19 September, 2025

Next time you’re shopping in France, don’t just check the size or price tag, look for the eco-score. Yes, your clothes now come with a label that shows their environmental cost.  

This is part of France’s Climate and Resilience Law, which introduces an eco-score for all textile items. This is a single easy-to-read score based on 16 environmental indicators including carbon emissions, microfibre pollution, water use and land use.  

Here’s how the rollout works: starting 1st October 2025, brands can voluntarily publish their eco-score. Though if they choose to share any environmental metric, like a product’s carbon footprint, they’ll be mandated to display the official eco-score wherever they communicate with consumers: product labels, e-commerce pages, product listings, shelf labels, apps, printed catalogues, social media, etc. So, no selective storytelling. 

But the real deadline is October 2026. That’s when the game changes: if a brand hasn’t published their score by then, third parties (think retailers, NGOs, or journalists) will be allowed to do it for them using publicly available data. If brands hold back or delay, someone else can tell their story for them. 

So, what should forward-thinking companies do? Start scoring now. Use this window to clean up supply chains, test the system, and show the world you’re serious about sustainability. It’s not just about compliance; it’s a chance to lead. 

And this is a fashion trend that we are totally here for! 

By Tulika Agarwal