The Commissioner was also accompanied by the Vice-President of the regional government of Galicia, Francisco Conde López, the Secretary of State for the Environment, Hugo Morán Fernández, other dignitaries from the European Commission and the Galician authorities and MEPs.

The delegation visited a number of areas, including the design section and the pilot stores, where the Commissioner expressed a keen interest in learning about all sustainability-related aspects, seeing for himself how they are embedded into each stage in the creation of a garment, from fabric selection to its how it is made and finished. Thanks to the various Inditex team members, the guests were able to familiarise themselves with all the practices Inditex is championing in its role as transformational force in the industry.

They also observed how the entire organisation is focused on trying to close the loop for each product through reuse and/or recycling, making the most of all component parts. More specifically, the dignitaries verified the innovation investment thrust underpinning Inditex’s effort to develop new fibres and recycling techniques to create circular solutions fit for large-scale rollout.