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15 Oct 2025
Joint Press Statement – European Associations Welcome Commission’s Opinion on French Draft Textile Law: Call for EU Leadership in Proportionate, Impact-Driven Sustainability Policy
Brussels, 15 October – The undersigned organisations welcome the European Commission’s opinion on France’s draft legislation aimed at reducing the environmental impact of the textile sector (Not...
Press release
13 Oct 2025
Joint Statement – EBCA joins other business associations to express its support for the swift ratification of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement
EBCA joins forces with EU Association to welcome the signature of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement as a milestone for fair and sustainable global trade. We now call on the Council and the European Parl...
Press release
23 Sep 2025
EBCA WELCOMES CONCLUSION OF EU– INDONESIA TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
The European Branded Clothing Association (EBCA) welcomes today’s announcement that the European Union and Indonesia have successfully concluded negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership...
09 Sep 2025
European Textiles Ecosystem Welcomes EU Waste Directive, Calls For Harmonised Implementation
The European business organisations represent the textile ecosystem, from manufacturing and design to retail, collection, sorting, reuse and recycling. Our members account for a significant part of th...
10 Aug 2025
EBCA Urges the European Commission to Continue Its Efforts to Support Economic Competitiveness and Counterbalance Trade Measures
BRUSSELS, August 2025—EBCA, representing over 75 European and global branded clothing brands, welcomes the broader principle behind the European Union and United States trade agreement to de-esc...
Press release
19 Feb 2025
The European Branded Clothing Association welcomes Li & Fung as a new member
BRUSSELS, 19 February 2025 — The European Branded Clothing Association (EBCA), representing over 70 European and global retail clothing brands, is pleased to announce the addition of a new esteemed...
Press release
17 Feb 2025
Joint Statement: Textile Sector to EU Lawmakers: ‘Don’t stitch us up’
EU textile associations urge EU lawmakers to reject the inclusion of undefined “extrinsic durability” criteria in the extended producer responsibility (EPR) fee calculations during the trilogue ne...
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06 Jan 2025
EBCA seeks its new Policy Officer
EBCA is seeking a motivated person to join the Brussels-based team as Policy Officer....
Press release
02 Sep 2024
Branded Clothing Association appoints Isabelle Maurizi as Director General to support sustainable and competitive European policy
Today, the European Branded Clothing Association (EBCA), a coalition representing over 70 European and global retail clothing brands, is pleased to announce the appointment of Isabelle Maurizi as firs...
News
13 Feb 2024
EBCA Manifesto
We envision a Europe where the branded clothing sector contributes to shared prosperity and is supported by global standards that enhance sustainability and trade, creating a level playing field....
Press release
27 Mar 2023
EBCA co-signs industry statement on digital labelling coherence
EBCA has co-signed an industry letter with 16 other EU associations to underscore the importance of a coordinated policy approach from the European Commission and other EU institutions for the impleme...
Press release
25 Jan 2023
Stakeholder groups celebrate day dedicated to education and training of customs officials
On 26 January, EBCA joined forces with other members of the European Commission’s Trade Contact Group to celebrate World Customs Day and the 2023 focus on education and training of customs officials...
Press release
19 Jan 2023
Stakeholder groups make recommendations on corporate sustainability due diligence
On 19 January, EBCA allied with 27 like-minded stakeholder organisations to put out a statement to raise awareness of the opportunities and challenges inherent to the EU regulatory framework on corpor...
Press release
28 Sep 2021
EBCA welcomes Commission initiative for an EU Strategy for sustainable textiles
The European Branded Clothing Alliance (EBCA) welcomes the European Commission’s initiative for an EU Strategy for sustainable textiles and believes it constitutes a good opportunity for the EU to s...
Press release
23 Apr 2020
Joint-industry statement on Covid-19
EBCA and a number of large organisations that represent a full spectrum of the global textile, apparel, footwear, travel goods, and fashion come together in these unprecedented times to make a joint a...
Press release
31 Mar 2020
Request for relief measures due to COVID-19 crisis
In order to help alleviate some of the negative impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on the branded clothing industry and on the millions of employees throughout our value chains, both in the EU as in manuf...
Press release
13 Feb 2020
Statement on European Commission’s Cambodia decision
Re: Procedure for the temporary withdrawal of the tariff preferences provided to the Kingdom of Cambodia under Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 978/2012
Following a year of investigations, on the 1...
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