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Asos and PVH Corp join Global Fashion Agenda

Global Fashion Agenda, the forum for industry collaboration on sustainability in fashion, has welcomed Asos and PVH Corp as new strategic partners. They’re joining Bestseller, H&M Group, Kering, Li & Fung, Nike, Sustainable Apparel Coalition and Target in the initiative. “With the addition of ASOS and PVH, our Strategic Partner group has truly...

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Global Fashion Agenda and Institut Français de la Mode to push for sustainability

Global Fashion Agenda and the Institut Français de la Mode to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their ties and establish more partnership agreements to accelerate sustainability in the fashion industry. The signing will take place at the Economic Forum this morning (August 29) during the French state visit to Denmark by...

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PVH speeds up sustainability efforts by joining Fashion for Good, Global Fashion Agenda

American clothing company PVH Corp., owner of brands of such as Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Van Heusen, Speedo and Izod announced in a news release its global participation in three important initiatives focused on accelerating the transition to a sustainable fashion industry based on circular economy principles. PVH recognises its role in...

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Has the Global Fashion Agenda succeeded in making the fashion industry more sustainable?

It has been one year since the Global Fashion Agenda (GFA), a leadership forum aiming to drive the change towards a more sustainable fashion industry, initiated its Call to Action during the 2017 Copenhagen Fashion Summit, the world's largest sustainability conference. The GFA encouraged every single fashion brand and retailer present to begin...

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H&M, Burberry, Nike & more team up to Make Fashion Circular

London - Burberry Group plc, Gap Inc, H&M, Nike Inc, Stella McCartney and HSBC - some of the largest names in the fashion industry - have joined forces to develop a future, circular industry. These industry leaders have been named core partners of the initiative Make Fashion Circular and will work with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to redesign...

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Sustainability is good for business​​ in the fashion industry

London - Everyone knows that sustainable and social practices are better for the environment and workers - but as it turns out, sustainability is also good business for the fashion industry, according to a new report. 75 percent of the industry’s global fashion companies improved their environmental and social performance over the past year, a...

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112 students selected for sustainability programme by UN and Pandora

Global Fashion Agenda, the Danish initiative that aims to set a common agenda for sustainability efforts in the fashion industry, has selected 112 students from fashion and business schools around the globe to participate in a two-year sustainability programme put together by Pandora and the United Nation’s Global Compact. The students will...

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Kering, H&M, Bestseller & more CEOs to tackle 7 crucial sustainable priorities

London - A group consisting of the Chief Executive Officers from Kering, H&M, Bestseller, Target and more have agreed to join forces to tackle seven key areas of sustainability under the new CEO Agenda 2018 from the non-profit organization the Global Fashion Agenda. This marks the first time that such a collaborative effort has been undertaken...

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64 Brands set 143 Targets for a Circular Fashion Future

London - 64 international fashion companies have set a total of 143 targets to help accelerate the industry’s transition to a circular fashion system. Leading companies, ranging from Bestseller and H&M to Kering and Inditex have shown their commitment to sustainability after signing the 2020 Circular Fashion System Commitment and released their...

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Bestseller unveils ‘action points’ on textile waste

Bestseller, which markets brands including Vero Moda, Jack and Jones and Noisy May, has unveiled its strategic ‘action points’ on post-consumer textile waste as part of the Global Fashion Agenda’s Call to Action announced in early 2017. The Danish fashion group has announced three strategic ‘action points’ to help it accelerate its transition to...

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Bestseller named Global Fashion Agenda partner

Non-profit group Global Fashion Agenda, which focuses on sustainability in fashion, has announced a strategic partnership with Bestseller for it to advise it on the “strategic direction and help shape the operational focus” of the organisation. In collaboration with other strategic partners, including H&M, Kering, Target, Sustainable Apparel...

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7.5 percent of the fashion industry commits to circularity

London - 7.5 percent of the global fashion industry have signed the Global Fashion Agenda's 'Call to Action for a Circular Fashion System', committing to accelerate the transition to a circular fashion system. 64 leading fashion companies and corporations have signed the commitment letter, which represents a total of 143 brands and account for...

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