Leadership Roundtables

Global Fashion Summit: Copehagen Edition 2024 facilitated closed-door leadership Roundtables, created a forum for the exchange of views among key decision-makers in both the public and private sectors, and generated actionable outcomes.

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May 21, 2024

Global Textiles Policy Forum

The Global Textiles Policy Forum seeks to address the need for global policy coordination by providing a platform for governments and textile industry associations from around the world. This closed-door, executive-level roundtable meeting will gather the forum participants one year after its the launch, following the first meetings of the different workstreams.

Recycled Textiles: Technical Barriers to Scaling Adoption - Bangladesh case study

Co-Hosted by UNIDO

A barrier to brand adoption of recycled materials is material quality, which is currently one of the deterrents of a more rapid scale-up of circular textile systems. Leveraging insights from the BESTSELLER Switch to Upstream Circularity pilot in Bangladesh, this closed-door, executive-level roundtable meeting will unlock potential solutions, such as design team engagement, segregation of waste feedstock and beyond.

Global Circular Fashion Forum: SteerCo

Co-Hosted by H&M Foundation

Significant opportunities for accelerating and scaling recycling of post-industrial textile waste exist in multiple countries worldwide. This closed-door, executive-level working meeting will convene SteerCo members of The Global Circular Fashion Forum (GCFF):a global initiative by Global Fashion Agenda to spur local action in textile manufacturing countries in an an effort to achieve a long-term and just transition to a circular fashion industry.

Indigenous Partnership for the Fashion, Apparel and Textile Industry

Co-Hosted by Ralph Lauren x Conservation International

During this one and a half hour session, this leadership roundtable will focus on the importance of Indigenous partnerships in fashion and highlight actionable principles rooted in equity, sustainability and international standards.

Scaling Circular Textiles Systems in Cambodia & Vietnam

Co-Hosted by GIZ & H&M Foundation

Pilot-status results have yielded important insights on opportunities to scale circular textile systems in Cambodia and Vietnam. This closed-door, executive-level roundtable meeting will explore how to turn learnings so far into scalable national plans for Circular Fashion Partnerships, which specifically tailors a tested model to the nuances of the Cambodian & Vietnamese markets. Furthermore, the meeting will discuss the regional roles of these countries in a global circular fashion value chain.

May 22, 2024

How Can Fashion Value Economies of Wellbeing?

Co-Hosted by Centre for Sustainable Fashion and Target

Dominant economic practices in fashion are contributing to the exploitation and degradation of people and nature, perpetuating inequality and contributing to the climate emergency. This closed-door, youth-led roundtable will address strategies to rethink how we define value in the fashion economy across global regions and changemaker generations.

Accelerating Collective Action for Circular Materials

Co-Hosted By Mango

Across the global fashion sector, accelerated collective action is needed to drive paradigm-shifting change (especially on topics like circular material adoption). Incredible leadership is being demonstrating by some industry actors: this closed-door, executive-level roundtable meeting will discuss how best-practice principles from exemplary value chain-collaborations can be adopted across the wider landscape to expedite impact.

Pay Equity Interventions in European Value Chains

Co-Hosted by PwC

The Equal Pay for Equal Work Directive is a positive signal towards value-chain change. However, many companies across the fashion sector are in need of an aligned methodology to meet these emerging standards. This closed-door, executive-level roundtable meeting will explore interventions for reducing the gender pay gap in European value chains. Leveraging insights from Italy, the session will navigate how sector-level frameworks can be applied.

Building Circular Systems for India

Co-Hosted by SU.RE – Sustainable Resolution
Supported by British Council India

The sustainable transition for India’s fashion and apparel sector is nuanced and context-specific, requiring continued advocacy towards a more holistic framework approach. This closed-door, executive-level roundtable meeting will convene executive and investor-level profiles to engage and align an actionable roadmap, while acknowledging India’s role within the global shift towards a more sustainable fashion sector.

Future Supplier Initiative - Financing Solutions for Scope 3 Decarbonisation

Co-Hosted by The Fashion Pact

There is an increased focus to drive decarbonisation of the fashion industry. However, transitioning to a fossil fuel free value chain requires substantial investments at factory level, often with lengthy payback periods. The Future Supplier Initiative is proposing a collective financing model that channels financial value brands put on carbon, to their suppliers. This closed-door executive-level round table will discuss this cost and risk sharing approach which reduces GHG emissions and supports Scope 3 SBT reporting.

The GFA Assembly: EU Mandate Policy Alliances

An increasing number of organisations working on textiles-related policies are emerging. While this is a positive signal for change, the multiplie approaches risk a confused scattering of key messages towards the newly elected. This closed-door, executive-level roundtable meeting will convene all engaged organisations to provide a knowledge-sharing platform, from which Global Fashion Agenda can identify commonalities and cross-collaboration areas.

May 23, 2024

Establishing Circular Textiles Systems: Indonesia

Co-Hosted by H&M Foundation

Circular textile systems are yet to be established in Indonesia. This closed-door, executive-level roundtable meeting will explore characteristics of apparel and footwear manufacturing in the country, key stakeholders, potential barriers and opportunities, and needed commitments to inform a partnership-led project for textile circularity: Circular Fashion Partnership Indonesia.

The GFA Assembly: Unlocking The Next Level

Fashion finds itself at a critical juncture. In sync with years of incredible progress, which key barriers will unlock the next level of impact? With this closed-door, executive-level roundtable meeting, Global Fashion Agenda invites the sector’s foremost leaders to its fourth GFA Assembly to discuss the five unlocks presented in the Fashion CEO Agenda, and capture critical inputs on solutions-based, collective leadership approaches to accelerate action today.

Circular Systems for Footwear

Co-Hosted by Nike

This leadership roundtable will reflect on the key barriers and potential unlocks towards accelerating collective action for circular footwear systems within the global fashion sector.

Paving the way for a separate collection of textiles in 2025

Co-Hosted by The Policy Hub

As the 2025 mandate for separate textile waste collection approaches, the EU faces significant challenges: a lack of finalized legal framework to guide Member States’ efforts, and evident fragmentation in Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes. This roundtable will explore the ongoing status and negotiations around the Waste Framework Directive, addressing these critical issues. By delving into the legislative landscape, the session aims to guide the harmonization of EPR schemes, ensuring a cohesive approach that supports the EU’s environmental goals and the effective establishment of a market for secondary raw materials.

Renewable Energy Initiative - Collective Investment to Scale Renewable Energy in Manufacturing Countries

Co-Hosted by CIP

Accelerating abatement to align with the 1,5-degree pathway requires significant investment in scope 3 decarbonisation. However, renewable energy is not easily accessible in all manufacturing countries and often systems required for reporting emission reductions aren’t established. During this closed-door, executive-level roundtable meeting, we intend to identify: In which European and (South/East) Asian countries, fashion companies have renewable energy demand? What current barriers are preventing renewable energy uptake? And what opportunities there are to shape solutions with the renewable energy sector.

Impactful Influence

Co-Hosted by UNEP

Influencers hold a powerful but rarely acknowledged position in advancing sustainability impact towards circular systems. This closed-door roundtable meeting will convene communications leaders around the introduction of a new pledge, driving a dialogue on how influencers can educate and inspire consumers, while committing to promoting sustainable values on their platforms.