EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles (CEAP)

Jurisdiction

For products sold in EU

Law Summary

This comprehensive EU strategy (2022) aims for textiles by 2030 to be durable, repairable, recyclable, largely made from recycled fibres, and free of hazardous substances. It drives policies like ecodesign requirements, Digital Product Passports, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), and measures against greenwashing.

Law Obligation

Strategy announcing policy and non-policy initiatives around: ecodesign requirements; the destruction of unsold or returned goods; microplastics pollution; the development of a digital product passport; green claims; extended producer responsibility; reuse and recycling of textile waste; green and digital transitions; overproduction and overconsumption; fair competition; research, innovation, and investments; due diligence; exports of textile waste.

Standards and/or certifications that may apply

  • bluesign® standard logo
  • Cradle to Cradle Certified (CM) Products Program logo
  • EU Ecolabel logo
  • Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) logo
  • Global Recycled Standard logo