Global Fashion Agenda
Global Fashion Agenda[edit]
Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) is a non-profit organisation founded in 2016. It is a leadership forum that promotes industry collaboration on sustainability in fashion, offering guidance and support to help industry leaders change the way fashion is produced, marketed and consumed.[1] GFA was formerly known as the Danish Fashion Institute which was founded in 2005.[2] The organisation is led by CEO & President, Eva Kruse.[3]
GFA has organised and hosted Copenhagen Fashion Summit since 2009. It is also known for publishing the annual Pulse of the Fashion Industry report in collaboration with "The Boston Consulting Group", its annual CEO Agenda, and for launching the 2020 Circular Fashion System Commitment.
The organisation develops this content by working with a group of Strategic Partners, including ASOS, BESTSELLER, H&M group, Kering, Li & Fung, Nike, PVH Corp., Sustainable Apparel Coalition and Target.[4]
GFA is located at Frederiksholms Kanal 30 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Activities[edit]
Copenhagen Fashion Summit[edit]
Launched in 2009, Copenhagen Fashion Summit is a business event on sustainability in fashion. Convening fashion industry decision makers, the event facilitates discussions on the environmental, social and ethical issues facing the fashion industry and planet.
Copenhagen Fashion Summit is an annual two-day event that takes place in May at the Copenhagen Concert Hall, under the patronage of HRH The Crown Princess of Denmark. 2019 marks the event’s 10th anniversary.[5]
In addition to facilitating discussions and speeches from industry leaders, the Summit also presents the Innovation Forum – a sustainable solutions platform designed to help small and large fashion business accelerate or embark on their sustainability journey by showcasing exhibitors with sustainable tools. Innovation Forum covers the entire supply chain – from new fabrics to green packaging solutions. The Innovation Forum also includes a Design Studio which displays a curation of solutions tailored to the needs of creative directors and designers.[6]
Youth Fashion Summit[edit]
Youth Fashion Summit is a sustainability education programme and idea generation platform for students engaged in sustainability and fashion. The mission of the programme is to give students the opportunity to influence the strategic decisions regarding sustainability practices.
Masterclasses[edit]
Global Fashion Agenda hosts masterclasses in multiple cities to engage with local industry stakeholders and spread the insights from its publications, the CEO Agenda and the Pulse of the Fashion Industry report, to different target groups – brands, retailers, media, influencers and policy makers.
Content[edit]
The CEO Agenda[edit]
The CEO Agenda was first published in 2018 and is an annual publication that provides fashion CEOs and industry stakeholders with an outline of recommended priorities to make their businesses sustainable.[7] The Agenda details topics that should be top of mind for any CEO in fashion right now, outlining the core priorities for immediate implementation and the transformational priorities to secure fundamental change.[8] The CEO Agenda has become a reference for implementing sustainability measures, guiding corporate strategies, policymaking and investments.[9]
The Pulse of the Fashion Industry Report[edit]
The annual Pulse of the Fashion Industry report is co-authored together with the Boston Consulting Group. First published in 2017, it assesses the industry’s environmental and social performance and provides guidance on how brands can improve.[10]
2020 Circular Fashion System Commitment[edit]
The 2020 Circular Fashion System Commitment was launched during the Copenhagen Fashion Summit in 2017[11] and calls on the fashion industry to take action on circularity in order to accelerate the industry’s transition to a circular fashion system.[12] By June 2018, the 2020 Circular Fashion System Commitment (2020 Commitment) had been signed by 94 companies, representing 12.5% of the global fashion market.[13]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Building the Next Generation of Sustainable Fashion Leaders" Sustainable Brands. Retrieved 08 February 2019.
- ↑ "This is the fashion industry's associations: Danish Fashion Institute" (In Danish) Toj. Retrieved 08 February 2019.
- ↑ "Business of Fashion: BoF 500" Business of Fashion. Retrieved 08 February 2019.
- ↑ "Asos and PVH Corp. Join Global Fashion Agenda as Strategic Partners"Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ↑ "Copenhagen Fashion Summit returns for tenth anniversary" EcoTextile News. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ↑ "Copenhagen Fashion Summit launches Design Studio"EcoTextile News. Retrieved 13 February 2019
- ↑ "Making the Business Case for Sustainability"Business of Fashion. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ↑ "PVH Corp. Supports Global Fashion Agenda’s 2019 CEO Agenda" Financial Times Retieved 13 February 2019. Retrieved
- ↑ "At Davos, Updated CEO Agenda Lists Fashion’s Sustainability Priorities" Sourcing Journal. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ↑ "Sustainability Is No Longer An Afterthought In The Fashion Industry"Forbes. Retrieved 13 February 2019
- ↑ "Fast fashion: Inside the fight to end the silence on waste"BBC News. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ↑ "64 Brands set 143 Targets for a Circular Fashion Future" Fashion United. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ↑ Apparel Insider. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
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