Transforming Words Into Action: Trailblazing Sustainability Initiatives Unveiled at Copenhagen Fashion Summit 2019

Eva Kruse, CEO and President of Global Fashion Agenda, said: "We can solve the planet's and the industry's biggest issues – if we work together and take action now. We need bold leadership to accelerate the change and push policymakers to support this journey."

Leading brands and organisations unveiled new initiatives

Multiple companies chose to announce their new sustainability measures at the landmark event. Highlights include:

Illustrious speakers took part in agenda-setting discussions

The event attracted 1300 guests, and 78 high-level speakers gave talks spanning executive leadership, design, manufacturing, policy and investment. Discussion topics ranged from climate change and circular economy to the power of creatives and how fashion can address overconsumption.

The top sustainability priorities outlined in the CEO Agenda guided the Summit programme and speakers included: HRH The Crown Princess of Demark;François- Henri Pinault, Chairman and CEO, Kering; Paul Polman, Chair, International Chamber Of Commerce and The B Team; Emanuel Chirico, Chairman and CEO, PVH Corp.; Katharine Hamnett, CBE, designer and activist; Noel Kinder, Chief Sustainability Officer, Nike; Arizona Muse, model, ambassador and consultant; Connie Nielsen, actor and activist; Samuel Ross, designer and founder, A-Cold-Wall; Anna Gedda, Head of Sustainability, H&M Group; and many more. Renowned UK television and radio presenter Gemma Cairney hosted the Summit.

Inspirational thoughts from Summit speakers

Alongside the Summit, GFA also hosted seven leadership roundtables, where select fashion leaders, NGO representatives and government officials met to discuss the fashion industry's most pressing sustainability issues and to collaborate to push the agenda forward. At this year's roundtables senior participants from fashion companies of diverse sizes, segments and geographies discussed climate change, circular economy and the upcoming 45^th G7 Summit in France.

Innovation Forum connected fashion companies with sustainable solution providers

This year's Summit also presented an even larger Innovation Forum, enabling small and large companies to meet with 50 sustainable solution providers – equipping them with the tools to turn words into meaningful actions. More than 600 facilitated business meetings between fashion companies and sustainable solution providers took place during the two days of the Summit. The Innovation Forum exhibition area was expanded this year to incorporate the Design Studio, presented by Avery Dennison. Recognising the influence of the decisions creative directors make on design, materials and the environmental impact of products, the Design Studio exhibited a unique curation of solutions specifically tailored to the needs of creative directors and designers.

Access to all press materials and images is available via the Copenhagen Fashion Summit media bank.

Copenhagen Fashion Summit key facts:

78 speakers
1300 attendees
50 solution exhibitors
7 roundtable meetings
600+ meetings between brands and solution providers
48 countries represented
450+ brands and organisations represented

About Global Fashion Agenda

Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) is the foremost leadership forum for industry collaboration on sustainability in fashion. As a thought leadership and advocacy organisation focusing on industry collaboration and public-private cooperation, GFA is on a mission to make sustainability fashionable. The organisation guides and supports industry leaders in changing the way we produce, market and consume fashion, for a world beyond next season. In partnership with its Strategic Partners, currently counting the industry leaders ASOS, BESTSELLER, H&M group, Kering, Li & Fung, Nike, PVH Corp., Sustainable Apparel Coalition and Target, GFA spearheads the fashion industry's journey toward a more sustainable future. A non-profit organisation, GFA has organised and hosted Copenhagen Fashion Summit, the world's leading business event on sustainability in fashion, since 2009. GFA also publishes the annual Pulse of the Fashion Industry report, in collaboration with The Boston Consulting Group and Sustainable Apparel Coalition, and the annual CEO Agenda. For more information, visit globalfashionagenda.com.

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