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.

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.

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.

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.

Towards Binding Agreements on Wages

Panel discussion

  • Attributing accountability for due diligence: a call to action across brand and supply chain leaders to transform the industry
  • Securing holistic equity via groundbreaking binding brand support for collective bargaining agreements
  • Pioneering the first supply chain industrial relations approach (brands, employers and unions) to addressing wages and collective bargaining in the global fashion sector

Next level Barrier: Wage increases have not been on pace with inflation and productivity demands, further exasperating garment worker’s livelihoods
Solution Unlock:  Collaborative leadership and defined roles across supply chain stakeholders on binding support for collective bargaining agreements. 

Speakers to be revealed