The textile industry is one of the world’s most polluting, wasteful and exploitative, yet it remains largely under-regulated in the EU. With the European Commission poised to up efforts to regulate the sector through a new sustainability strategy, Emily Macintosh looks at some of the key issues surrounding it. More textile products are being sold at a faster rate than ever before, putting untold pressure on our climate, environment, and people. Europe’s overconsumption of clothes, shoes and household textiles guzzles … Continue reading Will the EU call time on overproduction in fashion?