Sustainability

Less bad is no longer enough: How regulation is redefining textile products

PERFORMANCE DAYS, Munich

Sustainability Stage

Tuesday 13th October 2026

10:00 - 10:45 CEST

For two decades, textile regulation asked what must not be in a product. This was the era of avoidance: chemicals were restricted, substances declared, limits set. Everything beyond that was left to the company — eco-efficiency in production and eco-effectiveness in design were strategic choices, not obligations. How a garment was designed remained a company decision. That changes now. Regulation is moving from avoidance to design, responsibility and ultimate transparency. ESPR sets the first binding design requirements for textiles. EPR attaches financial responsibility to what happens after the sale. DPP makes product data traceable along the chain. And EmpCo ends the unsubstantiated claim. This session explains what each regulation requires and when, and how companies build one data foundation instead of four separate projects.

About the orators

Désirée Gabriel

ecos AG

Textile Innovation & Sustainability Lead

Désirée Gabriel is a  expert in circular economy and product sustainability for textiles, with over five years of consulting experience, building on 15 years in the textile industry. Since joining ecos in Basel, she has advised fashion brands, retailers and manufacturers across Switzerland and the DACH region — work that builds on founding her own circular fashion label and leading the management office of Sustainable Textiles Switzerland 2030, the country's largest multi-stakeholder programme for sustainable textiles. Désirée bridges the gap between product design and regulatory reality: she works with companies to embed circularity into materials, product development and sourcing decisions, and to turn sustainability targets into practices that hold up in day-to-day business. A key focus of her current work is preparing textile companies for the evolving EU regulatory landscape.

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Julia Urbauer

Sustainable AG Unternehmensberatung

Julia Urbauer is a leading expert in product sustainability and climate accounting with over seven  years of experience advising industrial clients across the DACH region. Since joining Sustainable AG Unternehmensberatung in 2019, she has built deep expertise at the intersection of Product Carbon Footprinting (PCF), Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), and Corporate Carbon Footprinting (CCF) — helping manufacturing and industrial companies not only measure their product-level emissions but translate this data into actionable climate strategies. Julia bridges the gap between technical accounting and strategic decision-making: she works with companies to embed product sustainability thinking into their development processes and use carbon data as a strategic lever — not just a compliance output. A key focus of her current work is preparing industrial clients for the rapidly evolving EU regulatory landscape, including the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and the Digital Product Passport (DPP), helping them build the data foundations and organizational capabilities needed to stay ahead of requirements.

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