The New York Fashion Act

First introduced in the New York legislature in January 2022 and reintroduced in the 2023–24 and 2025–26 sessions, the Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act would apply to apparel and footwear companies with more than $100 million in global revenue doing business in New York. Covered firms would have to map at least half of their supply chains, disclose environmental and social impacts, and set reduction targets, with penalties enforced by the state attorney general. Because nearly every global brand sells in New York, supporters argue the bill would function as national—and partly international—regulation, much as California's vehicle-emissions rules have. Industry opposition and competing priorities have stalled it: as of 2026 it had not passed either chamber, and the 2026 session ended without a floor vote. European Union rules on corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence, though narrowed since their adoption, push some similar disclosures on brands that sell in Europe.