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hongkongartman-mlee · 1 year

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Equal Rights, Status And Opportunities Vs Self-empowerment, Self-reliance And Self-respect: Let The Lady Of Feminist Movement Peggy Lam(林貝聿嘉) Explain To You What had Happened To Women In Hong Kong since 1950s

In youth, we run into stupidity. In old age, stupidity runs away from us. The harvest of old age is the abundance of lessons wisely learnt.

The great leader of feminist movement in Hong Kong Peggy Lam Pei Yu-dja (林貝聿嘉) who has been defending 3 important things, namely equal social and economic rights(權利), status(地位) and opportunities(機會) for women since 1950 laughed gracefully, “Wisdom is not a short process of schooling. It is a lifelong attempt to acquire it. It is a pity that many people stop learning when they feel confident. The biggest loser is the one who is old but not wise!”

Peggy, born in 1928, is still glowing and energetic. She placed her hand under the chin, “When we look back at the history of Hong Kong in the 50s, 60s and 70s, many discriminations against women were stupid and some were cruel. There are shameful examples. Women were not given education. Women were not allowed to work. Until 1971, polygamy and concubinage were legal in Hong Kong. Premarital sex for a woman was socially unacceptable. A man could desert a wife when she was infertile or unable to give birth to a boy. Divorced women and widows were looked down upon.”

She gave a long sigh, “Baby girls were given away or sold to other families as daughters or maid because they were perceived as liabilities. Some young girls were asked to work in nightclubs and bars, or sometimes even as prostitutes, to support the family. Women, by no choice, could only work as live-in domestic servants and the prospect of marriage was thus deprived. For the educated women who got office jobs, their salaries were two-thirds of the men’s. Pregnancy was a common reason for dismissal.”

She foamed at the mouth, “A woman was compelled by law to add the husband’s surname to her identity card. Many social clubs refused female membership and if women wanted to join, they could do so only when they managed to find a man to propose them as associate members. What a shame that some husbands nominated a mistress instead of a wife to be an associate member! When parents (even a mother!) passed away, they bequeathed family fortune only to the sons. Daughters often got nothing.”

I questioned, “How did you and other female leaders turn the ailing Hong Kong around?” She grinned cheerfully and patted her handbag, “Economic independence! If we count on others for a living, women can never be in free control of our lives and get genuine freedom! I worked my whole life in The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong (香港家庭計劃指導會) educating women to have birth control and should not, in those days, bear 5 to 10 children when the family could not afford…”

Peggy poured herself a cup of lemon tea, “Women were lucky in the 1960s because Hong Kong was turning into the production base of light industry in Asia. Being a factory worker was an alternative but common occupation for girls who, linked themselves up to the new concept of family planning, could go out to work for decent money by making plastic flowers, wigs, toys and transistor radios. Marriage, husband and children were no longer a woman’s governing destiny. By being economically free, women set off a wave of political and social independence in Hong Kong!”

I looked into Peggy’s eyes, “Do you remember what we and other committee members did in the 2000s when we were asked by the Government to take part in the Women’s Commission. She revisited her past, “Yes, we procured the Government to implement a policy that there should be at least 30% female appointees in any government consultation body or committee. Now, there are generally 30% to 50% women at the decision-making levels except in respect of the board of directors of private corporations. Our same kinds must gather to remove such imbalance in high positions."

The history of Peggy Lam goes back to 9 decades ago. Peggy was born in Shanghai but her mother was a Hongkonger. Her father was a Suzhou businessman and mother was a liberal-minded housewife. She told Peggy, “Unlike me, you must try to finish university education!” Despite World War II and civil war of China, Peggy struggled with studying alone in Shanghai in the 1940s and finally graduated as a social worker from University of Shanghai (滬江大學). She said, “A country, if weak, is vulnerable. Freedom of China lies in being strong!” In 1950, she travelled by ship to Hong Kong to reunite with her parents, 2 elder brothers and a younger sister. She planned to pursue a master’s degree in USA. Her renowned architect cousin, Ieoh Ming Pei (貝聿銘), who later designed the Pyramide du Louvre (羅浮宮金字塔), was working in America at that time. Fatalistically, she ran into the first campaigner of women’s rights movement in Hong Kong, Ellen Li (李曹秀群) and she, being a mentor, convinced Peggy to help her in liberating the poor local women. Peggy declined many regular job offers from the business world as her beliefs about gender equality were more than firm. She got married in 1955 and gave birth to a girl in 1957 who is now a doctor. Hong Kong has been her beautiful home.

