Five African designers, Lukhanyo Mdingi, Jiamini, Margaux Wong, Suave and Hamaji, opened Paris Fashion Week this season after participating in a world class mentoring programme facilitated by the Ethical Fashion Initiative to prepare the designers for the international market. Resulting in five stunning SS22 collections, focused on artisanal and ancient techniques fused with contemporary artistry, the designers redefine ‘Made in Africa’.

Dal prossimo anno, il noto riconoscimento assumerà infatti il titolo di CNMI Sustainable Fashion Awards e sarà realizzato in collaborazione con la Ethical Fashion Initiative delle Nazioni Unite. CNMI sente oggi più che mai la responsabilità di interpretare il ruolo che le compete in maniera istituzionale e non c’è istituzione più alta di quella della UN per implementare e promuovere la sostenibilità nella sua accezione più ampia.

The National Chamber of Italian Fashion (CNMI) has linked up with the Ethical Fashion Initiative (EFI) to launch an environmental, social and governance (ESG) due diligence and sustainability reporting framework for the fashion industry.

The framework enables stakeholders to access a system aimed at spotting, eliminating and mitigating environmental, social, and corporate governance risks throughout the supply chain.

CNMI created the Green Carpet Fashion Awards in 2017, but will not be continued as the collaboration with its initiator Livia Firth and her consulting company Eco-Age has come to an end. The initiative will now take the name CNMI Sustainable Fashion Awards and will be held on September 25, 2022, together with the start of a partnership with the United Nations Ethical Fashion Initiative.

The Italian fashion organisation, Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (CNMI) is teaming up with the United Nations Ethical Fashion Initiative (EFI) to launch a joint environmental, social, and corporate governance due diligence and corporate sustainability reporting framework for the fashion industry.

Visioni e impegni per il futuro sostenibile della moda. Lo ha ribadito la Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana che alla Milano Fashion Week ha reso noto un nuovo e importante progetto che vede scendere in campo le Nazioni Unite. A dare l’annuncio Carlo Capasa (foto) presidente di Camera Moda alla cena di gala nel Salone delle Cariatidi. Insieme a EFI (the Ethical Fashion Initiative – ITC) nasce il premio ’Cnmi Sustainable Fashion Awards’ e si terrà il 25 settembre 2022 al Teatro alla Scala.

The Sustainable Fashion Awards were initially conceptualized in 2017, and will be fully brought to life next fall. The goal is to “not only with a regard to sustainability in the broadest sense, but also considering inclusion and diversity, in a wide-ranging and varied awareness that helps us overcome all kinds of discrimination,” said Carlo Capasa, the President of National Chamber of Italian Fashion.

To achieve this goal, CNMI will team up with the United Nations Ethical Fashion division. “There is no higher institution than the United Nations to implement and promote sustainable fashion,” said Capasa. They hope to integrate sustainability in the broadest sense and encourage brands to use more eco-friendly practices. Together with the U.N. CNMI launched its first ESG DUe Diligence and Reporting Framework.

Nouveau nom, nouvelle formule et nouveau partenaire pour les Oscars italiens de la mode écologique. Lancés en 2017 par la Camera della Moda (CNMI) avec l’agence de conseil britannique Eco-Age fondée par Livia Firth, les Green Carpet Fashion Awards évoluent. Rebaptisés “CNMI Sustainable Fashion Awards”, ils s’associent désormais avec l’Ethical Fashion Initiative.

Il premio sarà realizzato in collaborazione con la Ethical Fashion Iniziative della Nazioni Unite. Alla serata a Palazzo Reale presenti stiliste e stilisti, imprenditrici e imprenditori. Un evento che has posto l’accento sulla ripresa e la rinascita di Milano come capitale della creatività non solo italiana ma internazionale, e del primato della moda italiana nella trasformazione di una creatività sostenibile e di profondo rispetto nei confronti dell’ambiante.

The Italian fashion chamber has switched partners for its awards focused on sustainability.

While from 2017 until recently it collaborated with Eco Age on the Green Carpet Fashion Awards, given once a year during an event in Milan, its president Carlo Capasa revealed during a dinner on Wednesday night that the association has kicked off a partnership with the United Nations Ethical Fashion Initiative.

Chiusa la parentesi Green Carpet Fashion Awards (a causa della rottura dell’intesa con Eco-Age di Livia Firth), la Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (Cnmi) torna a puntare sulla moda sostenibile con una nuova iniziativa, i Cnmi Sustainable Fashion Awards, in collaborazione con Ethical Fashion Initiative: una partnership pubblico-privata di un programma delle Nazioni Unite volto a connettere i marchi della moda, dell’interior design e del fine food con creativi, artigiani e micro-imprese dei Paesi emergenti.

