Based on Directive (EU) 2024/825 on Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition (“EmpCo”), new requirements for environmental and sustainability claims will take effect on September 27, 2026.
For certain products from older inventory, textile labels, hangtags, or other product-related markings may still contain environmental or sustainability claims that require adjustment, clarification, or additional explanation in accordance with the new requirements. To avoid, as much as possible, the additional material consumption associated with retroactively relabeling these products, we will provide you with the corresponding updated and supplementary information as soon as possible.
In our handling of old stock, we take particular account of the guidance provided by the European Commission’s services in the FAQs on Directive (EU) 2024/825—specifically Question 18—as well as the “Common Understanding on old stock situations” issued by the European Consumer Protection Cooperation Network (CPC).