The more Peggy fought for women’s rights, the more her efforts were recognised. Followers supported her to run schools, form women’s organisations and sports associations. She chaired Wan Chai District Council and turned herself into being a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong vocal in her advocacy for women. She received countless honourary doctorate degrees, fellowships, medals and awards. Peggy smiled, “In a life’s time, I will also disappear. All these are no more than mementos for me. I just want to be remembered as a humble woman ardent for contributing to the sexual equality in which women and men in Hong Kong should be treated in the same way.”

She paused, “Women in Hong Kong today have to be alert about one thing. As gender gaps are pretty much closed in Hong Kong, some females have lost their capability of being kind and gentle. Some are as rude or bad as some men. They talk dirty on public transport, make physical attacks, commit crimes, take drugs and abuse kids. Their spiritual parts are rotten and this is not the equality that we should aim at. This is why I always insist that women must have ‘3 selfs’: financial self-reliance, self-empowerment in terms of ability and now most importantly, ‘self-respect’. If a woman fails to respect herself as a decent lady, men will view her with great contempt!”

Elegance and wisdom are timeless. They withstand age. Some young girls measure their beauty by how much their outside can entertain others. Peggy Lam, in her 90s, measures her beauty by how much her inside can serve others. She said, “I live by myself. I go around on my own. I stop buying clothes, cosmetics and jewels. Haha! I am still a beautiful woman when you can look into my soul!”

Let us salute Peggy Lam. It is the hardest thing in the world to work for a goal for more than 70 years. Because of women leaders like Peggy, women were emancipated and men can benefit from women’s strengths nowadays.

MLee

Chinese Version 中文版: https://www.patreon.com/posts/fu-jie-yun-dong-74384177?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator

Peggy Lam’s Sharing on the Founding of The Hong Kong Federation of Women https://youtu.be/TB35hmulaG0 Acknowledgement – TVB綜藝

Introduction of traditional maid “Ma Jie” https://youtu.be/wg4AM1eWweA Acknowledgement – RTHK

The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong ‘s Advertisement in 1975 https://youtu.be/f-X0HUt9hmE Acknowledgement- 家計會

Women’s Commission Promotion Video https://youtu.be/DcjLkiNcDi4 Acknowledgement-何鴻德

Ieoh Ming Pei Interview https://youtu.be/y6DIeXWzSPw Acknowledgement – 60 Minutes

#Ieoh Ming Pei 貝聿銘 #Ellen Li 李曹秀群 #Premarital Sex #The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong #Birth Control #Pyramide Du Louvre #Women’s Commission #University of Shanghai #Legislative Council #Self-reliance #Self-empowerment #Self-respect

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rudrjobdesk · 2 years

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Shiv Sena : शिवसेना में बड़ी बगावत ? एकनाथ शिंदे नाराज, कई विधायकों के साथ सूरत में होने की खबर

Image Source : PTI Eknath Shinde, Shiv Sena Leader Highlights उद्धव के मंत्री एकनाथ शिंदे नाराज कई विधायकों के साथ पहुंचे सूरत उद्धव ने विधायकों की बुलाई बैठक Shiv Sena : महाराष्ट्र एमएलसी चुनाव परिणामों से जहां एक ओर बीजेपी खेमे में खुशी की लहर है वहीं सत्तारूढ़ महाविकास अघाड़ी में तनाव साफ तौर पर नजर आ रहा है। शिवसेना ने पांच सीटों पर जीत दर्ज की जबकि छठी सीट पर भी उसकी जीत तय मानी जा रह थी…

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mumbailivenews · 2 years

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#EC #election commission #Elections #legislative council #june 20

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vyorei · 4 months

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Khalida Jarrar has been sentenced without charge and may be held indefinitely

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dontmeantobepoliticalbut · 1 year

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Steve Bannon, the former chief strategist in the Trump White House who is at the forefront of the Republican march toward hard-right populism, is throwing his weight behind a movement to radically rewrite the US Constitution.

