“Mathieu Lefevre and I called for the implementation of a targeted environmental penalty on ultra-fast fashion,” Barbut wrote in a LinkedIn post recently. Lefevre is the junior minister handling the portfolio.
France’s Minister of Ecological Transition Monique Barbut has urged Refashion, the French collective system of extended producer responsibility, to submit proposals to introduce fresh taxes on ultra-fast fashion firms.
A ministry letter has asked Refashion to put strong pressure on ultra-fast fashion, in accordance with its specifications, without compromising current legislation.
A letter has been sent by her ministry to Refashion, financed by companies that import textiles on a volume basis, to put strong pressure on ultra-fast fashion, in accordance with its specifications, without compromising current legislation, she said.
“The objective is clear: to ensure that ultra-fast fashion pays more for the true impact of its business model. Refashion must submit concrete proposals for eco-modulation within ten days,” her LinkedIn post said.
Refashion offers eco-modulations to brands on their payments based on their sustainable behaviour. This could be one option for Refashion to respond to the French government’s instruction.
France led the political opposition last year to the model of Chinese firms Shein and Temu, with a bill aimed at limiting the activity of these companies in the country.
After its approval by the National Assembly, the French Senate almost unanimously ratified in June the document that aims at limiting the placing on the market of new garments, with penalties of €7-10 per product over the next few years.
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