One Size Does Not Fit All: ESG Regulations For A Sustainable Fashion Industry

Webinar Overview

This webinar, presented by Compliance and Risks, will offer critical insight into the implications of recent and upcoming ESG disclosures and product sustainability requirements for the fashion industry.

Supply chain transparency and sustainability will be key to attracting environmentally-conscious customers and enhance the reputation of the sector. Besides current changes in Extended Producer Responsibility and Ecodesign, the fashion industry is facing an acceleration of human rights/environmental due diligence and ESG regulations on a global-scale. The webinar will help you navigate and prepare for the upcoming changes stemming from landmark legislation in the EU, US and Canadian markets.

The webinar differentiates between product design requirements for the Circular Economy and corporate obligations with regards to environmental, social and climate disclosures.

Particular attention will be paid to the following regulations:

• EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)
• Draft EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive;
• Draft EU Forced Labor Regulation;
• EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation,
• EU Green Claims Directive,
• Canadian Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act
• US Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act (UFLPA) and other US state measures

Along with all these key updates, we’ll also be showcasing C2P’s ESG Solution.
Our enterprise ESG Solution is a smarter way for organizations to meet their ESG regulatory obligations, helping companies manage goals and targets and demonstrate compliance with evolving regulatory requirements.

Webinar Agenda

Our ESG experts will be discussing:

• Introduction: Overview of regulations to be discussed
• Sustainable Sourcing and Due Diligence: EU CSDDD, EU Deforestation free regulation, New York Fashion Act
• Ethical Labor: EU Forced Labor draft regulation; US UFLPA, Canada Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act
• Manufacture and Design: EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles; EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
• Labeling and Advertising (anti-greenwashing): EU Directive on Empowering Consumers to the Green Transition; EU Substantiation and Communication of Explicit Environmental Claims Draft Directive (aka Green Claims Directive); US Green Guides, , UK Green Claims Code
• Waste/Disposal: EU Proposed Amendment to Waste Framework Directive on extended producer responsibility scheme for textiles; Dutch Extended Producer Responsibility for Textiles; French Anti-Waste for a Circular Economy Law
• Sustainability Reporting & Climate Disclosures: EU CSRD and ESRS, US SEC Climate Disclosure Rule; California Climate disclosures
• Q&A with our Subject Matter Experts
• And more…

Date

This webinar took place on Wednesday, 22nd May, 2024 at 08:00 PDT, 11:00 EDT, 17:00 CET.

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Presenters

Joanne O’Donnell, Head Of Global Regulatory Compliance Team (GRCT), ESG SME, Compliance & Risks

With 21 years post-qualification experience, Joanne heads up the Global Regulatory Compliance team at Compliance and Risks. She has extensive national and international legal experience in private practice, in-house and industry and has been with Compliance and Risks for over 12 years. She helps support its clients with their global legal compliance challenges with a particular interest and focus on Sustainability, ESG, Climate Change, Human Trafficking and Slavery as well as Business and Human Rights.

Joanne has a Bachelor of Arts (Legal and French) and a Bachelor of Law (LLB) from the National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland as well as a Masters in International law (LLM) from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland. She also has a Masters Degree in French from the University of Limerick, Ireland. She recently completed a Masters course in Business and Human Rights at the University of Bergen, Norway. She qualified as a Solicitor with the Law Society of Ireland in 2003.

Célia Le Lièvre, Senior Regulatory Compliance Specialist, ESG SME, Compliance & Risks

Célia Le Lièvre is a Senior Regulatory Compliance Specialist with the GRCT and has six years experience in the regulatory compliance field and research sector for offshore renewable energy. Célia holds a Masters in Maritime Law from the University Institute of Research for the Sea (Brest, France) and a LLM in International Commercial Laws from the University of Aberdeen (Scotland). She also completed a PhD on risk-based consenting for marine renewables in University College Cork, Ireland.

Célia joined Compliance and Risks in January 2020. A key aspect of her role requires monitoring and analyzing industry regulations globally and supporting clients with their compliance obligations in the fields of Environmental Health and Safety and ESG reporting. She is also the SME for Climate Change, Climate Disclosures and Supply Chain Due Diligence.

Hannah Janknecht, GRCT Regulatory Compliance Specialist, ESG SME, Compliance & Risks

Hannah joined the Global Regulatory Compliance team in Compliance and Risks in September 2022. She is responsible for the monitoring of regulatory developments in German-speaking countries. She is an SME in several areas including ESG reporting, Climate Change, Climate Disclosures, Supply Chain Due Diligence and Circular Economy. Prior to joining Compliance and Risks, she worked for the Federal Ministry of Agriculture in Germany in the area of the Common Agricultural Policy.

Hannah studied law in Germany (University of Bonn) and holds an LL.M. in Environmental and Natural Resources Law from University College Cork. She speaks German, English and French.

Vish Karasani, Product Marketing Manager

Vish is a Product Marketing Manager at Compliance & Risks, with over 8 years of international experience working in highly competitive industries and at hyper-growth startups.

An avid storyteller, her product marketing philosophy begins with listening to Compliance & Risks’ customers, understanding their pain points, solving for their problems and building for their future.