Glossary

ECHT stands for Enable Digital Product Passports with Chemicals Traceability for a Circular Economy. It is a European-funded project from Interreg NWE, gathering a consortium of organizations from the whole NWE area and beyond. ECHT aims to address of chemical traceability in value chains and to prepare for the implementation of DPPs, with a starting point in textile industry and a cross-sector dissemination with the developed strategies.

The Ecodesign is the practice of designing products with consideration for their environmental impact throughout their entire life cycle. This includes minimizing resource use, reducing waste, using sustainable materials, and ensuring the product can be easily recycled or safely disposed of at the end of its life.

The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) is a European regulation that aims to enhance the sustainability of products by establishing requirements for their design, including aspects related to durability, reuse, repairability, and energy efficiency. The goal is to reduce the environmental impact of products throughout their lifecycle, from production to disposal.

Ecolabelling is a voluntary labelling scheme that certifies products meet certain environmental standards and criteria, such as sustainable materials, low emissions, or eco-friendly production processes.

Describes the enforcement/realisation pressure by authorities onto the industry.

Environmental Footprint is a measure of an organization's or product's impact on the environment, encompassing greenhouse gas emissions, water usage, waste generation, and other ecological effects.

Environmental, Social, and Governance

Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation

The EU Textile Strategy is a plan by the European Union to make the textile industry more sustainable and circular. It focuses on reducing environmental impact, improving recycling, and promoting the use of eco-friendly materials, to create a more efficient system for producing, using, and disposing of textiles, making the industry more responsible and less wasteful.

The European Commission is the executive branch of the European Union (EU) . It proposes and enforces EU laws, manages the day-to-day affairs of the EU, and ensures that member countries follow EU rules and regulations.

Green Deal

Exposure pathways refer to the routes through which chemicals can enter the human body or the environment, including direct skin contact, environmental releases, and indoor air quality impacts.

Externalities (in textile industry) are negative or positive environmental, social, or economic consequences that arise from textile production or consumption but are not directly borne by the producers or consumers themselves, such as pollution, human rights violations, or job creation.