Bannon has devoted recent episodes of his online show the War Room to a well-funded operation which has stealthily gained ground over the past two years. Backed by billionaire donors and corporate interests, it aims to persuade state legislatures to call a constitutional convention in the hope of baking far-right conservative values into the supreme law of the land.

The goal is, in essence, to turn the country into a permanent conservative nation irrespective of the will of the American people. The convention would promote policies that would limit the size and scope of the federal government, set ceilings on or even abolish taxes, free corporations from regulations, and impose restrictions on government action in areas such as abortion, guns and immigration.

“This is another line of attack strategically,” Bannon told his viewers last month. “You now have a political movement that understands we need to go after the administrative state.”

By “administrative state”, Bannon was referring to the involvement of the federal government and Congress in central aspects of modern American life. That includes combating the climate crisis, setting educational standards and fighting health inequities.

Mark Meckler, a founder of the Tea Party who now leads one of the largest groups advocating for the tactic, the Convention of States Action (COSA), spelled out some of the prime objectives on Bannon’s show. “We need to say constitutionally, ‘No, the federal government cannot be involved in education, or healthcare, or energy, or the environment’,” he said.

Meckler went on to divulge the anti-democratic nature of the state convention movement when he said a main aim was to prevent progressive policies being advanced through presidential elections. “The problem is, any time the administration swings back to Democrat – or radical progressive, or Marxist which is what they are – we are going to lose the gains. So you do the structural fix.”

The “structural fix” involves Republican state legislatures pushing conservative amendments to America’s foundational document. By cementing the policies into the US Constitution, they would become largely immune to electoral challenge.

Were a convention achieved, it would mark the zenith of conservative state power in American politics. Over the past 12 years, since the eruption of the Tea Party, Republicans have extended their grip to more than half of the states in the country, imposing an increasingly far-right agenda on the heartlands.

Now the plan is to take that dominance nationwide.

Article V of the Constitution lays out two distinct ways in which America’s core document, ratified in 1788, can be revised. In practice, all 27 amendments that have been added over the past 244 years have come through the first route – a Congress-led process whereby two-thirds of both the US House and Senate have to approve changes followed by ratification by three-quarters of the states.

Meckler, working alongside other powerful interest groups and wealthy rightwing megadonors, is gunning for Article V’s second route – one that has never been tried before. It gives state legislatures the power to call a constitutional convention of their own, should two-thirds of all 50 states agree.

The state-based model for rewriting the US Constitution is perhaps the most audacious attempt yet by hard-right Republicans to secure what amounts to conservative minority rule in which a minority of lawmakers representing less-populated rural states dictate terms to the majority of Americans. Russ Feingold, a former Democratic US senator from Wisconsin, told The Guardian that “they want to rewrite the constitution in a fundamental way that is not just conservative, it is minoritarian. It will prevent the will of ‘we the people’ being heard.”

Feingold has co-authored with Peter Prindiville of the Stanford constitutional law center The Constitution in Jeopardy, a new book that sounds the alarm on the states-based convention movement. “Our goal is not to scare people, but to alert them that there is a movement on the far right that is quietly getting itself to a point where it will be almost impossible to stop a convention being called,” he said.

His urgency is underlined by how active the movement has become. A convention resolution framed by COSA has passed so far this year in four states – Wisconsin, Nebraska, West Virginia and South Carolina.

The group has also been busy around November’s midterm elections, using its muscle and some $600,000 (£528,252) of its reserves to support candidates amenable to the idea. “We have built the largest grassroots activist army in American history,” Meckler told Bannon, probably hyperbolically.

Bannon’s other guest on the War Room, Rick Santorum, a former Republican US senator from Pennsylvania who advises COSA, told Bannon: “This is something that can happen very quickly. We are a lot further along than people think.”

They are also much better funded than people might think. The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD), which monitors the constitutional convention movement, estimates that it pulled in $25M (£22M) in 2020, the last year for which figures are known.

