The Corporate Responsibility Steering Committee covers four main areas :
Circular economy
Plastic strategy and microplastics, Chemical product waste interface, Waste directives revision, Product life cycle assessment (Product Environmental Footprint), EU Green Deal and Textile Strategy
Supply chain, transparency and due dilligence
Garment initiative, European Parliament requests for transparency and due diligence
Good practices, industry leadership
Elevate the industry by facilitating exchanges of environmental best practices and knowledge between different stakeholders in the sector, including brands, retailers, national associations and special groupings. Consolidate data for policy discussions with stakeholders.
National initiatives
France circular-economy and anti-waste law
RELATED POSITION PAPERS
- FESI revised position on forced labour
- FESI & Policy Hub response to the consultation on Effectively banning products produced, extracted or harvested with forced labour
- FESI response to the Commission’s call for feedback on Green Claims Directive
- FESI response to the consultation on the Transition Pathway for the Textile Ecosystem
- FESI response to the consultation on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
- Joint position on EU harmonised consumer sorting instructions
- FESI response to the consultation on the release of microplastics
- FESI contribution to the joint statement from the Cross Industry Agreement
- FESI & Policy Hub response to the consultation on the Empowering Consumers
- FESI & Policy Hub response to the consultation on the Ecodesign for Sustainable Product Regulation
- FESI & Policy Hub position on the Waste Framework Directive revision
- FESI & Policy Hub position on Transparency for Apparel and Footwear
- FESI & Policy Hub position on EU Textile Strategy
- FESI & Policy Hub position on Green Recovery Proposal
- FESI & Policy Hub position on Sustainable Product Initiative
- FESI & Policy Hub position on EPR policy recommendations
- FESI & Policy Hub position on Building blocks for a sustainable circular economy
- FESI & Policy Hub position on Better Design For Greater Circularity
- FESI & Policy Hub position on Digital Product Passport
- FESI position on Due Diligence
- FESI contribution to Sustainable corporate governance
- FESI statement on the reported forced labour cases in the Xinjiang region
- FESI comments EP INI report on the garment sector
- FESI statement on sustainable global value chains
- FESI comments to Inception Impact assessment on Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
RELATED PRESS RELEASES
Green Claims: FESI applauds the EU Parliament’s position on the EU Directive proposal and looks forward to the Council’s position
Brussels,12th March 2024 The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) welcomes the European Parliament's adoption of the ENVI/IMCO Committees joint position on the Green Claims' Directive proposal. Once in place, and provided that co-legislators step...
The winter sports industry unites around a climate pact
Åre, Sweden 7th of February 2024 The Winter Sports Sustainability Network (WSN), managed by Peak 63 and the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI), is proud to announce the establishment of a transformative Climate Pact, bringing together prominent...
FESI Welcomes European Parliament Plenary Vote on ESPR but Highlights Concerns over Unsold Consumer Products’ Definition
Brussels, 12h July 2023 The Federation of European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI), the leading voice representing the sporting goods sector in Europe, welcomes today’s adoption by the European Parliament of the report on the European Sustainable Product Regulation...
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FESI co-signs joint industry on the Forced Labour Ban Regulation
FESI, together with 7 other industry associations co-signed a joint statement on the proposed Regulation prohibiting producgts made with forced labour on the Single market. While supporting the Union’s objectives, the paper calls for a proportionate, risk-based...
FESI co-signs joint industry statement on the Draft Standardisation mandate on the Digital Product Passport
FESI, together with 9 other industry associations voice concern about the requirement, in the European Commission’s Draft Standardisation request on the Digital Product Passport (DPP), to include in the data carrier six cross-sectoral basic data elements that can be...
ESPR: FESI’s statement on the ban on destruction of unsold goods
Brussels, 31 May 2023 FESI, the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry, welcomes the objectives of the Ecodesign for Sustainable Product Regulation (ESPR) proposal including the aim to address the destruction of unsold goods. In this context, the...
