🌍 Oxfam ESG Conference 2025 — Sustainable Fashion & Compliance

The 3rd Oxfam ESG Conference in Seoul brought together Oxfam Korea, Oxfam UK, Oxfam Australia, and leading ESG experts to discuss the challenges and opportunities of building a sustainable fashion industry. Oxfam International

🔑 Key insights

Global frameworks are converging:

- EU: Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), Ecodesign Regulation (ESPR) & Digital Product Passports (DPP)

- US: Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)

- Korea: Asia’s first corporate human rights & environmental due diligence bill reintroduced

♻️ Circular economy as opportunity: Thrusie Maurseth-Cahill shared Oxfam’s partnership models — such as Secondhand September — as examples of how reuse, resale, and recycling can protect the environment, create green jobs, and open new revenue channels.

🧵 Worker-centric approaches matter: As Nina Crawley stressed, millions of women workers in fashion supply chains still struggle for a living wage and basic rights. Campaigns like What She Makes highlight the need to move beyond compliance into genuine worker-centered human rights.

🇰🇷 Korea’s path forward: Korean ESG lawyer @Bomi Kim & @Ji Heon Oh urged domestic brands to strengthen supply chain due diligence, transparency, and authentic environmental practices. @Ji Kyung-young, Director of Oxfam Korea, reminded us that fashion — more than most industries — must take responsibility for the rights and environmental impacts embedded in every garment.

💡 Our takeaway

Digital Product Passports (DPPs) are not only a regulatory requirement but a bridge between compliance, supply-chain resilience, and consumer trust. Compliance should be reframed as a growth enabler, not just a burden.

Thank you to Oxfam for convening such an important dialogue — CARE ID is committed to advancing transparency and circularity in partnership with brands, NGOs, and regulators.

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