Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec 2025 | Sven Gentner Head of Unit | CSRD “omnibus” revision | — |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Sven Gentner Head of Unit | CSRD “omnibus” revision | SRC |
| 09 Jul 2025 | Giulia Del Brenna Head of Unit | Textiles strategy implementation | SRC |
| 09 Jul 2025 | Giulia Del Brenna Head of Unit | Textiles strategy implementation | — |
| 11 Jun 2025 | Amaryllis Verhoeven Head of Unit | Exchange of views on responsible business conduct in light of the Competitiveness Compass COM(2025)30. | — |
| 11 Jun 2025 | Amaryllis Verhoeven Head of Unit | Exchange of views on responsible business conduct in light of the Competitiveness Compass COM(2025)30. | SRC |
| 22 Jun 2023 | Kerstin Jorna Director-General | SAC presenting their position on decarbonisation | — |
| 22 Jun 2023 | Kerstin Jorna Director-General | SAC presenting their position on decarbonisation | SRC |
Mission & Goals
Cascale (formerly Sustainable Apparel Coalition) is an independent and impact-creating organization that aims to lead the industry toward a shared vision of sustainability based upon a joint approach for measuring, evaluating, and improving performance. As a non-profit organization, it has members from across the apparel, footwear and consumer goods, but exists independently outside any one company so that it can drive progress. Cascale’s collective action efforts bring more than 300 global brands, retailers, manufacturers, NGOs, academics and industry associations together. They represent about half of the apparel and footwear industry along the whole supply chain – from sustainability pioneers to organizations just getting started. We are committed to transparency, collective action (focusing on protecting human rights and combating climate change), and sustainability leadership (accelerating action through collaborations, membership requirements, and expansion to other sectors).
EU Legislative Interests
EU Green Deal Product Environmental Footprint Circular Economy Action Plan Substantiating Green Claims Directive Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation and Delegated Acts EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive EU Forced Labour Ban Waste Framework Directive (Extended Producer Responsibility) EU Taxonomy Omnibus Simplification Package Clean Industrial Deal
Communication Activities
Contribution to public consultations: Initiative on Sustainable corporate governance - joint contribution with Fair Wear Foundation et al.: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12548-Sustainable-corporate-governance/F3263381_en Commitments for the transition of the textiles ecosystem: https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/sectors/textiles-ecosystem/textiles-transition-pathway/commitments_en Joins Joint Call to Protect Corporate Due Diligence in Response to EU Omnibus Proposal https://cascale.org/resources/press-news/news-updates/cascale-joins-joint-call-to-protect-corporate-due-diligence-in-response-to-eu-omnibus-proposal/ Cascale Brand & Retail Forum - Brussels https://cascale.org/events-trainings/events/brand-retail-forum-brussels/ Cascale Annual Meeting 2025 - Boston https://cascale.org/events-trainings/events/annual-meeting-2025/
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Policy Hub - Circularity for Apparel and Footwear - Policy Hub and Cascale cooperate and feed into each other’s work. Social & Labor Convergence Program (Stichting) - Strategic Collaboration Agreement
Organisation Members
Members: https://cascale.org/our-members/