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Unpacking the 'Fashion Act' with New York State Senator Alessandra Biaggi
Category: Arts
Duration: 00:39:08
Publish Date: 2022-05-11 22:12:52
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In January, the Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act (or the Fashion Act) was unveiled: a bill many are calling a "groundbreaking" and "historic" step towards bringing accountability to the fashion industry and holding the biggest brands accountable for their environmental and social impacts. If signed into law, the Fashion Act would require all major apparel and footwear companies that generate $100 million in global revenue and do business in the state of New York to map a minimum of 50% of their supply chain by volume across all stages of production, "from raw material to final production." Under the proposed bill, companies would be required to pinpoint where they have the most significant environmental and social impact in their supply chain, including energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, water use, and chemical management. Additionally, the bill would require brands to disclose the annual volume of material produced, broken down by type, and set and meet Science Based Targets to ensure that they are cutting greenhouse-gas emissions in line with the Paris Agreement's goal of limiting temperature increases to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. On the social side, brands would be required to disclose the median wages for workers measured against local minimum and living wages and outline their approach to incentivize fair treatment and workers' rights. What does the Fashion Act mean for the global industry? What's in the bill and why? What's the updated timeline of compliance? Is disclosure enough to truly hold the industry accountable? Now that the legislation has been introduced, what happens now? New York State Senator Alessandra Biaggi joined SFF founder Brittany Sierra during the 2022 Sustainable Fashion Forum to discuss. Hear their convo here.

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