Quarterly Briefing: Q1 2024
A quarterly briefing of the latest launches, events and collaboration opportunities in sustainable fashion, published by a collective of leading non-profits in the space. Follow us on LinkedIn to get notified when our next edition goes live.
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Fashion industry professionals are gearing up for the year ahead – setting travel plans, securing budgets and plotting out key campaigns and launches. In this quarterly briefing, we spotlight our Education, Convenings & Events Working Group to share how Fashion Conveners members collaborate to align events, avoid duplicative efforts and coordinate educational initiatives. We’ve also updated the Fashion Conveners Events Calendar with all the 2024 gatherings that have been scheduled so far, so you can plan out which events to prioritize well in advance.
APPAREL IMPACT INSTITUTE (Aii) LAUNCHES QUARTERLY DECARBONIZATION ENGAGEMENT DAYS. To better serve and connect with its global stakeholders, Aii is hosting engagement days over a 2–3 day period each quarter, making several informative webinars publicly available. Webinars will focus on topics related to Aii’s work towards achieving the industry’s decarbonization goals. You can view the Q1 session recordings on the topic Setting the Stage for Impact on Aii’s YouTube channel.
SUSTAINABLE APPAREL COALITION (SAC) REBRANDS AS CASCALE. On February 26, the former SAC entered a new era as Cascale. As part of their ongoing evolution and commitment to scale collective action, they unveiled their new name, new look and more.
CASCALE AND THE SOCIAL & LABOR CONVERGENCE PROGRAM (SLCP) ELEVATE THEIR COLLABORATIVE WORK. The two organizations announced a deepened strategic collaboration as SLCP completed its spin-off from Cascale, formerly SAC, transitioning into an independent nonprofit foundation.
FASHION FOR GOOD EXPANDS SORTING FOR CIRCULARITY FRAMEWORK. The expanded framework addresses the rewearable textile crisis – helping to ensure rewearable textiles remain in use, as opposed to finding their way into global waste streams or landfills. This 18-month project tests automated sorting technologies using artificial intelligence and machine learning to optimize the sorting of rewearable garments and enable greater circularity.
FASHION MAKES CHANGE (FMC) TO RELEASE 2024 EDITION OF SCALING SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS REPORT AT WOMEN’S WEAR DAILY SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT. The third annual report is co-authored by FMC, Accenture, and WWD and compiles priority environmental and social impact solutions for the fashion industry and beyond. The launch will be supported by a conversation with James Fallon, WWD Editor-in-Chief, and Cara Smyth, Chair of FMC, and several topics within the report will frame leadership conversations and presentations throughout the March 8th event.
May 21-23: Global Fashion Summit
June 19: ZDHC Impact Day*
September 9-11: Cascale Annual Meeting*
September 25: ZDHC Regional Conference – South Asia*
W/o October 14: ZDHC Regional Conference – Türkiye*
October 28-31: Textile Exchange Conference
November 12-14: ZDHC Regional Conference – Southern Europe*
W/o December 9: ZDHC Regional Conference – East Asia*
* Details to come once confirmed.
Apply for Aii’s Climate Solutions Portfolio grants. Climate solution providers can apply for grants ranging from $50,000 – $250,000 (USD) from now until March 31, 2024. To get application tips and learn more about Aii’s funding priorities, check out this recent webinar recording.
Contribute to Textile Exchange’s new Life Cycle Inventory library. A new centralized hub that provides the apparel industry with access to LCA data on fibers and materials. This open-source library brings together existing data and aims to continuously expand through collective contributions.
Join Cascale’s Manufacturers Climate Action Program (MCAP). To accelerate decarbonization in the consumer goods industry, Cascale is calling on manufacturers to participate in MCAP to enhance comprehension of climate risks and opportunities, train and support manufacturers in creating decarbonization plans, and identify key areas for action acceleration. This opportunity is available for both Cascale members and non-members.
The Fashion Conveners is a global collaborative of non-profit alliances working individually and collectively to accelerate positive action in the fashion industry. We are on a mission to accelerate collective action through connected partnerships within the apparel and accessories value chain, with the ultimate goal of building greater social, economic and environmental prosperity.
