UK lagging behind in sustainable fashion regulation

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Campaign group calls for urgent reforms aimed at boosting sustainability in UK fashion and textiles sector

The paper calls for urgent reforms to improve circular fashion in the UK

Advocacy group Fashion Declares is urging the UK to adopt a series of policy recommendations to ensure it does not lag behind global efforts to clean up the fashion and textile industry.

Written in collaboration with law firm Bates Wells, the research document, ‘The Future of Fashion Regulation in the UK’, calls for urgent reforms aimed at curbing waste, closing tax loopholes and holding brands accountable for what happens to their clothes when it comes to end of life disposal.

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