The paper discuss major international developments related to textiles and the circular economy such as the draft EU Eco-design Regulation, EU textile strategies and related measures and initiatives in France, the Netherlands, as well as various private sector initiatives on sustainable textiles.

　The major policy directions include the digital product passport and information disclosure to consumers, as well as the improvement of durability and repairability in addition to recyclability in product manufacturing, the use of recycled and sustainable materials, as well as the strengthening of EPR schemes to achieve these.

　In Japan, focusing on these international trends on textile circularity, it is necessary to consider the development of materials, technologies and businesses, and the establishment of collection system, and to organise the involvement of manufacturers in the efficient and effective circular economy of textiles and thin order to improve sustainability in the textile sector in the future. It will be necessary to discuss and elaborate the roles of various actors such as retailers and local authorities in addition to manufacturer.