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Fair Wear Foundation

FWF

At Fair Wear, we are accelerating the movement toward a world where garment workers see their human rights realised, where change is driven through freedom of association, and the global value chain a source of safe, dignified and properly paid employment.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Nov 2024 · Due diligence

Meeting with Heidi Hautala (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

6 Mar 2024 · Roundtable Discussion on Due Diligence Implementation

Meeting with Lara Wolters (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

15 Nov 2022 · EU CSDDD Event

Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Amnesty International Limited and

15 Nov 2022 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

Meeting with Heidi Hautala (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

15 Nov 2022 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive & Garment industry (public event co-hosted with Fair Wear)

Meeting with Anna Cavazzini (Member of the European Parliament) and Euro-Toques International

31 May 2022 · Proposal for a Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence

Response to Sustainable corporate governance

23 May 2022

The signatories in the attached joint letter - all active in the garment and textile industry - support the commitment of the European Commission to implement a regulatory approach to due diligence, in order to ensure companies are taking their responsibility to respect human rights and the environment throughout their value chains. We therefore welcome the proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDD) Directive that was published on 23 February 2022 as a very important step. Mandatory due diligence needs to be well-designed to promote the creation of an EU wide level playing field. Still, more importantly, it should capture the responsibility of companies to respect human rights and the environment in their supply chain as formulated in the OECD Guidelines, and reflect the obligation of means this duty constitutes: to contribute continually and structurally to positive changes. The law should capture the nature of the process that due diligence is, and not allow for a static box-ticking exercise. In both the Explanatory notes and the Preamble, the EC proposal refers to the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) as well as the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s guidelines for multinational enterprises (OECD guidelines) including three (high risk) sector-specific guidelines, including Textile and Garment supply chains. The current proposal of CSDD Directive, however, deviates from the UNGPs and OECD guidelines on crucial points. Please see our attached joint letter for our most urgent points: 1) Performing Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence should be risk based. 2) Due diligence does not shift responsibility 3) Due diligence legislation must provide certainty and clarity
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Meeting with Antoine Colombani (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging and Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond Vakcentrale

10 Nov 2021 · Sustainable Corporate Governance