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The Fashion Industry Target Consultation will aim to identify and converge existing industry-aligned targets according to the five priorities of the Fashion CEO Agenda. This includes respectful and secure work environments, better wage systems, resource stewardship, smart material choices and circular systems.
The consultation will also seek to formulate new targets on areas not currently covered, such as criteria for purchasing practices and circular design, as it looks to establish a route towards a net-positive industry, where fashion gives back more to the natural world, people and societies and the economy than it takes out.
The multi-stakeholder project will be led by the GFA, a non-profit organisation that encourages industry collaboration on sustainability in fashion, while the UNEP will draw on its expertise of the broader network of the United Nations throughout the process.
To kickstart change, the GFA and UNEP are inviting stakeholders, including brands, retailers, NGOs, manufacturers, data providers, innovators, intergovernmental organisations and policymakers to share their insights on the performance indicators and milestones that the industry must strive to meet.
The chosen targets will be unveiled in the 2023 publication of GFA’s Fashion CEO Agenda at Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen in June 2023 and an assessment of the industry’s progress towards these targets will be disclosed in future editions of The GFA Monitor report from 2023 onwards.
UNEP’s economy and industry division director Sheila Aggarwal-Khan said: “Addressing climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss requires a collaborative and holistic approach.
“Together with partners within the United Nations and beyond, UNEP works to ensure a just and effective transition to circularity in which all stakeholders participate. UNEP welcomes this unique opportunity with GFA to consult with the textile sector, including on circularity, chemicals in products, gender, worker protections, and business models to ensure all voices are understood and inform ambitions.”
Global Fashion Agenda CEO Federica Marchionni said: “We know that addressing the complex matrix of environmental and social issues prevalent in the fashion industry can feel insurmountable – especially when acting in isolation – which is why we at Global Fashion Agenda recognise the unparalleled value of collaboration.
“We are delighted to be working with UNEP and to capture the broader industry’s direction for targets that will accelerate the fashion industry forward, united in its purpose for a net positive industry.”
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