The funds were split between COSA and other influential groups on the right. They include the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a network of state politicians and corporate lobbyists which has taken up the cry for a constitutional amendment to force balanced budget restrictions on Washington.

Much of the income is dark money, with the origins hidden. CMD has managed to identify some key donors – among them the Mercer Family Foundation set up by reclusive hedge fund manager Robert Mercer, and a couple of groups run by Leonard Leo, the mastermind behind the rightwing land grab in the federal courts.

More than $1m (£880,265) has also been donated in the form of Bitcoin.

The attraction to these groups and donors of pursuing a states route to rewriting the US Constitution is easily explained. Over the past 12 years, since the eruption of the Tea Party in 2010, Republican activists have deployed extreme partisan gerrymandering to pull off an extraordinary takeover of state legislatures.

In 2010, Republicans controlled both chambers of just 14 state legislatures. Today, that number stands at 31.

“Republicans are near the high watermark in terms of their political control in the states, and that’s why the pro-Trump rightwing of the party is increasingly embracing the constitutional convention strategy,” said Arn Pearson, CMD’s executive director.

Should a convention be achieved, the plan would be to give states one vote each. There is no legal or historical basis for such an arrangement but its appeal is self-evident.

One vote per state would give small rural conservative states like Wyoming (population 580,000) equal leverage to large urbanized progressive states like California (39.5 million). Collectively, small states would be in the majority and control would tip to the Republicans.

Last December Santorum spelled out this minoritarian vision at a private ALEC meeting. In an audio recording obtained by CMD, Santorum said: “We have the opportunity, as a result, to have a supermajority, even though we may not even be in an absolute majority when it comes to the people who agree with us.”

Pearson decried such thinking as “a profoundly anti-majoritarian and anti-democratic strategy that gives small rural states most control”.

With the counting system skewed towards the conservative heartlands, the list of amendments that might be pursued is disconcertingly large. Though Meckler and his allies largely avoid talking about culture war issues, it is quite conceivable that a nationwide ban on abortion and a rescinding of gay marriage would be on the table.

More openly, advocates have talked about imposing balanced budget requirements on the US government that would dramatically shrink federal resources. Some have even proposed making income tax unconstitutional.

One of the more popular ideas circulating within rightwing constitutional convention circles, initially floated by the talk show host Mark Levin, is that states should grant themselves the ability to override federal statutes and supreme court rulings. It is hard to see how the federal rule of law could be sustained under such an arrangement with its unmistakable civil war undertones.

Under Article V, 34 states would have to call for a constitutional convention to reach the two-thirds requirement. COSA has so far succeeded in getting 19 states to sign up, with a further six in active consideration.

ALEC, which sets a narrower remit for a convention focused on its balanced budget amendment, has gone further with 28 states on board.

Either way, there is a shortfall. To address it, constitutional convention leaders have invented increasingly exotic mathematical formulas for attaining the magic number, 34. “We used to call it fuzzy math, now we call it wacky math,” Pearson said.

Advocates filed a lawsuit in Texas in February that tried to get the courts to force a constitutional convention on grounds that they had reached 34 states already – they cobbled together unrelated state convention calls, including some dating back to the 1800s. In July two bills were also introduced to the US House requiring Congress to call a convention immediately.

David Super, a law professor at Georgetown University, said the willingness to adopt outlandish logic should sound further alarm bells. It raised the stakes even higher for the November elections.

“The midterms are crucial,” Super said. “Changes at state-level matter, but will not get them to 34 states. If they can take control of Congress, they could bridge the gap.”

Paradoxically, what happens to Congress in the midterms could have the biggest impact on the future prospects of a states-based constitutional convention. Should the Republicans take back control of the US House and Senate they would be in a position to advance radical Republicans’ demands.

“We’ve already seen a willingness to play fast and loose with the math on all sorts of things in Congress,” Super said. “I would not be surprised if they were to make a serious attempt to adopt one of these bizarre accounting theories should they take control of both chambers in November.”

That could mean a rapid dash for a convention before most Americans would have woken up to the danger.

“If the Republicans prevail in Congress, they could try to call a convention right away,” Feingold said. “People should know that when they go to vote in November – this could fundamentally undermine their rights in a way that is both disturbing and permanent.”

