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
FESI Commends the EU’s Commitment to Sustainable Textile Practices in Revised Waste Framework Directive and Welcomes EPR Harmonisation Principles
Brussels, 6th July 2023 The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) welcomes the European Commission's proposal to revise the current Waste Framework Directive (WFD). FESI recognises the Directive as a significant step towards achieving a circular...
FESI welcomes the European Parliament’s plenary vote on CSDDD but calls for further improvements ahead of the trilogues
Brussels, 2nd June 2023 The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) welcomes the results of the vote on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) that took place on the 1st of June in the European Parliament. FESI and its members...
Companies call for a level playing field on due diligence
The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) is a positive step toward promoting responsible business practices, but, some changes are still necessary. Maximum harmonisation across Member States will protect the integrity of the Single Market and ease...
NEWS
Green Deal ambition for sustainable products threatened by gaping online sales loophole
FESI, together with united NGOs and other European industry associations has sent out a common statement to decision-makers, warning that millions of products sold online including textiles, electronics, furniture, and cosmetics will be able to escape the EU framework...
Joint Paper & proposed amendements on Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition
FESI, together with nine industry associations, is joining forces in a joint statement on the proposal on Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition. In the paper, we ask the European Parliament and Council to preserve the internal market and take into account the...
FESI joins forces with 26 business associations on Due Diligence
Brussels, 19 January 2023 FESI, together with 26 other industry associations, is joining forces to call for a "realistic, proportional, and workable" EU framework on Due Diligence. While we fully support the recent EU initiative on Corporate Sustainability Due...
