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Prada Group joins UN Global Compact initiative

Luxury conglomerate Prada Group has announced that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact initiative, which is centred around the development, implementation and disclosure of responsible business practices. The project calls on members to align their operations and strategies with 10 principles within the topics of human rights, labour...

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New UN reports show how fashion industry can lighten its carbon footprint

The UN Climate Change’s Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action has released two reports designed to assist the fashion sector in comprehending strategies to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions across the entire spectrum of raw material activities. Lindita Xhaferi-Salihu, Sector Engagement Lead at UN Climate Change, praises these reports as...

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Rise of the robots: UN tries to tackle 'mind-blowing' growth of AI

The mind-blowing growth of artificial intelligence poses many questions that have no answers yet, the United Nations admitted Thursday at its AI summit, attended by some exceptionally life-like humanoid robots. The UN is aware that AI technology is racing ahead of the capacity to set its boundaries and directions, and so it brought together some...

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UN talks aim to harness AI power and potential

The United Nations is convening this week a global gathering to try to map out the frontiers of artificial intelligence and to harness its potential for empowering humanity. The UN hopes to lay out a clear blueprint on the way forward for handling AI, as development of the technology races ahead the capacity to set its boundaries. The "AI for...

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The world is falling short to achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goals by 2030

The UN Secretary General has released a report updating progress made towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) indicator framework since 2015, as the world reaches the halfway point towards 2030. Unfortunately, the report paints a bleak picture, with only about 12 percent of the roughly 140 targets with data on track, close to half...

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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...

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UN releases new climate report urging for drastic change

The United Nations (UN) has released its most recent report on climate change, presenting stark warnings for the future of the climate if immediate and drastic action is not taken. The newly published Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report has outlined the widespread damages human-induced climate change is causing, with the UN...

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Mondottica joins UN Global Compact Network UK

Mondottica International Group, which owns licenses for the likes of Anna Sui, Cath Kidston and Ted Baker, has announced a new membership with the United Nations (UN) Global Compact and the UN Global Compact Network UK, in an extension of its sustainability and ethical commitments. The voluntary platform looks to encourage the development and...

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CNMI launches sustainable partnership with Ethical Fashion Initiative

The Italian fashion organisation, Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (CNMI) is teaming up with the United Nations Ethical Fashion Initiative (EFI) to launch a joint environmental, social, and corporate governance due diligence and corporate sustainability reporting framework for the fashion industry. The sustainable framework will enable...

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Future Fashion Now competition launched by WeDesign

WeDesign has teamed up with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the United Nations (UN) to launch the Future Fashion Now global, sustainable design competition. The competition aims to engage students, designers, fashion weeks and the global fashion industry to create a sustainable outfit or accessory to inspire the future of fashion. The Ellen...

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Primark backs UN’s appeal for garment worker support

Fast-fashion retailer Primark has endorsed the UN’s International Labour Organisation calling for urgent collaboration between stakeholders to support garment industry workers across the world affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The International Labour Organisation has issued a joint statement alongside International Organisation of Employers,...

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Video: Kate Gilmore | The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70

The deputy high commissioner for human rights at the UN Human Rights Office reflects on the nature of human dignity at the Business of Fashion Voices conference. Source: Youtube, UN