Copenhagen Fashion Summit

“Today Copenhagen Fashion Summit 7 years later is seen by some as the Davos for the fashion industry. It has become a global gathering of influential decision makers in fashion business and politics.”

The Summit  presents a curated programme of keynotes and discussions and deep diving breakout sessions with leading voices who will share their experiences and commitments to inspire future action.

Sustainable fashion is just as attractive as conventionally produced clothes.In collaboration with H&M and Nordic Fashion Association, Danish Fashion Institute aspires to draw attention to this. Eight of Scandinavia’s most prominent brands have been challenged to participate in the 2016 Design Challenge. The participating brands were asked to curate a sustainable wardrobe using two sets of clothes from their back catalogues. A jury of international fashion and sustainability experts have reviewed the designs and selected three outfits to receive a special mention, based on whether the styles chosen consisted of environmentally friendly/certified materials, if they were purchased in an environmentally friendly manner, if their care labels had sustainable washing instructions and whether they were cleverly packaged. 

 In collaboration with the Danish Fashion Institute, denim manufacturer ISKO invited nine top international design talents to create one complete outfit in sustainable denim supplied and produced by ISKO. The participating brands were selected by a selection committee consisting of the British Fashion Council, the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, the Flanders Fashion Institute and the Nordic Fashion Association. A jury consisting of international fashion and sustainability experts then reviewed the denim designs and chose three outfits to receive a special mention, based on who most successfully merged environmental friendliness with cutting edge design. 

Tangible solutions and hands-on knowledge are key to drive the fashion industry towards a more sustainable future, which is why the Summit will present both tangible outcomes and call to action. A high-level commitment based on the yearly topical focus will be presented at the Summit each year along with a toolbox making it achievable by the vast majority of Summit participants and a broad range of companies globally. Progress on the commitments will be tracked and reported back every year at the Summit to ensure that change is made.

Global Fashion Agenda aims to create a unified effort among fashion brands and retailers in increasing the extent to which garments and footwear are collected, reused and recycled. GFA  will call on fashion brands and retailers to lead the way and make a public commitment to industry stakeholders, policy makers and consumers that they are actively taking steps to accelerate the fashion industry´s transition to a more circular system.