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Master Regulatory Mapping (v1.7)

Compliance

European Union

Directive 2024/1610/EU

JUL 2026

EU Right to Repair Directive▸

Directive (EU) 2024/1610 (entered into force July 2024, transposition by July 2026) creates a legal right to repair for consumers. Manufacturers must: supply spare parts and repair tools at reasonable prices; make repair manuals publicly available; offer repair services for at least 5–10 years after product sale; provide a European Repair Information Form (ERIF) with transparent repair costs. Initial product scope: washing machines, dishwashers, refrigerators, TVs, smartphones. Extended scope — including textiles and apparel — expected under the ESPR framework.

ESPR (2024/1781)

IN EFFECT

Ecodesign for Sustainable Products▸

Digital Product Passports and unsold goods ban. Buyers are building DPP infrastructure now.

EU EPR Textiles

IN EFFECT

Extended Producer Responsibility — Textiles▸

EU member states required to establish textile EPR collection and recycling schemes by January 2025 (Revised WFD 2018/851). Brands bear financial responsibility for end-of-life collection and sorting.

CSDDD (2024/1760)

2027

Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence▸

Mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence across global supply chains. Large EU company obligations from July 2027.

EU FLR (2024/3015)

2027

EU Forced Labour Regulation▸

Bans all products made with forced labour from the EU market. Applies to goods produced domestically and imported. Investigation and mandatory withdrawal mechanism. Full application from 2027.

Textile Act

IN EFFECT

EU 1007/2011▸

Fibre composition and animal origin disclosure.

Global / Multilateral

ECGT — Sept 2026

SEP 2026

EU Empowering Consumers Directive (2024/825)▸

Evidence-based green claims. Bans 'eco-friendly' without proof. Penalty: 4% turnover.

EPD / LCA

IN EFFECT

Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) / Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)▸

Type III declarations from Life Cycle Assessment data under ISO 14025 / EN 15804.

EU CSRD (Art. 29)

IN EFFECT

Mandatory Value Chain Reporting▸

Agentic integrity for supply chain transparency.

ISO 14021:2016

IN EFFECT

Environmental Labels — Self-Declared Claims (Type II)▸

ISO 14021:2016 specifies requirements and guidance for self-declared environmental claims (Type II eco-labels) including: 'recycled content' (must state percentage and pre/post-consumer split), 'recyclable', 'refurbished', 'remanufactured', 'reclaimed', 'reduced energy/water consumption', and 'extended life product.' Claims must be accurate, verifiable, relevant, and not misleading. Adopted by reference in EU, UK, Australian, and Canadian environmental claims enforcement frameworks.

United States / California

CA SB 707

IN EFFECT

Responsible Textile Recovery Act▸

Extended Producer Responsibility for apparel and household textiles in California. Producers must register with a state-approved PRO (e.g. Landbell) to fund statewide take-back, collection, and recycling infrastructure.

CA SB 253

IN EFFECT

Climate Corporate Data Accountability▸

Mandatory Scope 3 primary GHG data disclosure.

CA SB 261

IN EFFECT

Climate-Related Financial Risk▸

Evidence of physical and transition risk resilience.

FTC 16 CFR Part 260

IN EFFECT

FTC Guides for Use of Environmental Marketing Claims▸

FTC Green Guides (last revised 2012; substantive update under review 2023–2024) govern environmental marketing claims in the United States. Specific guidance covers: 'recycled content' (must specify percentage and pre/post-consumer source), 'pre-owned' and 'refurbished' (cannot imply like-new condition without basis), 'sustainable' (requires substantiation across the full product lifecycle), and carbon offset claims. Violations are enforceable as deceptive practices under FTC Act Section 5. Penalty: up to $51,744 per violation per day.

United Kingdom

DMCC Act 2025

IN EFFECT

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act▸

From 6 April 2025 the CMA has direct enforcement powers — fines up to 10% of global turnover — for misleading sustainability claims, without requiring a court order. Supersedes guidance-only Green Claims Code enforcement.

CMA Green Claims

IN EFFECT

UK Green Claims Code▸

Substantiation before marketing claims (anti-greenwash).

ASA CAP/BCAP Code

IN EFFECT

UK Advertising Standards Authority — CAP & BCAP Codes▸

The CAP Code (non-broadcast) and BCAP Code (broadcast) require all UK advertising to be legal, decent, honest, and truthful. ASA has published specific guidance on environmental claims (2023): ads must not imply a product's overall environmental impact is neutral or positive without robust lifecycle evidence. Upheld rulings require advertisers to hold substantiating evidence before publication — not after a complaint. Penalty: ad removal, referral to Trading Standards, and reputational sanctions.

Australia

Seamless

IN EFFECT

Australia Textile Stewardship▸

Circularity levy and material stewardship mapping.

Japan

JIS L 0001

IN EFFECT

2024 Care Symbols▸

Mandatory 2024 updated care and origin symbols.