Outdoor brands brace for eco-modulated fees

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Columbia Sportswear says brands should look to France to forecast California’s still-undefined textile EPR fees, even as the scheme continues to face a court challenge

PORTLAND – Brands selling into California should look to France for clues on how eco-modulated fees could work under the state's textile extended producer responsibility (EPR) law, according to Columbia Sportswear's director of sustainability.

Speaking at the Day 0 event here in Portland, the day before the Functional Fabric Fair, Guru Larson said key details of California's Responsible Textile Recovery Act, formerly SB 707, remain undefined.

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