Sustainability, Transparency, Traceability in Fashion, Footwear Industries Discussed at UNECE Summit

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Sustainability, transparency, traceability in fashion & footwear were key topics at the summit UNECE, or UN Economic Commission for Europe, hosted in Milan.

is taking place rapidly, but not fast enough to meet regulatory frameworks, ensure business survival, or address the ongoing imbalances the sector generates along its

Regarded as one of the most polluting sectors with ripple effects not only on greenhouse gas emissions and climate change but also social imbalances and human rights, fashion has many avenues to sustainability, from traceability and the circular economy to waste management — all equally important and to be carefully assessed and measured, Molcean argued.

That the one-day summit was taking place in Italy is testament to the country’s “world leading role as a producer of luxury goods and fashion,” said Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana’s chairman Carlo Capasa, highlighting how the country — home to 62,000 fashion companies — covers both the up- and downstreams of the

“Meaningful stakeholder engagement should be an integral part of an enterprise’s due diligence process. And one of the many relevant aspects is on the verification, monitoring and validation of progress on due diligence and its effectiveness,” said Nicholas Robin, policy analyst, data and measurement at the center for responsible business conduct at OECD .

“One way you can see is as the strong men at the bottom of a human pyramid of acrobats at the circus. It’s these guys at the bottom who are supporting our sustainability decisions at the top. And KPIs are the way we can look at that human pyramid and judge whether it’s going to be strong enough to support the decisions we’re making… How do we judge that? Is it from the size of their arms, the length of their legs or the width of their mustaches?” said Hudson.

“If we talk about traceability requirements, the most relevant KPI is the number of suppliers trained,” said Ibarra Diaz, underscoring how training is essential to ensure the understanding, and therefore compliance, of requirements from all players. She said Inditex gave capacity building sessions to more than 1,000 suppliers in 35 countries in 2022 and more than 300 suppliers in 20 countries in 2023.

The Clean Clothes Campaign pledge, called Fashionchecker and launched in 2021, is aimed at achieving a living wage for all garment workers in global supply chains, by increasing their transparency all the while fostering policies and assessing their practical effectiveness.

 

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