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Stress-testing the NICE CONSUMER Framework on Sustainable Consumption of Fashion

Date & Time

April 3, 2012
4-6 p.m. CET

Location

Webinar

Cost

Free

Registration

RSVP to niceconsumer@bsr.org

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Consumers can play a pivotal role in transitioning the fashion industry towards more sustainable business models that significantly reduce the social and environmental impacts of the industry.

The NICE CONSUMER, which is a collaborative project run by the Danish Fashion Institute and BSR, will put forward a vision and framework for sustainable consumption of fashion, based on research and dialogue among stakeholders of the fashion industry.

Objective

  1. Discuss external activities and initiatives to drive consumer engagement on sustainable fashion consumption
  2. Present, test, poke holes in (or support) the DRAFT NICE Consumer Framework

Agenda

  1. Welcome and context setting (DAFI)
  2. Brief re-cap of the consultation process to date (BSR)
  3. Puma’s environmental P&L and how it affects supply chain transparency for the consumer (PPR)
  4. Levi's Water<Less and experiences communicating sustainability issues to consumers (Levi Strauss & Co.)

  5. Perspectives and best practices on sustainability communication in the fashion industry (Futerra)
  6. The role of fashion media in communicating sustainability to consumers (Financial Times)
  7. Testing the DRAFT Framework on Sustainable Fashion Consumption - interactive discussion (BSR)

Speakers

  • Jonas Eder-Hansen, Development Director, Danish Fashion Institute
  • Cody Sisco, Manager of Advisory Services, BSR
  • Vanessa Friedman, Fashion Editor, The Financial Times
  • Adam Brennan, Sustainability Project Manager, Puma (PPR Group)
  • Lucy Shea, Executive Director, Futerra
  • Amber McCasland, Director of Corporate Affairs, Levi Strauss & Co. (TBC)

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