Il premio sarà realizzato in collaborazione con la Ethical Fashion Initiative delle Nazioni Unite. “Camera della Moda sente oggi più che mai la responsabilità di interpretare il ruolo che le compete in maniera istituzionale, e non c’è istituzione più alta di quella delle UN per implementare e promuovere la sostenibilità nella sua accezione più ampia”, ha sottolineato Carlo Capasa, presidente di Cnmi in occasione dell’incontro che si è tenuto ieri sera.

In occasione della Milan Fashion Week e Milano Pre-COP026 21 Settembre 2021, 3pm – 4.30pm CEST – evento online CNMI (Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana) e EFI (the Ethical Fashion Initiative – ITC) sono orgogliosi di lanciare il primo ESG Due Diligence and Reporting Framework per l’industria della moda e di ospitare il Milan Climate & Fashion Talks, un evento online che si terrà durante la Milano Fashion Week, nel quale si discuterà il rapporto tra moda e crisi climatica in vista del COP26.

Sottolineando il ruolo chiave di CNMI come promotore e acceleratore del cambiamento sostenibile all’interno del sistema moda, il 21 settembre alle 15 l’associazione italiana e l’Ethical Fashion Initiative dell’International Trade Center, insieme con l’United Nations Alliance for Sustainable Fashion, daranno vita a un talk digitale. Intitolato “Milan Climate & Fashion Talks – A message from the Milan Fashion Week to the Milan climate pre- COP26”, l’evento virtuale, moderato da Claire Press, vedrà Carlo Capasa (Presidente CNMI), Simone Cipriani (Head – Ethical Fashion Initiative and Chairman of the UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion) e alcuni rappresentanti delle agenzie delle Nazioni Unite dialogare sulle tematiche della sostenibilità in previsione dei COP26 summit, in programma in ottobre.

Il Milan climate & fashion talks è stato organizzato da Cnmi-Camera nazionale della moda italiana in collaborazione con Efi-Ethical fashion initiative. Insieme, hanno lanciato il primo Esg due diligence and reporting framework per l’industria della moda che permette agli attori del settore l’accesso a un sistema di sostenibilità lungo le catene di fornitura, attraverso processi di due diligence volti a individuare e eliminare i rischi esg.

Druga edycja Business Fashion Environment Summit odbędzie się 22 września w Starej Oranżerii w Łazienkach Królewskich. Na zaproszenie „Vogue Polska” w Warszawie spotkają się światowi eksperci, w tym Amber Valletta, Derek Blasberg, Anja Rubik, Michael Beutler z koncernu Kering oraz Cyrill Gutsch, którzy będą rozmawiać o zrównoważonym rozwoju w biznesie i modzie. Zobaczcie pełen program konferencji.

Il 21 settembre alle 15, Carlo Capasa (Presidente CNMI), Simone Cipriani (Head – Ethical Fashion Initiative and Chairman of the UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion) e alcuni rappresentanti delle agenzie delle Nazoni Unite dialogheranno sulle tematiche della sostenibilità in previsione dei COP26 summit, in programma in ottobre.

À cette occasion Ethical Fashion Initiative (EFI), partenaire de l’association Les Oiseaux Migrateurs a pu participer à travers des créations de mode de ses partenaires en lien avec CABES et de son programme d’aide au développement de marques de mode (Designer Accelerator). C’est ainsi que Vivienne Westwood, Camper, Wales Bonner, United Arrows, Loewe ainsi que d’autres marques travaillant avec CABES ont pu exposer leurs œuvres.

無料かつおもしろいのに、8月31日から9月5日と1週間もない短期間の展示だったのが残念！　そう思わせたのはパリの装飾美術館で開催された『Bonne Arrivée （ボンナリヴェ）』である。スーパーマーケットの「Monoprix（モノプリ）」と「La Maison Château Rouge（ラ・メゾン・シャトー・ルージュ）」のコラボレーションを紹介した際に少し触れたけれど、これはアフリカのメティエダールとコンテンポラリーデザインを集めた展覧会だ。パンデミックの影響を受けたものもあるが、2020年はフランスにおけるアフリカ年なので去年から今年にかけてアフリカを巡る多くのイベントがフランス国内で催されている。これもそのひとつ。ラ・メゾン・シャトー・ルージュの創始者のユースフ＆ママドゥ・フォファナ兄弟が2014年に始めた協会「Les Oiseraux Migrateurs（レゾワゾー・ミグラトゥール）」が企画したファッションとデザインをめぐるプロジェクトである。

In 2016, for example, Simone Cipriani, the founder of the Ethical Fashion Initiative, a program of the International Trade Commission, a joint agency of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization, began a program in Afghanistan focused on cultivating local production of saffron and silk and run according to the principles of the International Labor Organization. Sixty percent of the 3,500person work force is female.

