The tracker · United States (New York State)
A state bill that would impose mapping, due diligence and climate disclosure on large fashion sellers in New York.
Reintroduced bill remains in committee; advocacy coalition targeting the current session.
In plain language
The Fashion Act would require large fashion companies doing business in New York to map at least half of their supply chain by volume, disclose due diligence policies and outcomes, set science-based climate targets and report against them, with Attorney General enforcement and revenue-based penalties.
The bill has been reintroduced across several sessions and remains in committee. Because New York is a market gateway rather than a producing state, its passage would effectively set national baseline expectations for fashion supply chain conduct, which keeps the bill on this tracker despite its uncertain trajectory.
Obligations
Covered companies would map suppliers across tiers, prioritising by volume, and disclose the results, as drafted.
Companies would identify, prevent and account for adverse impacts, with annual public disclosure, as drafted.
Timeline
Bill first introduced in the New York legislature.
Reintroduced and amended across sessions; remains in committee.
Changelog
Session status confirmed; no floor vote scheduled.
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