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This wave of stringent transparency regulations on the fashion industry is coming fast, and is increasingly specific and prolific, especially when it comes to traceability requirements. 

Fashion brands will therefore have to rethink their corporate ESG targets, their offers and how they interact with their supply chains and consumers. More importantly, they will need to find the tools to do it quickly and efficiently. 

This regulatory pressure will undoubtedly change textile’s playing field, creating new liabilities, distributing new constraints and roles. 

It presents both challenges and opportunities for fashion companies. 

They will have to keep up with the evolving regulations, find the means to stay compliant and at the forefront of sustainability.

But the expected outcome - a culture of trust, transparency, and accountability across the value chain, with safe, dignified working conditions, circular economies, and a healthier planet – is more than an opportunity, it’s our future.

This paper includes a map of the 22 most relevant sustainability regulations and proposals applicable to the fashion industry to date followed by 3 categories of surging legal requirements: 

1. Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence: A critical assignment for fashion players 

• The purpose of Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence 
• A fragmented approach but a true legislative wave 
• Using disclosure and reporting 

2. Transparent Information: Fuel for change 

• Power for consumers 
• The fight against greenwashing 

3. Barriers to Entry: Preventive and effective 

• Avoiding the bad players 
• Preventing forced labor and environmental damage