Fashion Network Canada – United Nations launches Alliance for Sustainable Fashion in Nairobi
Indeed, the sector generates some 2.4 trillion euros and employs around 75 million people worldwide. However, it is also responsible for 20% of the world’s sewage and results in over 500,000 tonnes of plastic microfibres entering the ocean each year. Furthermore, the industry’s cumulative operations reportedly account for between 8% and 10% of the carbon emissions on the planet.
In order to face up to this challenge, the different bodies associated with the UN* announced the creation of the Alliance for Sustainable Fashion on Thursday, with the support of organisations such as the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, which brings together a number of brands.
IISD Reporting – UNEP, International Trade Centre Lead UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion
The UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion announced that it will hold its official launch during the fourth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-4). The Alliance is composed of UN and specialized agencies, including the World Bank Group’s Connect4Climate, the International Trade Centre’s (ITC) Ethical Fashion Initiative, the International Labour Organization (ILO), the UNFCCC Secretariat, the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the UN Global Compact.
Fibre2Fashion – UNECE stresses transparency for garment/footwear sector
UNECE, along with the ITC, the European Commission, ILO and partners from the private sector, civil society and academia, is charting out a Decent Work and Transparency and Traceability Tool, to help the garment sector make risk-informed decisions and operate along a set of internationally agreed practices, increasing transparency vis a vis final consumers.
Arab News – Céline Semaan: ‘We must look at waste as a new resource’
NEW YORK: On a frigid afternoon in New York on February 1, the road to Manhattan’s Turtle Bay area was paved with fashionable footsteps. Kicking off New York Fashion Week, collaborators including industry experts, designers and scientists came together at the United Nations headquarters for an all-day summit focused on sustainability in fashion.
WWD – United Nations Alliance for Sustainable Fashion Plans for March Debut in Nairobi
The United Nations Alliance for Sustainable Fashion will be officially launched March 14, during a media event of the 4th U.N. Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya.