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UNION DES INDUSTRIES TEXTILES

UIT

L'Union des Industries Textiles a pour objet, dans le respect des législations française et européenne, notamment en ce qui concerne le droit de la concurrence : 1. de promouvoir et de défendre les intérêts généraux de l' industrie textile dans tous les domaines ; 2. d'assurer la représentation d'ensemble de l'industrie textile pour les questions d'intérêt commun auprès des Pouvoirs Publics, des organisations patronales et syndicales au plan national, européen et mondial ; 3. de conduire les actions et les négociations requises ; 4. de coordonner l'action de ses membres ; 5. de promouvoir toute initiative de progrès pour l'industrie textile ; 5. d'exercer toute actions d'information et de communication ; 6. de créer et gérer, seule ou en association avec les groupements adhérents, les services et organismes communs nécessaires à l'exécution de son objet ;

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Paolo Garzotti (Acting Director Trade)

25 Mar 2025 · State of play of the EU-Mercosur Agreement

Meeting with Pierre Jouvet (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Feb 2025 · e-commerce

Meeting with Aurore Lalucq (Member of the European Parliament)

7 Feb 2025 · Politique industrielle et commerciale de l'UE

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and EUROPEAN APPAREL AND TEXTILE CONFEDERATION and

5 May 2022 · Resilience and future prospects of the EU textiles ecosystem

Response to EU strategy for sustainable textiles

2 Feb 2021

UIT position on EU strategy for Textile We acknowledge the assessment made by the EU Commission on the difficulties faced by the textile industry due to both the current sanitary situation and the international context. We fully support a coordinated and harmonised response at the EU level to answer these issues. In this respect, UIT is happy to submit its five-pronged contribution: 1. Create conditions and incentives to boost the competitiveness, sustainability and resilience of the European textile industry: A level playing field within EU as well as with our competitors outside the EU is the corner stone to foster an EU long term strategy for textile. As mentioned by the Commission, an uneven playing field is due to lower production costs and the environmental and social standards in place in third countries. As we cannot change production costs, the margin for maneuver remains on the standards. The EU textile industry has the environmental and social standards among the most demanding on the planet, creating an undeniable gap with our competitors. It is high time we enhanced virtuous production.  EU should ensure that no textile product enters the EU zone without respecting the same environmental constraints. It could be done by setting a minimum quality standard based on durability, sustainability, microplastics generation...for all imported products 2. Step up reuse and recycling efforts as well as green public procurement in the EU-legal obligation. Recycling is high on the agenda of textile industries: many initiatives are currently under progress, both at national and European levels, for the development of the industrialisation of the recycling sector. Those initiatives may be fastened by EU support.  Introduce CSR criteria counting for 20%, in connection with the subject of the contract, in all public procurement calls for tenders. 3. Make the textile ecosystem fit for the circular economy The textile ecosystem has been deeply affected by the Covid-19 crisis. To make it fit for the circular economy, EU should support the efforts of the textile industry already engaged in the industrial change.  The temporary Framework for State Aid adopted by the European Commission for COVID-19 (raising the threshold up to 800.000€) should be extended for 3 years, when concerning sustainable investments contributing to industry mutation (production process, design, new materials, new business models, infrastructures, capacity) .  Increase the rate of collect and reuse of textile wastes and end-of-live products by boosting investments enhancing construction of scale 1 recycling and up-cycling facilities. 4. Improving traceability and transparency Consumers ask for clear and transparent information on their consumption, whatever the good in question. For the textile industry, it is key to have a lower impact on climate change. By imposing environmental display for all textile products consumed on our territory, both expectations are met. Traceability/transparency and carbon score are the building blocks of this new eco-responsible and socio-responsible economic approach, because the consumer (and the market) wants to be aware and responsible for his choices and contribute to this transformation towards a competitive, creative, sustainable and local value chain.  EU should promote the implementation of a unified system for traceability through a simple label mentioning location of the 5 stages of production of textile, from start to finish. This would include the major manufacturing stages of the production cycle (1. production 2. spinning, 3. weaving/knitting, 4. dying/finishing, 5. confection). This can also give information on the part of incorporated recycled material, and a tool for valuing the virtuous sectors.  EU should set up a carbon score on textiles, including 5 steps (life cycle analysis) that could not only measure the carbon footprint of the textile sector and its evolution (53.9 kg of Co2 in
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