Textiles and Fibre Products
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ECGT — Sept 2026
SEP 2026EU Empowering Consumers Directive (2024/825)
Evidence-based green claims. Bans 'eco-friendly' without proof. Penalty: 4% turnover.
EPD / LCA
IN EFFECTEnvironmental Product Declarations (EPD) / Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Type III declarations from Life Cycle Assessment data under ISO 14025 / EN 15804.
PCR — Demo
Product Category Rules — Textile (Demo)
Demo recipe: measure these characteristics, per this declared unit, over these life-cycle stages. Demo values only — not a registered PCR.
EU CSRD (Art. 29)
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDMandatory Value Chain Reporting
Agentic integrity for supply chain transparency.
Berry Amendment
IN EFFECT10 U.S.C. § 2533a
Joint liability for DoD-contracted domestic clothing, food, and textile procurement.
CA AB 1305
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDVoluntary Carbon Market Disclosures
Substantiation via ISO 14065 third-party verifiers.
CA SB 253
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDClimate Corporate Data Accountability
Mandatory Scope 3 primary GHG data disclosure.
CA SB 261
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDClimate-Related Financial Risk
Evidence of physical and transition risk resilience.
CA SB 62
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDGarment Worker Protection Act
Joint liability for garment worker wages across the chain.
CA SB 707
IN EFFECTResponsible Textile Recovery Act
Extended Producer Responsibility for apparel and household textiles in California. Producers must register with a state-approved PRO (e.g. Landbell) to fund statewide take-back, collection, and recycling infrastructure.
FTC 16 CFR 423
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDCare Labeling Rule
Mandatory care instructions on all garments and piece goods sold in the US. Instructions must be permanently attached, legible, and accurate for the entire useful life of the garment.
FTC TFPIA
IN EFFECTTextile Fiber Products Identification Act
Mandatory fiber content labeling on all textile products sold in the US. Labels must state fiber type, percentage by weight, country of origin, and manufacturer identity. FTC enforcement.
UFLPA (2021)
IN EFFECTUyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
Rebuttable presumption that any goods wholly or partly produced in Xinjiang — or by entities on the UFLPA Entity List — are made with forced labor and are banned from US import.
USDA NOP (7 CFR 205)
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDNational Organic Program
USDA certification required for any product sold as organic in the US market. Covers organic cotton, wool, and natural fibre crop production. Annual inspection and full input documentation required.
CSDDD (2024/1760)
2027NOT SCOREDCorporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence across global supply chains. Large EU company obligations from July 2027.
ESPR (2024/1781)
IN EFFECTEcodesign for Sustainable Products
Digital Product Passports and unsold goods ban. Buyers are building DPP infrastructure now.
EU EPR Textiles
IN EFFECTExtended Producer Responsibility — Textiles
EU member states required to establish textile EPR collection and recycling schemes by January 2025 (Revised WFD 2018/851). Brands bear financial responsibility for end-of-life collection and sorting.
EU FLR (2024/3015)
2027NOT SCOREDEU Forced Labour Regulation
Bans all products made with forced labour from the EU market. Applies to goods produced domestically and imported. Investigation and mandatory withdrawal mechanism. Full application from 2027.
EU Organic (2018/848)
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDEU Organic Certification
Digital traceability and annual inspection requirements for organic certification. Covers crop production, processing, and labeling. Mandatory for any product marketed as organic in EU markets.
EUDR (2023/1115)
IN EFFECTEU Deforestation Regulation
6-decimal plot geolocation and 2020-12-31 cut-off. SME deadline: June 30, 2026.
REACH
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDEU 1907/2006
Hazardous substance (SVHC) disclosure >0.1%.
Textile Act
IN EFFECTEU 1007/2011
Fibre composition and animal origin disclosure.
BRSR Core
IN EFFECTVCP ESG KPIs
9 mandatory ESG KPIs for value chain partners.
GI Tags
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDGeographical Indications Act
Authorised User registration for regional crafts.
Handloom 2025
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDHandloom Mark
Mandatory certification for hand-woven goods.
CMA Green Claims
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDUK Green Claims Code
Substantiation before marketing claims (anti-greenwash).
ASA CAP/BCAP Code
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDUK Advertising Standards Authority — CAP & BCAP Codes
The CAP Code (non-broadcast) and BCAP Code (broadcast) require all UK advertising to be legal, decent, honest, and truthful. ASA has published specific guidance on environmental claims (2023): ads must not imply a product's overall environmental impact is neutral or positive without robust lifecycle evidence. Upheld rulings require advertisers to hold substantiating evidence before publication — not after a complaint. Penalty: ad removal, referral to Trading Standards, and reputational sanctions.
DMCC Act 2025
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act
From 6 April 2025 the CMA has direct enforcement powers — fines up to 10% of global turnover — for misleading sustainability claims, without requiring a court order. Supersedes guidance-only Green Claims Code enforcement.
UK Packaging EPR
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDExtended Producer Responsibility — Packaging
Businesses placing packaged goods on the UK market above threshold (£2M turnover / 50 tonnes packaging) must report packaging data and pay modulated fees. Full fee obligations from 2025.
UK SI 2012/1102
IN EFFECTTextile Products (Labelling and Fibre Composition) Regulations 2012
Mandatory fibre-content labeling on all textile products sold in the UK market. Post-Brexit retained domestic law equivalent of EU Textile Fibres Regulation 1007/2011. FCA enforcement.
Forest Risk
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDUKFRC
Legality-based production facts for forest commodities.
ACL s.18 / s.29
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDAustralian Consumer Law — Environmental Claims
Sections 18 and 29 of the Australian Consumer Law prohibit misleading and deceptive conduct and false representations, including unsubstantiated environmental and sustainability claims. ACCC actively enforces against fashion and textile brands.
AU MSA
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDModern Slavery Act 2026
Duty to Prevent and mandatory worker safety logs.
Seamless
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDAustralia Textile Stewardship
Circularity levy and material stewardship mapping.
AU Consumer Protection Notice
IN EFFECTTextile and Apparel Labelling Standard
Mandatory fibre content, country of origin, and care instruction labeling for garments and textiles sold in Australia. Enforced under the Australian Consumer Law (Competition and Consumer Act 2010).
JIS L 0001
IN EFFECTNOT SCORED2024 Care Symbols
Mandatory 2024 updated care and origin symbols.
HGQLA (家庭用品品質表示法)
IN EFFECTHousehold Goods Quality Labeling Act
Mandatory fibre content by percentage, care instructions (JIS L 0001 symbols), and country of origin on all textile products sold in Japan. Enforced by the Consumer Affairs Agency.
SSBJ Climate
IN EFFECTSSBJ Climate Standard
Mandatory Prime Market Scope 3 primary data.
GSA CAP 327
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDGhana Standards Authority — Textile Certification
Mandatory GSA quality certification and care labeling for textile products imported or sold in Ghana. Ghana is also a high-volume destination for used-clothing dumping; active policy pressure toward import quality controls and anti-dumping restrictions on low-quality textile imports.
SON MANCAP
IN EFFECTNOT SCOREDQuality Standardization
Quality standardization and written care labels.
