Social, Commercial and Environmental Transformation

To realise our vision of a just and resilient garment sector, TIWW has developed a set of industry-wide metrics to measure progress of the sector on an annual basis and galvanise action across the social, commercial and environmental spheres.

The Industry Dashboard features the third cycle of industry-wide scores on three critical issues in the sector: the wage gap, purchasing practices, and GHG emissions. It has been created in partnership with the WageIndicator Foundation, Better Buying Institute (BBI) and the Apparel Impact Institute (Aii) to present annual impact metrics. With this, we aim to drive better data, stimulate progress, support alignment and encourage information exchange, collaboration and policy change where necessary.

The Policy Changes We Want

Policies are being initiated alongside the proposal of mandatory due diligence legislation across the European Union, signalling the need for change across value chains. These laws could shift the industry as it moves us towards accountability.

  • The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD):
    On December 14 2023, The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional deal on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (EU CSDDD), providing a base for trilogue discussions between the Parliament, the European Commission and the European Council.

    TIWW supports this momentous milestone, as it has the power to turn guiding standards on HREDD into mandatory law, helping to hold brands to account. However, there is still more that can be done. The directive only covers companies with 500 employees or more, meaning SMEs are currently left out of its scope, which does not support building the necessary leverage to advance meaningful long-term change. Instead, it could be contributing to industry fragmentation, meaning the level-playing field, which TIWW pushes for, will become even more difficult to attain. We call on each of the legislative EU institutions to support The European Parliament's position, but to include SMEs in the directive's scope. This way, we can build even more momentum towards The Industry We Want. 

  • The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD):
    The CSRD will revise the existing Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD) and will substantially increase reporting requirements on the companies falling within its scope in its efforts to expand the sustainability information for users.