Sustainability & regulatory developments in fashion supply chains

EU slashes mandatory sustainability datapoints by 60%, total by 70%, cutting reporting costs 30%+. EU ban on unsold clothing July 2026. Gucci 2025 Equilibrium: 20% GHG reduction, 99% traceability. EU T-shirt import prices -3.1% real. REMADE $4.86M recycling tech. Hyosung TNC bio-based spandex. ZDHC 2025 report. Puma textile-to-textile recycling 11%. New AI disclosure laws in NY and EU are reshaping fashion advertising: brands switching to flat lays to avoid disclosure, 85% of consumers can't tell AI from real, 79% trust labeled brands, 80% marketing cost savings. New: Copenhagen Fashion Week's 20th anniversary highlights sustainability standards as a competitive differentiator, with greenwashing allegations and industry rollback context; 'sustainability is an accounting task' quote reinforces metric-first framing.