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New report unveils gender disparities in Italian fashion manufacturing industry

Non-profit Global Fashion Agenda and accountancy firm PwC Italy have published a preliminary research report that provides a detailed assessment of pay disparities in the Italian fashion sector. Titled “Unpacking Pay Equity in Fashion: Italy”, the report was developed with support from the Italian fashion association Camera Nazionale della Moda...

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Accelerating Circular Fashion: Global Brands and Organisations Inform New Research on Reverse Logistics

Global Fashion Agenda (GFA), supported by its Insight Partner, Maersk, has released a new report, Reverse Logistics for Circular Fashion Systems. The report expands on how fashion brands, retailers, value chain partners, and logistics providers can leverage reverse logistics to cultivate an effective and holistic circular fashion system. The...

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Global Fashion Agenda unveils 15-year strategy for net positive fashion by 2050

Marking the 15th anniversary of the pioneering Global Fashion Summit, Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) has unveiled a special edition of its Fashion CEO Agenda, a strategic guide designed to help fashion organizations achieve a net positive impact by 2050. Aligned with the 2024 Global Fashion Summit theme, 'Unlocking the Next Level,' this year’s...

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GFA and PDS Venture launch new fashion funding programme

Non-profit organisation Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) and PDS Venture, the innovation and investment arm of PDS Group, have launched a new funding programme aimed at scaling fashion innovation. The new ‘Trailblazer Programme’ is looking to identify and support fashion’s “most promising” early-stage innovators working to accelerate the...

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The industry's slow shift to renewable energy in manufacturing countries

As one of the most significant contributors to global carbon emissions and environmental deterioration, it comes as little surprise that some of the fashion industry's largest players are investing in new initiatives to reduce their impact. With several companies adjusting their sustainability strategies to include net-zero carbon emissions,...

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Global Fashion Agenda presents industry efforts toward net-positivity in GFA Monitor

Non-profit Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) has released the 2023 edition of its GFA Monitor at the beginning of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28) on Thursday. GFA’s mission it is to accelerate impact to create a net positive fashion industry. The organisation will host a session on 5th December dedicated to the fashion sector at the event to...

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Fashion's pathway to becoming net positive

Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) has unveiled the 2023 Fashion CEO Agenda during the Global Fashion Summit: Boston Edition 2023. The report aims to aid fashion industry executives in developing strategies to create a sector with a net positive impact on society, the environment, and the global economy. It includes action areas for brands, retailers,...

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New digital film series: Fashion Redressed depicts inspirational stories and innovations

Today, Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) – the non-profit organisation mobilising sustainability in the fashion industry – presented a new online film series: Fashion Redressed. Produced by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions, the captivating series intends to inspire the industry to take action to transform the way we produce and consume fashion....

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Global Fashion Summit: Sustainability in the spotlight, but ‘less talk, more action’ needed

More than 1,000 representatives from fashion brands, retailers, NGOs, policymakers, and manufacturers returned to Copenhagen this week for the 2023 edition of the Global Fashion Summit. The event brought together some of the world’s biggest fashion conglomerates including PVH and VF Corp, luxury groups LVMH and Kering, sportswear giants Nike and...

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Global Fashion Agenda launches platform to help textile industry align sustainability goals

The Global Fashion Agenda, a non-profit looking to help the industry collaborate on sustainable solutions, has launched a new platform to do just that. The platform - called the Global Textiles Policy Forum (GTPF) - aims to help textile industry players and governments to “align on an ambitious sustainability pathway for the industry and the...

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Puma and Collina Strada reveal BTS of design process for GFA challenge

As part of the Global Fashion Agenda’s (GFA) Designer Challenge 2023, designers from Puma and Collina Strada have unveiled their processes when it comes to sustainable production ahead of the upcoming Global Fashion Summit. In relation to the initiative, supported by Smiley, the two brands released videos depicting the journey of their...

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Global Fashion Summit 2023 to focus on “ambition to action”

Global Fashion Summit, the leading international forum for sustainability in fashion, has announced that its 2023 theme will be focused on “ambition to action” as it looks to drive tangible action on social and environmental sustainability. The summit, presented by Global Fashion Agenda, takes place from June 27-28 at the DR Koncerthuset in...