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Global Fashion Agenda publishes update of its GFA Monitor on sustainability

Ahead of COP29, the Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) has published its annual GFA Monitor for the third time, highlighting advancements and ongoing challenges in terms of progress on how the fashion industry can reach net positivity. The report is produced in partnership with GFA’s impact partners, the Apparel Impact Institute, Ellen MacArthur...

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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...

Fashion

What's on the agenda at the 15th annual Global Fashion Summit?

The Global Fashion Summit, curated by Global Fashion Agenda (GFA), a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering collaboration on sustainability in the fashion industry, serves as the premier platform for advancing sustainability initiatives. Now in its 15th year, the summit has become synonymous with the sustainability movement in fashion,...

Retail

March consumer confidence remains unchanged

Consumer confidence in March has remained steady despite a more optimistic outlook on personal finances. The GfK Consumer Confidence Index has stayed at -21, with a slight increase in expectations for the general economic situation over the next year and a notable rise in forecasts for personal finances, reported the Retail Bulletin. While...

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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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GFA partners with UNEP to define new sustainable targets at COP27

The Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced at COP27 that they are partnering to launch a new ‘Fashion Industry Target Consultation,’ which will call on fashion stakeholders to define holistic and concrete targets for a net-positive industry. The ‘Fashion Industry Target Consultation' will aim to...