{"id":25615,"date":"2021-11-11T12:01:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T11:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baumwollboerse.de\/uncategorized\/eu-footprint-labelling-pef-questionable\/"},"modified":"2022-09-29T18:08:27","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T16:08:27","slug":"eu-footprint-labelling-pef-questionable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baumwollboerse.de\/en\/eu-footprint-labelling-pef-questionable\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Footprint Labelling (PEF) Questionable"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Product environmental footprint (PEF): Proposed EU labelling might distort sustainability claims<\/h2>\n<p>As part of its work around circular economy and consumer protection, the EU is planning to launch a sustainability label for clothing. While the initiative \u201cMake the Label Count\u201d welcomes the aims of this label, it criticises the current methodology behind this proposed label. The Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) focusses on measuring and communicating harmful environmental impacts. However, there are critical environmental impacts that aren\u2019t included in the methodology that could significantly distort the credibility and truthfulness of the EU\u2019s environmental impact ratings of clothing and footwear products.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11543 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/baumwollboerse.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Make-the-Label-Count_Seite_1-300x166-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11546\" src=\"https:\/\/baumwollboerse.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/microplastic.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"39\" height=\"50\">1. Microplastic pollution: Microplastic pollution from synthetic materials is not included in the current environmental impacts of the PEF methodology and therefore does not carry any negative scoring despite increasing scientific evidence of the harmful impact to both planetary and human health.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11544\" src=\"https:\/\/baumwollboerse.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/envoironmental.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"49\" height=\"50\">2. Environmental impact of fossils: The full environmental impacts of the formation of crude oil \u2013 a base material for producing synthetic fibres &#8211; are not accounted for in the PEF methodology. By contrast, all the impacts of forming natural fibres are fully taken into account, including the greenhouse gas emissions and land and water use.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11548 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/baumwollboerse.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/renewablity.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"46\" height=\"50\">3. Renewability, recyclability &amp; biodegradability: PEF does not offer any positive scoring for biodegradable fibres, while nonbiodegradable fibres are not penalised for continually adding solid waste to the world\u2019s landfills and further releasing microplastics to the soil, oceans and air. This limitation could be addressed by including parameters that account for biological circularity in the overall score.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11545\" src=\"https:\/\/baumwollboerse.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/durability.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"44\" height=\"50\">4. Durability: The European Environmental Agency (EEA) recognises that natural fibres, such as wool, have better durability and lower impacts in the use phase and end-of-life, compared to synthetic fibres.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11547\" src=\"https:\/\/baumwollboerse.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/productionpratices.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"52\" height=\"50\">5. Production practices: Under PEF, the impacts of production practices are modelled without considering how they are derived, meaning the use of renewable resources and sustainable management practices aren\u2019t accounted for, or incentivised.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11549\" src=\"https:\/\/baumwollboerse.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/socialimpacts.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"52\" height=\"50\">6. Social impacts: The socio-economic impact of fibre production and textile manufacturing is not considered in the European Commission current labelling proposal. Growing natural fibres provides an income for rural, remote, and poor communities which is inseparable from their sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>More information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.makethelabelcount.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.makethelabelcount.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Product environmental footprint (PEF): Proposed EU labelling might distort sustainability claims As part of its work around circular economy and consumer protection, the EU is planning to launch a sustainability label for clothing. While the initiative \u201cMake the Label Count\u201d welcomes the aims of this label, it criticises the current methodology behind this proposed label. 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