SACRAMENTO, California — A California state lawmaker is preparing to scale back her proposal to require clothing retailers to disclose and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions ahead of a key legislative deadline.
What happened: Alexis García-Arrazola, a spokesperson for Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D), said Wednesday that the office worked with the Newsom administration and retail advocates such as Goodwill to come up with proposed amendments to AB 405, which stalled last year amid opposition from the retail industry.
The changes to the bill would raise the threshold for “fashion seller” from $100 million to $1 billion in global annual revenue, better align with existing climate disclosure rules and exempt nonprofit thrift stores.
“Fast fashion is one of the most polluting industries on the planet, with impacts showing up in our air, our water, and our communities,” Addis said in a statement Wednesday. “AB 405 aligns our purchasing power with our values of transparency, and protecting our environment. Californians deserve to know how their clothes are made and who bears the burden and AB 405 delivers exactly that.”