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kp777 · 4 months

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#american legislative exchange council #alec #right wing #republicans #politics #state law

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kaligraphy · 2 years

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okay okay okay but imagine when it's the steambabies' nap time, they believe that it is also everyone else's naptime and they refuse to sleep until at least one of their parents is sleeping beside them

this leads to fire lord zuko having to convince his council that yes, there is a required two-to-three-hour break and no, they won't get in trouble for relaxing during that time, that's the point, while he gets dragged away by his kids

#and maybe this required break convinces the council that hey it's actually a good thing to not have people working for long periods of time #and taking breaks is actually really good #thus this required break time works its way into legislation and overall improving the work life of the people #bro i want this #zutara #zuko #katara #steambabies #zutara headcanon

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panicinthestudio · 1 month

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Further reading:

HKFP: Timeline: Hong Kong’s new security law – from public consultation to passage in 48 days, after ‘27 years’ in the making, March 23, 2024

#Hong Kong #Hong Kong Free Press #John Lee #Hong Kong National Security Law #Hong Kong Basic law #Article 23 #Tung Chee Hwa #Timothy Tong #Regina Ip #James Tien #political repression #Chris Tang #Paul Lam #Safeguarding National Security Bill #Legislative Council #news #Xia Baolong #China

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whats-in-a-sentence · 3 months

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Even more damning, perhaps, was the critique of the force by Maurice Charles O'Connell, squatter and President of the Legislative Council:

If the object of the Native Police is merely the destruction of the aborigines, they are a most efficient force for that purpose. If you want to destroy the blacks by wholesale slaughter, you could not find people more suited to the purpose than the Native Police.

"Killing for Country: A Family History" - David Marr

#book quotes #killing for country #david marr #nonfiction #damning #critique #native police #maurice charles o'connell #squatter #president #legislative council #destruction #indigenous australians #aboriginal australian #efficiency #slaughter

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tiffanyachings · 9 months

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‘task involving a series of steps that need to be completed in a specific order’ voted greatest enemy of getting things done for 25th year in a row

#if i want us deliver active travel projects faster we need to resource the team properly and fix some legislation #to resource the team properly we need budget figures that parties can use in their next budget proposals #to fix legislation we need to write to scotgov ministers #to ask council to do both of these things i need to bring motions to committee #to write the motions i need to talk to the relevant officers to make sure i'm not missing anything #to talk to officers i need to arrange meetings with them #before i can arrange the meetings i need to understand where my knowledge gaps are and prepare questions accordingly #to prepare for the meetings i need to do a fuckton of research #I'M AT STEP 1 #fieldwork #tecposting

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rjzimmerman · 2 years

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Excerpt from this story from Mother Jones:

Republican-led legislatures have passed anti-protest laws drafted by an extreme right corporate lobbying group in a third of all American states since 2018, as part of a backlash against Indigenous communities and environmentalists opposing fossil fuel projects, new research has found.

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) helped draft legislation criminalizing grassroots protests against pipelines, gas terminals, and other oil and gas expansion projects in 24 states under the guise of protecting critical infrastructure.

ALEC, which is funded by rightwing state lawmakers, corporate sponsors and trade groups, and wealthy ideologues, creates model legislation on a whole range of conservative issues such as gun control, abortion, education funding and environmental regulations.

The laws were passed in 17 Republican-controlled states, including Oklahoma, North and South Dakota, Kansas, West Virginia and Indiana, where protesters now face up to 10 years in prison and million-dollar fines, according to a new report from the nonprofit Climate Cabinet.

The anti-protest bills, which were rolled out in response to the success of mostly Indigenous-led campaigns slowing down fossil-fuel infrastructure projects, have used intentionally vague language to create a chilling effect on free speech and assembly—both constitutionally protected rights, according to the report “Critical Infrastructure Laws: A Threat to Protest & the Planet.”

“Indigenous-led demonstrations opposing fossil-fuel projects have been one of the most successful and effective forms of climate action to date…in an affront to the protected freedoms of our Constitution, state legislatures have found a new legislative mechanism to oppress frontline communities and cause further harm and destruction to our planet,” said Jonathon Borja, co-author of the report.

