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Blogpost 34/2023
Ten years after the Rana Plaza disaster , the landmark Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDD) passed the European Parliament (EP) vote on the 1 st of June 2023. Within the fashion industry, there is a power imbalance between brands, manufacturers and other stakeholders. Fashion brands have enormous power which allows them to set the rules for the rest of the value chain in order to reduce costs of production as much as possible. In order to meet these demands, suppliers have to fall back on
The EP’s position forms a strong premise for the trilogue discussions between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission. This blogpost argues that a strong legal framework that addresses the power imbalance is necessary to address unsustainable purchasing practices and increase stakeholder engagement. To this regard, the blogpost will first explain what unsustainable purchasing practices entail in the fashion industry and how the EP’s position will address these. Secondly, the blogpost will an