Proposed new textiles strategy favours synthetic fibres, argues natural fibres organisation, threatening the livelihoods of growers
BRUSSELS - The European Union’s pending Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles could sharply reduce demand for cotton and wool, according to a new report from the Discover Natural Fibres Initiative (DNFI).
It argues that the EU's current scoring methodology underestimates the environmental benefits of natural fibres and fails to fully account for the negative impacts of synthetics, such as microplastic pollution and carbon emissions from oil extraction.
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