Today, during the Global Fashion Summit: Boston Edition 2023, the Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) unveiled the 2023 edition of the Fashion CEO Agenda. This concise report is designed to empower fashion industry leaders with strategies to create a net-positive impact on society, the environment, and the global economy. It marks a significant shift by introducing actionable guidelines for brands, retailers, and producers.
With less than seven years to fulfill the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, the fashion industry must urgently incorporate sustainability into its core strategies.
The Fashion CEO Sustainability Agenda prioritizes a respectful and secure work environment, better wage systems, resource stewardship, smart material choices, and circular systems for the fashion industry.
These priorities have been established through extensive stakeholder engagement, including a global Fashion Industry Target Consultation in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Key action areas identified in the report encompass worker grievance mechanisms, fair compensation, water stewardship, and curbing overproduction. The report also emphasizes adopting industry-aligned targets, such as UNFCCC's decarbonization goals.
To complement the agenda, GFA introduced the 2030 Fashion Sector Vision, calling for sector-wide collaboration to achieve sustainability goals by 2030. Federica Marchionni, CEO of Global Fashion Agenda, urged fashion leaders to align their strategies with the Fashion CEO Agenda and work together to transform the industry into a net-positive force by 2050.
