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37 Pace Int'l L. Rev. 1 (2024-2025)

handle is hein.journals/pacinlwr37 and id is 1 raw text is: Volume 37 Fall 2024 Issue 1 FINNISH FASHION LESSONS FOR THE CREATION OF A SUSTAINABLE TEXTILES INDUSTRY By Susanna Monseau,* Kaisa Sorsa** and Heidi Salokangas*** I.Introduction ...................................................................................3 II Sustainability in the Textile Industry ...........................................5 A. The Meaning of Sustainability ........................................6 Textiles and Sustainability ..............................................6 Green, and Greenwashing............................................7 Slow Fashion...................................................................8 The Circular Economy ....................................................9 Certifications, Ecolabels and VSS ................................10 B. EU Policies for a Sustainable Textile Industry .............13 The Circular Economy Action Plan and the Product Environmental Footprint..........................................13 The EU Textile Strategy 2022.......................................14 The Waste Framework Directive ..................................15 The Corporate Social Responsibility and Due Diligence Directive ..................................................15 The Ecodesign Regulation ............................................16 The Green Claims Directive..........................................17 III.Promoting Systemic Change.....................................................18 A. The Swings between Public and Private Regulation.....20 B. The Progress on Systemic Change................................23 C. The Need for Cooperation and Collaboration ...............25 IV.Why Finland?............................................................................28 A. The Finnish Plan for a Circular Economy.....................28 B. The Textile and Fashion Industries in Finland..............30 C. The Importance of Studying Small Companies ............32 D. The Case Study Participants..........................................36 E. Questions and Methods .................................................37 V.Analysis of the Case Studies......................................................38 A. Sustainability as a Core Value ......................................39 Sustainability Drivers ....................................................40 1