"On Wednesday, the French government launched a new scheme designed to help shoppers learn about the environmental impact of the clothes they are purchasing. Participating clothing stores and brands can now include a small label called an 'écoscore textile', similar to France's Nutri-Score label, which denotes the healthiness of food from A to E, on new pieces of clothing. The label will be optional."
"The score on the piece of clothing gets higher based on its environmental impact. To come up with a score, the following factors are assessed; The consumption of water and other natural resources in the manufacturing of the garment, as well as the use of chemicals in the production process The modes of transportation used to bring the garment to customers"
"As such, the score will differ based on the type of clothing. For example, an environmental cost of 1,000 points might represent a high impact for a pair of socks or a baby's onesie, but it would represent a lower impact for jeans or a coat, which contain much more material. There is no set maximum, nor is there an official 'good' range. The idea is that people will start to build their own framework for how to assess the environmental costs of different items"
France launched an optional 'écoscore textile' label to indicate garments' environmental impacts. Participating brands and stores can place the label on price tags or present a QR code or website explanation with the score. Scores are calculated from water and resource consumption, chemical use, transportation modes, microfibre release when washing, recyclability or repairability, and overall durability. Scores vary by garment type because the same environmental cost scales differently for small versus large items. No maximum score or official 'good' range is defined. Consumers are expected to use scores to form personal frameworks for comparing environmental costs across clothing.
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