Ethical Fashion Initiative ou Initiative de Mode Ethique (ITC) pour le compte du projet régional Burkina-Benin « Création d’activités génératrice de revenus pour les communautés vivant autour du complexe W-Arly-Pendjari (WAP) », clôture ses activités et capitalise ses acquis au cours d’un atelier de restitution tenu le 07 mai 2025 à Ouagadougou.

Le projet « Burkina Faso-Bénin : création d’activités génératrices de revenus alternatives pour les communautés vivant autour du complexe W-ARLY-PENJARI (WAP) », financé par l’Union Européenne a pris fin, ce 7 mai 2025 à Ouagadougou. Une occasion pour les autorités, les partenaires et les bénéficiaires de faire le point du déroulement dudit projet au Burkina et au Bénin.

Dans le cadre de la célébration de ses 10 ans d’existence, le Commerce et artisanat pour le bien-être social (CABES-GIE) a fait don de vivres et de non-vires à 40 ménages vulnérables de l’arrondissement 9 de Ouagadougou. La remise symbolique du don est intervenue ce jeudi 10 avril 2025, au sein de la mairie dudit arrondissement.

Au cœur du Burkina Faso, le tissage traditionnel, un héritage ancestral, se modernise et ouvre de nouvelles perspectives pour les femmes.

Le groupement d’intérêt économique Commerce et Artisanat pour le Bien Être social (CABES), un pilier de la créativité et de la solidarité a célébré ce samedi 14 décembre 2024 à Ouagadougou son 10e année d’existence.

Le Groupement d’intérêt économique, Commerce et artisanat pour le bien-être social (Gie Cabes), a entamé les activités de célébration de ses 10 ans d’existence le

Una vetrina internazionale per la moda etica. A Lineapelle 104 (17-19 settembre) è tornato ad esporre i suoi progetti tra gli stand di Fieramilano Rho il programma delle Nazioni Unite EFI – Ethical Fashion Initiative. Dopo l’esperienza in fiera nell’edizione di febbraio 2023, EFI ha presentato le sue iniziative in uno stand ampliato, esponendo nuovi materiali e con la possibilità di vedere all’opera alcune artigiane africane che hanno dato dimostrazione pratica del valore delle loro capacità manuali.

The International Trade Centre’s (ITC) Ethical Fashion Initiative (EFI) together with the Embassy of Italy and the Nairobi Regional Office of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), launched a new 3-year project in Nairobi on Wednesday 17th April
2024.

Nella mattina di ieri, 17 aprile, la Ethical Fashion Initiative (EFI) dell’International Trade Centre (ITC), insieme all’Ambasciata d’Italia e all’Ufficio Regionale di Nairobi dell’Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo (AICS), ha lanciato una nuova iniziativa triennale finanziata dal Governo italiano per promuovere la moda sostenibile e la creazione di nuovi posti di lavoro in Kenya.

Nairobi – Ieri mattina, la Ethical Fashion Initiative (EFI) dell’International Trade Centre (ITC), insieme all’Ambasciata d’Italia e all’Ufficio Regionale di Nairobi dell’Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo (AICS), hanno lanciato una nuova iniziativa triennale finanziata dal Governo italiano per promuovere la moda sostenibile e la creazione di nuovi posti di lavoro in Kenya.

The first panel moderated by Simone Cipriani, UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion, Founder Ethical Fashion Initiative, ITC focused on policy and featured Guy Morgan, Director of Sustainability at Chanel; Henrik Vibskov, fashion designer; Ruth Reichstein, Policy Coordinator at Cabinet von der Leyen, President of the European Commission; and Julia Aruni Kirschner, Director of Impact and Innovation at Armedangels. The discussion explored the intersection of EU sustainability policy and legislation for SMEs, including insights into the Green Deal, the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), digital passports, upcoming legislation and the international impact of EU decisions.

This is an opportunity for the industry to engage structurally with the European authorities to adopt, improve, and collaborate around the norms and the regulations of the Green Deal which is extremely important, Simone Cipriani, founder of the Ethical Fashion Initiative and chairperson of the UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion, explains

Parmi les valeurs de durabilité à rechercher lors de l’achat de vêtements, la publication énumère, entre autres, l’économie et le discernement ; si une marque est dirigée par des femmes ou engagée en faveur de la diversité, de l’inclusion et de la représentation des voix autochtones ; s’il se concentre sur le climat, s’il est respectueux des animaux et s’il respecte les conditions de travail et leur donne de la dignité. Il est également fait référence à des organisations mondiales telles que Fashion for Good, le Slow Fashion Movement, le Global Fashion Exchange, l’Ethical Fashion Initiative, la Clean Clothes Campaign, Fashion Revolution, Remake, la Fair Wear Foundation et d’autres.

“Today, two players are engaged in this process of creating value: on the one hand, the European institutions with the Green Deal, and on the other, the creative industry with the efforts it is making towards sustainability. If both continue in this direction, the whole planet will benefit,” says Simone Cipriani, active within the United Nations Alliance for Sustainable Fashion and founder of the Ethical Fashion Initiative, recalling how “Europe is an oasis, where we are thinking about a future that is possible and dignified for all.”

