The European Commission has launched her long awaited new EU strategy for sustainable and circular textiles. This policy will have a big impact on fashion companies, and aims to create a greener, more competitive sector by changing the rules for production and consumption of textiles. It will introduce new design requirements, greenwashing regulation, rules to prevent overproduction and overconsumption and several other new initiatives that will definitely impact your business as a fashion company.
Sofie Bouteligier (OVAM) will talk about the general framework and the implementation of the textile strategy, including the initiatives concerning due diligence and Extended Producer Responsability (EPR). Sofie works as a policy advisor for the international policy unit at OVAM, the Public Waste Agency of Flanders, which ensures that Flanders deals with waste, materials and soil in a well thought out and environmentally sound manner.
Davy Liebens (FOD/SPF Economie) will talk about the (new) regulation of greenwashing. Davy works as an inspector-auditor for the Belgian Economic Inspectorate, within the Internet Surveillance Unit. His duties mainly consist of monitoring and enforcing the provisions of the Economic Law Code relating to consumer rights on the Internet. Among other things, he analyses merchants' websites to verify that they are not guilty of unfair commercial practices. Since 2021, this includes a focus on the unfair commercial practices that constitute greenwashing.
Bénédice Huet (FOD Volksgezondheid/SPF Santé Publique) will explain the strategy with regard to the new ecodesign requirements. She has been working in the Federal Public Service Health Food Chain Safety & Environment since August 2021, and works in Product Policy team in the Directorate-General for the Environment.

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