In support of the United Nations\u2019 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Conscious Fashion Campaign has organised a virtual event and exhibit together with the United Nations Office for Partnerships (UNOP), which will take place from 1st December to 30th December 2020. The aim is to bring the 17 SDGs closer to the fashion industry so that it can drive change through advocacy, education and the engagement of industry stakeholders, ultimately creating a more sustainable future for all.<\/p>\n
The virtual event titled \u201cDiscover the Sustainable Development Goals – To Power the Decade of Action\u201d is supported by Interwoven, the ITL Group and Orta and powered by Arch and Hook, Artistic Milliners and Lenzing. Other industry supporters include Messe Frankfurt, Drapers, Fashinnovation, Kingpins, Allbirds, PVH, Kering, CFDA, British Fashion Council, the Transformers Foundation, the Swarovski Foundation and Raw Assembly.<\/p>\n
Speakers include fashion designers Anyango Mpinga, Gabriela Hearst, Maria Cornejo and Tracy Reese as well as senior VP Impact at Vice Media Group Marsha Cooke, sustainability editor at Vogue Global Network Emily Chan, Business Insider reporter Dominic-Madori Davis, Reporter, deputy editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia and head of Vogue Talents Sara Maino, BBC business reporter Jill Martin Wrenn and CNN Style global editor Fiona Sinclair Scott.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a critical time to accelerate partnerships to address the world\u2019s biggest challenges \u2013 from eliminating poverty, hunger and inequalities to reversing climate change and unsustainable consumption and production practices. The fashion industry is an important ally for the United Nations in this Decade of Action to deliver the SDGs by 2030,\u201d said Annemarie Hou, UNOP\u2019s acting executive director, in a press release.<\/p>\n