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• Restore biodiversity: by achieving objectives that farming and agriculture (e.g. regenerative) that
use Science-Based Targets to restore natural eliminate the need for intensive, high impact systems.
ecosystems and protect species.
• Moreover, work to ensure social inclusion, fair
• Protect the oceans: by reducing the fashion wages and respectful working conditions all along our
industry’s negative impact on the world’s oceans supply chains with a focus on empowering small-hold
through practical initiatives, such as gradually producers and women in low income countries.
removing the usage of single-use plastics.
- Accelerators
These commitments are designed to be embraced by These are enablers that cut across the commitments
every company involved and backed by cross-sector and that create the environment to achieve the
initiatives, along with the deployment of innovation targets. These may also be areas for collaboration within
accelerators. fashion as well as across sectors and that demonstrate
leadership and innovation by the fashion industry.
- Concrete Joint Initiatives
These initiatives are designed to be collaborative • Circular Economy: Support the adoption of
across the fashion sector as well as with other ‘circularity’ principles across fashion brands such as
industrial sectors. The collaboration will extend to the sourcing of regenerative raw materials, material
expert public, non-profit and academic organizations efficiency and recycling/upcycling. This includes both
that already have a range of initiatives in place. ‘design for circularity’ and addressing’ the end of life
of materials and products’.
• Transparency & Accountability: building the systems
for certification, verification and traceability of • Educate & build awareness: Develop innovative
materials and impacts through supply chains. approaches to educate the next generation of AD
- Support for the development and implementation of designers and raise awareness with consumers on
certifications schemes for all key (& high impact) how they can engage with these global commitments.
materials (e.g. leather, cotton, cashmere, wool,
metals, viscose, synthetics, etc.); • Drive more impact financing through cross-sector
formulate appropriate measures. Adidas, Bestseller, Burberry, Capri Holdings Limited, - Support quantitative targets on the % of materials collaboration: Support platforms that will enable new
Carrefour, Chanel, Ermenegildo Zegna, Everybody & and processes that are covered by sustainability and significant financial investment and cross-sector
The global fashion industry is one of the largest, most Everyone, Fashion3, Fung Group, Galeries Lafayette, certifications; collaboration for key solutions in areas related to
dynamic and influential industries on the planet, Gap Inc., Giorgio Armani, H&M Group, Hermes, - Measure, track and report to an impartial third party, biodiversity, climate change and the ocean (e.g.
generating over EUR 1.5 trillion a year in revenues. It Inditex, Karl Lagerfeld, Kering, La Redoute, the outcomes of ‘sustainable’ materials and agriculture, mining, forestry, traceability etc.).
is one of the most impactful and therefore should also Matchesfashion.Com, Moncler, Nike, Nordstrom, processes (in terms of impacts on biodiversity,
have the power to play a pivotal role in leading the Prada Group, Puma, Pvh Corp., Ralph Lauren, Ruyi, climate, social inclusion, water pollution etc.) every • Support innovation around key technologies that
shift towards a more sustainable future. Salvatore Ferragamo, Selfridges Group, Stella two years; can underpin commitments and outcomes: This
Mccartney, Tapestry. would include support to innovations for low-impact
32 leading fashion and textile companies have • Implement Science-based target on climate and materials, traceability, measurement and monitoring
launched a Fashion pact at the meeting held in Three levels of action jointly support the development of SBTs on of impact and outcomes, as well as the means to
Elysée Palace with Mr Emmanuel Macron (French biodiversity. scale the financing of investment in those innovations.
President), Mr Bruno Le Maire (Economy and Finance - Global commitments - Commitment to halt any negative impacts on key
Minister), Mr Muriel Pénicaud (Minister of Labour) and The Fashion Pact’s objectives draw on the species and ecosystems Private companies, working alongside nation states,
Mr Brune Poirson (Deputy Minister of Ecological and Science-Based Targets (SBT) initiative. The aim of the - Commitment to actively support and work with have an essential role to play in protecting the planet.
Solidary Transition). SBT initiative is to match companies’ objectives for initiatives in raw material sourcing countries to halt With the Fashion Pact, some leading players in the
reducing greenhouse gas emissions with the data any conversion or degradation of natural habitats fashion and textile sector are joining forces for the first
The coalition created has the Fashion pact which is provided by climate science. The initiative focuses on (including forests, grasslands) time to launch an unprecedented movement. A
defined by a set of shared objectives. The coalition action in three essential areas for safeguarding the - Commitment to actively support and work with collective endeavor by its nature, the Fashion Pact is
includes groups and brands in Luxury, Fashion, planet: initiatives in raw material sourcing countries to restore open to any company that wants to help to
Sports and Lifestyle, along with suppliers and habitats and protect wildlife fundamentally transform the practices of the fashion
In recognition of the “United Nations Sustainable commissioned Mr François-Henri Pinault (CEO of retailers, all of whom are already involved in separate • Stop global warming: by creating and deploying an and textile industry, and to meet the environmental
action plan for achieving the objective of zero
Development Goals” (the “UN SDGs”) and the Kering) to bring together the leading players in the environmental strategies. greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, in order to keep • Support initiatives that advocate new approaches in challenges of our century.
interrelatedness of the global challenges and fashion and textile sectors in the run-up to the G7 global warming below a 1.5°C pathway between now
solutions, Mr Emmanuel Macron (French President) summit to set concrete targets for reducing the To date, the coalition comprises (in alphabetical and 2100.
has initiated the “Fashion Pact”. In April 2019, he environmental impact of the textile industry and to order):
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