Simone Cipriani has made it his mission to build a more responsible and sustainable fashion industry, by transforming it into a vehicle of poverty reduction and of empowerment of women, throughout the developing world. The Ethical Fashion Initiative (EFI) is a large supply chain that enables artisans who live in marginalised conditions, in Africa (Burkina Faso, Mali, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and DRC), the Caribbean (Haiti) and Asia (Afghanistan and also in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan), to become regular suppliers of international fashion and lifestyle brands, thus reducing poverty and empowering large numbers of women artisans.

Following their sought-after debut collection, GOODEE is back with their second instalment of sustainable pillows. Made in collaboration with the UN’s Ethical Fashion Initiative (EFI), each pillow is filled with GOTS-certified organic muslin and cotton batting from Cece’s Wool—a non-profit providing jobs and services to individuals with developmental disabilities

Suave Kenya creates leather goods, backpacks, and accessories out of kitenge and denim. This sustainable brand also uses unwanted fabrics and leather to create bold prints and patterns. Since 2014, founder Mohamed Awale has transformed waste into stylish pieces rocked by style stars in Nairobi.

Similarly inspiring work is being done by the Ethical Fashion Initiative (EFI), a program of the International Trade Centre, which has just announced the six recipients of its latest EFI Designer Accelerator—Atelier V.O, Kente Gentlemen, Laurenceairline, Maöta Studio, Ohiri and Oudy K. The two-year scheme comprises masterclasses and mentorship to get these businesses investment-ready. EFI founder Simone Cipriani says: “The ultimate objective of the Accelerator is to guide and empower all fashion players to own the skills and knowledge in becoming leading actors across their communities and countries, engaged in the creative and production value chains, exercising and operating the 100% Made in Africa paradigm. A new generation of African creatives in charge.”

After careful consideration, six talented West African creatives have been chosen to participate in the new Ethical Fashion Initiative (EFI) Designer Accelerator (a flagship of the International Trade Centre – a joint agency of the United Nations and World Trade Organisation). Highlighting the programme’s commitment to African youth, sustainability and diversity, participants selected to enter the two-year programme which will begin in July 2021 are: Atelier V.O, Kente Gentlemen, Laurenceairline, Maöta Studio, Ohiri and Oudy K.

This event aimed to engender discussion among actors associated with the fashion industry on turning fashion into a driver of sustainable development and pandemic recovery and provide guidance for member States to achieve this. The event was organized by the UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion.

Paola Deda, UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), moderated, posing questions to panelists on such topics as: reducing consumption in rich countries while providing more access in the global South; pursuing long-term quality and sustainability versus producing cheap “fast fashion”; and the impacts of these changes on the environment, workers, and society along the fashion value chain.

The selected participants will receive mentorship from a team of experts with extensive experience working in Africa, fashion and business development. They will also enter the rigorous curriculum of a two-year programme by working with EFI within the production capacity frame already established by each brand to begin developing one collection per year.

They will engage in programme support, workshops and 1-1 mentoring sessions delivered by the Accelerator dedicated team and industry experts in topics including Production Support, Acceleration of the Business Process, Building Brand Value and lots more.

The creatives will receive mentorship from a team of experts with extensive experience working in Africa, fashion and business development including EFI head & founder, Simone Cipriani, co-founder of United Arrows, Hirofumi Kurino and actress and humanitarian Dakore Egbuson-Akande. Topics covered through a series of masterclasses include Compliance, SDGs, Labour Rights & Supply Chain, Collection Plan Development, Market Positioning, Digital Marketing & Sales and Legal Frameworks.

After careful consideration, six exceptionally talented West African creatives have been chosen to participate in the new Ethical Fashion Initiative (EFI) Designer Accelerator (a flagship of the International Trade Centre – a joint agency of the United Nations’ and World Trade Organisation). Highlighting the programme’s commitment to African youth, sustainability and diversity, participants selected to enter the two-year programme which will begin in July 2021 are: Atelier V.O, Kente Gentlemen, Laurenceairline, Maöta Studio, Ohiri and Oudy K.

En otro de los expositores se pueden admirar las coloridas telas que muestra Oceane y que provienen de Burkina Faso. Ethical Fashion Initiative trabaja con algodón orgánico del país africano, donde se fabrican las telas de las prendas y los muñecos expuestos. Telas que, según cuenta Oceane, llegan después a prendas y complementos de firmas como Loewe o Camper. La típica tela de llengues mallorquina, utilizada para muebles, bolsos o zapatos, fue este año eje de atracción de este evento efímero a la isla.