The Fashion Pact, launched in August 2019 by Kering Chairman’s chief executive François-Henri Pinault, got a reunion in a panel at the virtual Copenhagen Fashion Summit last Oct 13, to discuss the progress of the Pact after one year of its creation. Some of the results since this movement started, include: 40 to 45% of all energy consumed by its members is coming from renewable sources, and the use of plastic packaging has been reduced. Some of the participants in the meeting where executives from PVH Corp., Chanel and Gap Inc.

Around 30% of the members claimed that its signatories reported they have mapped their supply chains, in an effort to reduce the biodiversity impact. Some signatories (like H&M, Kering) have received remunerations for achieving the sustainability goals, although such incentives were affected by the current pandemic.

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THE SIGNATORY BRANDS

 

These are the 32 companies that will continue to be a part of the pact, in alphabetical order: Adidas, Besteller, Burberry, Capri, Carrefour, Chanel, Everybody&Everyone, Fashio3, Ferragamo, Fung Group, Lafayette Galleries, Gap, Giorgio Armani, H&M, Hermès, Inditex, Karl Lagerfeld, Kering, La Redoute, Matchesfashion, MOncler, Nike, Nordstrom, Prada, Puma, PVH, Ralph Lauren, Ruyi, Selfridges Group, Stella McCarntey, Tapestry y Zegna.

Some of the specific objectives of the Fashion that all the signatories have committed to, are: stop single-use plastic by 2030, zero net carbon emissions by 2050, use 100% renewable energy for textile manufacturing by 2030, stop using chemicals to make the garments, use raw materials, give priority to initiatives to protect and restore the ecosystem, make the most out of the water consumption when producing clothes.

 

The foreword of the Pacts progress report published by Monday reads: “Our governance is now well in place and we have defined tangible targets and key performance indicators. But the road ahead is long. This report is inherently incomplete. Our ambition is such that we cannot achieve everything in one year.”

 

Gap Inc. CEO, Sonia Syngal, tried to focus on the human issues and the life’s that are being affected by this industry: “I think it comes down to the simple truth — can we know if the workers of our industry, when they’re at the dinner table with their families, can feel good about how we are treating their communities, their planet, their local water, their local biology? And at the same time can we push forward with health for the industry? The challenge is great, but the imperative is even greater.”