#climate activism #First Amendment #free speech #ALEC #American Legislative Council

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n7india · 1 month

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Bihar Legislative Council Elections : नीतीश कुमार समेत सभी 11 प्रत्याशी निर्विरोध निर्वाचित

Patna: बिहार विधान परिषद (Bihar Legislative Council) की 11 सीटों पर हो रहे चुनाव में मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार समेत सभी 11 प्रत्याशी निर्विरोध निर्वाचित घोषित किए गए। इसके बाद सभी प्रत्याशियों को जीत का प्रमाण पत्र दे दिया गया। बिहार विधान परिषद की रिक्त होने वाली 11 सीटों के लिए 11 प्रत्याशियों ने नामांकन पत्र भरा था। गुरुवार को नाम वापस लेने की समयसीमा समाप्त होने के बाद सभी प्रत्याशियों को…

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reasonsforhope · 4 months

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It’s an open secret in fashion. Unsold inventory goes to the incinerator; excess handbags are slashed so they can’t be resold; perfectly usable products are sent to the landfill to avoid discounts and flash sales. The European Union wants to put an end to these unsustainable practices. On Monday, [December 4, 2023], it banned the destruction of unsold textiles and footwear.

“It is time to end the model of ‘take, make, dispose’ that is so harmful to our planet, our health and our economy,” MEP Alessandra Moretti said in a statement. “Banning the destruction of unsold textiles and footwear will contribute to a shift in the way fast fashion manufacturers produce their goods.”

This comes as part of a broader push to tighten sustainable fashion legislation, with new policies around ecodesign, greenwashing and textile waste phasing in over the next few years. The ban on destroying unsold goods will be among the longer lead times: large businesses have two years to comply, and SMEs have been granted up to six years. It’s not yet clear on whether the ban applies to companies headquartered in the EU, or any that operate there, as well as how this ban might impact regions outside of Europe.

For many, this is a welcome decision that indirectly tackles the controversial topics of overproduction and degrowth. Policymakers may not be directly telling brands to produce less, or placing limits on how many units they can make each year, but they are penalising those overproducing, which is a step in the right direction, says Eco-Age sustainability consultant Philippa Grogan. “This has been a dirty secret of the fashion industry for so long. The ban won’t end overproduction on its own, but hopefully it will compel brands to be better organised, more responsible and less greedy.”

Clarifications to come

There are some kinks to iron out, says Scott Lipinski, CEO of Fashion Council Germany and the European Fashion Alliance (EFA). The EFA is calling on the EU to clarify what it means by both “unsold goods” and “destruction”. Unsold goods, to the EFA, mean they are fit for consumption or sale (excluding counterfeits, samples or prototypes)...

The question of what happens to these unsold goods if they are not destroyed is yet to be answered. “Will they be shipped around the world? Will they be reused as deadstock or shredded and downcycled? Will outlet stores have an abundance of stock to sell?” asks Grogan.

Large companies will also have to disclose how many unsold consumer products they discard each year and why, a rule the EU is hoping will curb overproduction and destruction...

Could this shift supply chains?

For Dio Kurazawa, founder of sustainable fashion consultancy The Bear Scouts, this is an opportunity for brands to increase supply chain agility and wean themselves off the wholesale model so many rely on. “This is the time to get behind innovations like pre-order and on-demand manufacturing,” he says. “It’s a chance for brands to play with AI to understand the future of forecasting. Technology can help brands be more intentional with what they make, so they have less unsold goods in the first place.”

Grogan is equally optimistic about what this could mean for sustainable fashion in general. “It’s great to see that this is more ambitious than the EU’s original proposal and that it specifically calls out textiles. It demonstrates a willingness from policymakers to create a more robust system,” she says. “Banning the destruction of unsold goods might make brands rethink their production models and possibly better forecast their collections.”

One of the outstanding questions is over enforcement. Time and again, brands have used the lack of supply chain transparency in fashion as an excuse for bad behaviour. Part of the challenge with the EU’s new ban will be proving that brands are destroying unsold goods, not to mention how they’re doing it and to what extent, says Kurazawa. “Someone obviously knows what is happening and where, but will the EU?”"

-via British Vogue, December 7, 2023

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