From AliExpress to Shein, “Ultra-Fast Fashion Does Not Help Purchasing Power”
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- Shein, Temu and AliExpress must pay a penalty under a French law aimed at reducing the textile industry’s environmental impact.
- The measure targets companies selling large volumes of new, low-quality clothing that may be discarded rather than repaired.
- The decree took effect on September 1, with environmental agency head Sylvain Waserman welcoming the policy.
Shein, Temu and AliExpress will now have to pay for flooding the French market with new, low-quality products.
A penalty took effect on Tuesday, September 1, under a law adopted on July 8 to reduce the textile industry’s environmental impact. The measure targets fast-fashion companies whose products are more likely to end up in the bin than with a tailor or repairer.
Sylvain Waserman, head of France’s Agency for Ecological Transition, welcomed the decree aimed at penalizing fast-fashion brands. The policy frames ultra-fast fashion not as a saving for consumers, but as a burden on purchasing power.
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Originally published by Libération in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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