MODINT, the Dutch association for the Fashion and Textile industries and lead of the fashion mission and Sistema Moda Italia (SMI), have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which highlights the growing interaction between the Dutch and Italian fashion and textile industries. On the occasion of the State Visit to Italy by Their Majesties TheKing and Queen of The Netherlands and a Dutch trade delegation led by the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Lilianne Ploumen, the Italian and Dutch fashion and textile industry will join hands.
During the Best of Both event to be held on June 23 in Milan, the minister and a delegation of Dutch and Italian VIP’s and innovators active in the fashion and textile industry will witness the signing of a promising memorandum of understanding (MoU). The MoU defines actions by MODINT and SMI to help the Dutch and Italian fashion and textile industries work together on recycling, labour standards, sustainable raw materials and domestic production. MODINT and SMI are both members of the International Apparel Federation (IAF), an international organisation that supports industry development by helping to build intelligent connections among its members. In the MoU, Italian and Dutch businesses will explain how they cooperate, how they can support sustainable value chains, how they envision their business growing together in the coming years, and what their respective governments can do to support that growth.
The MoU as well as the event will support working towards the ‘Best of Both’, a cooperation for improving sustainable business practices.
Because the apparel and textile industry business models are relying more and more on sustainability and transparency, responsible production within Europe is gaining popularity and Dutch and Italian supply chains are becoming more intertwined.
