The UK Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) will follow up work on its 2018 inquiry, ‘Fixing fashion: clothing consumption and sustainability’. EAC has chosen to revisit the issue to monitor its progress due to continued concerns around the environmental impact of the fashion industry and work conditions in UK garment factories. The government rejected most EAC recommendations in 2019.
The 2019 EAC recommendations ranged from a producer responsibility charge to pay for better clothing collection and recycling to requiring due diligence checks across fashion supply chains to root out forced or child labour. However, the government has identified textile waste as a priority area to address its Resources and Waste Strategy.The UK Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) will follow up work on its 2018 inquiry, 'Fixing fashion: clothing consumption and sustainability'. EAC will revisit the issue to monitor its progress due to concerns around the environmental impact of the fashion industry and work conditions in factories. The government rejected most EAC recommendations in 2019.#
“Two years, four fashion seasons and billions of tonnes of harmful emissions from textile production later, my Committee has decided to revisit its fashion sustainability work,” EAC chairman Philip Dunne was quoted as saying by an official release.
“Two years on, I hope there have been some improvements in the fashion industry. We will be unearthing whether this is the case, and what more needs to be done to secure our goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050,” he added.
The Committee’s follow-up work will consist of gathering written evidence and a one-off oral evidence session. Details of the evidence sessions will be announced later.
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