EU pauses green claims directive amid push to reduce red tape

Here’s some of what’s caught our eye this week:

Commission to kill EU anti-greenwashing rules

Article by POLITICO

The EU executive will abandon its green claims directive after right-wing lawmakers vowed to block it in the Parliament. 

Clothes from UK brands found discarded in Ghana wetland dumps

Video by the Guardian

An Unearthed and Greenpeace investigation found garments by UK brands on a rubbish dump in a protected wetland in Accra, Ghana.

Chanel unveils new recycling platform

Article by Chanel

Bruno Pavlovsky, president of fashion at Chanel and Chanel SAS, explains why the French house is determined to develop recycled materials at scale.

UK shoppers back visible EPR charges to boost fashion recycling

Article by JustStyle

UK consumers are in favour of implementing transparent Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) charges on clothing if it enhances textile recycling and encourages sustainable fashion choices.

Trump’s tariffs have made fast fashion even more exploitative. Here’s how

Article by the Independent

Mona Mashhadi Rajabi, Lisa Lake, Martina Linnenluecke and Yun Shen deep dive into the impact Trump’s tariffs have had on fast fashion