-Tri labels to promote the recovery of used clothing
- a ban on generic or misleading environmental claims