“Today, two players are engaged in this process of creating value: on the one hand, the European institutions with the Green Deal, and on the other, the creative industry with the efforts it is making towards sustainability. If both continue in this direction, the whole planet will benefit,” says Simone Cipriani, active within the United Nations Alliance for Sustainable Fashion and founder of the Ethical Fashion Initiative, recalling how “Europe is an oasis, where we are thinking about a future that is possible and dignified for all.”

Außerdem wird auf globale Organisationen wie Fashion for Good, die Slow-Fashion-Bewegung, den Global Fashion Exchange, die Ethical Fashion Initiative, die Clean Clothes Campaign, Fashion Revolution, Remake, die Fair Wear Foundation und andere verwiesen.

“Today, two actors are engaged in this process of creating values, on the one hand the European institutions with the Green Deal, and on the other the creative industry with the effort it supports towards sustainability. If both continue in this direction, the whole planet will benefit”, believes Simone Cipriani, active within the United Nations Alliance for Sustainable Fashion and founder of the Ethical Fashion Initiative, recalling how “Europe is an oasis, where we think about a future that is possible and dignified for all.”

“Thankfully our label is now affiliated with the Ethical Fashion Initiative, which is an umbrella that’s part of the United Nations.”

Based in Burkina Faso, CABES recognises the importance of social sustainability and aims to make a positive difference in the world. By focusing on providing meaningful work for community networks, especially those from marginalised groups in areas affected by climate change, insecurity, and migration, CABES contributes to social wellbeing and economic empowerment.

WaMCoP will use innovative approaches like partnering with Ethical Fashion Initiative, to help re-conceptualize the cottage industry in the country and establish sustainable market linkages for intermediary and finished wool and mohair products. This will not only help the national fashion industry but also build a Basotho brand for wool and mohair fibers.

WaMCoP will use innovative approaches like partnering with Ethical Fashion Initiative, to help re-conceptualize the cottage industry in the country and establish sustainable market linkages for intermediary and finished wool and mohair products. This will not only help the national fashion industry but also build a Basotho brand for wool and mohair fibers.

To combat these issues, WaMCoP will introduce innovative approaches, including a partnership with the Ethical Fashion Initiative, to reinvigorate the cottage industry and establish sustainable market linkages. The project will also focus on implementing a responsible production certification system, adhering to global market standards and introducing traceability, thereby enhancing Lesotho’s global standing and market competitiveness, the release added.

WaMCoP aims to adopt innovative approaches, including collaborating with the Ethical Fashion Initiative, to “re-conceptualise” the cottage industry in Lesotho and establish sustainable market linkages for wool and mohair products. This not only aims to benefit the national fashion industry but also creates a distinct Basotho brand for these fibres.

L’associazione è al lavoro con Ethical fashion initiative per aprire in una scuola di Nairobi, in Kenya, una sezione dedicata all’insegnamento del mestiere conciario e della lingua italiana. Gli studenti più meritevoli potranno arrivare in Italia per proseguire il loro percorso. «Lo step successivo sarà quello di replicare l’idea in Costa d’Avorio», spiega a MFF il vicepresidente Riccardo Braccialini

These included a collaboration with the Ellen
MacArthur Foundation, the development of digital passports and its
cooperation with the UN Ethical Fashion Initiative on defining ESG
specifics for the fashion industry as a whole, in order to ensure
comprehensive assessments.

Ricca e partecipata, la tavola rotonda dedicata interamente alla formazione con la partecipazione di Simone Cipriani, fondatore e direttore di Ethical Fashion Initiative, un programma dell’ITC, agenzia delle Nazioni Unite e dell’OMC.

Cruciali i contributi di Riccardo Braccialini, vicepresidente di Assopellettieri, e Massimiliano Guerrini, Consulente Responsabile dell’Area Formazione di Assopellettieri.

Ricca e partecipata, la tavola rotonda dedicata interamente alla formazione con la partecipazione di Simone Cipriani, fondatore e direttore di Ethical Fashion Initiative, un programma dell’ITC, agenzia delle Nazioni Unite e dell’OMC.
Cruciali i contributi di Riccardo Braccialini, vicepresidente di Assopellettieri, e Massimiliano Guerrini, Consulente Responsabile dell’Area Formazione di Assopellettieri. Entrambi i relatori hanno sottolineato l’importanza di modificare le modalità narrative del settore anche attraverso l’impiego di tecnologie di uso comune tra i giovani come la realtà aumentata e quella virtuale.

L’evento, promosso dalla Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, in collaborazione con la Ethical Fashion Initiative (Efi) dell’Agenzia della Nazioni Unite Itc e la Ellen MacArthur Foundation, con il supporto del Comune di Milano, è stato presentato dall’attrice Sabrina Impacciatore e ha visto la partecipazione del gotha della moda mondiale.