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37 Pace Int'l L. Rev. 1 (2024)

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Volume  37               Fall 2024                   Issue 1


FINNISH   FASHION   LESSONS FOR THE CREATION OF A
          SUSTAINABLE TEXTILES INDUSTRY

       By Susanna Monseau,*  Kaisa Sorsa** and Heidi
                       Salokangas***

I.Introduction ...................................................................................3
II Sustainability in the Textile Industry ...........................................5
     A.  The Meaning of Sustainability ........................................6
         Textiles and Sustainability ..............................................6
         Green, and Greenwashing............................................7
         Slow Fashion...................................................................8
         The Circular Economy ....................................................9
         Certifications, Ecolabels and VSS ................................10
     B.  EU Policies for a Sustainable Textile Industry .............13
         The Circular Economy Action Plan and the Product
            Environmental Footprint..........................................13
         The EU Textile Strategy 2022.......................................14
         The Waste Framework Directive ..................................15
         The Corporate Social Responsibility and Due
            Diligence Directive ..................................................15
         The Ecodesign Regulation ............................................16
         The Green Claims Directive..........................................17
III.Promoting Systemic Change.....................................................18
     A.  The Swings between Public and Private Regulation.....20
     B.  The Progress on Systemic Change................................23
     C.  The Need for Cooperation and Collaboration ...............25
IV.Why  Finland?............................................................................28
     A.  The Finnish Plan for a Circular Economy.....................28
     B.  The Textile and Fashion Industries in Finland..............30
     C.  The Importance of Studying Small Companies ............32
     D.  The Case Study Participants..........................................36
     E.  Questions and Methods .................................................37
V.Analysis of the Case Studies......................................................38
     A.  Sustainability as a Core Value ......................................39
         Sustainability Drivers ....................................................40


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