In honor of the first Global Fashion Summit's 15th anniversary, Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) has published a special edition of the Fashion CEO Agenda, a tactical tool intended to guide fashion companies toward being a net positive sector by 2050. The Fashion CEO Agenda for this year offers five critical chances for fashion CEOs and the industry at large to unlock transformative effect for people and planet, in keeping with the Global Fashion Summit's 2024 theme of "Unlocking the Next Level."
Sustainability has moved from being a side issue to a major worry in the fashion business in the fifteen years since the Global Fashion Summit began in 2009, leading to notable advancements in the sector. Despite these advancements, the fashion industry's leaders must act swiftly and together in response to the concerning acceleration of global warming and the exponential rise in garment manufacturing.
Gaining access to the next degree of good impact requires a thorough grasp of interdependencies and system-wide fixes. The Fashion CEO Agenda's 2024 edition seeks to enable industry executives to seize five significant opportunities:
This special edition of Fashion CEO Agenda draws inspiration from the five priorities of the agenda: resource stewardship, smart material choices, respectful and secure work environments, and circular systems. It also identifies five opportunities that cross multiple categories and will contribute to taking these priorities to the next level of development.
This edition of the Fashion CEO Agenda is tailored for fashion brands, retailers, and producers. It is different from previous editions in that it emphasizes breaking norms and stepping up efforts. It also acts as a critical turning point for the industry to promote positive outcomes for the environment and society. Deep change is achievable through respecting workers' rights, promoting inclusivity and diversity, changing growth paradigms, and redefining success criteria. /BGNES