What: To reward environmentally friendly behaviour by producers, the French government is working to establish a system which supports sustainable companies.

Why it is important: The proposal is set for review by industrialist representatives NGOs and the public to decide on the future of textile production by setting aside 600 million to promote the repair, reuse and recycling of clothing and textile waste. 350 million has been set aside for benefiting eco-designed products via bonuses.

The government is proposing five avenues: bonuses for more ‘virtuous’ products, reducing the cost of repairing textiles, developing new solutions for collecting used textiles, financing the sorting and repair of textiles and setting up a French recycling sector.

French government proposes sustainable fashion bonus system