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Standards, regulation, materials, and which requirements have real teeth.
SustainabilityThe Digital Product Passport was written into the Ecodesign regulation in June 2024. The delegated act for textiles is indicated for 2027 and cannot bite for eighteen months after that, which puts real compliance in 2028 and makes the specification published this May the thing to read now.
SustainabilityParliament passed the ultra-fast-fashion bill on June 29 after more than two years between the two chambers. Per-item penalties start at €0.25 and are set to climb toward €10 by 2030, alongside an advertising ban that reaches influencers.
SustainabilityThe CFDA rule covers all official runways and calendar-listed shows from the Spring/Summer 2027 season. What matters is the mechanism: fashion weeks have started using schedule access as regulation.
SustainabilityNineteen documented minimum standards, at least 60% certified, recycled or deadstock materials, virgin fur and wild animal skins banned. Miss them and you are not on the schedule. It is the only sustainability regime in fashion with a real penalty.