Sustainable Biz Magazine A4 March 2023 - Flipbook - Page 22
PASCAL MORAND – FEDERATION DE
LA HAUTE COUTURE ET DE LA MODE
“Fashion goes beyond the market,
it’s about culture. We are in a market
economy; it also concerns those who
are not in the market to understand
that creative fashion can play a
sustainable engine role more globally”
DILYS WILLIAMS – CENTER FOR
SUSTAINABLE FASHION “We should
not only change the content of
fashion, but also change the rules
and goals of fashion. Fashion is
often evaluated in economic terms
by growth and numbers. But it is
important to create value in cultural
terms. To communicate what fashion
can contribute to people's well-being
and what impact – positive and
negative – it has on our society.”
CHRISTIANE ARP – FASHION
COUNCIL GERMANY “Fashion has
to evolve in the cultural and social
context to stay relevant. One of
the tasks of the Fashion Councils
is to promote and support a new
generation of designers. The young
creative people have the ability
to change the fashion system
sustainably and innovatively.”
“Fashion goes beyond
the market, it’s about
culture. We are in a
market economy; it
also concerns those
who are not in the
market to understand
that creative fashion
can play a sustainable
engine role more
globally”
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CAROLINE RUSH – BRITISH FASHION
COUNCIL
“With common values and language
and common understanding of
measurement tools, it is important for
our designers that when they go into
France, Italy, Germany or Denmark
or anywhere else, that they have a
good and common understanding of
the framework that is expected from
them in terms of sustainability. In
particular for small businesses that
find it really challenging in terms of
trading globally. The more we are
asking them to look at the different
measurements and standards, the
more difficult it is for them to be able
to trade. This is an opportunity to
collaborate and break down those
barriers.”
S USTA I N A B L E B I Z M AG AZ I N E
FEBRUARY 2023
SCOTT LIPINSKI – FASHION
COUNCIL GERMANY “The European
Fashion Alliance is an important and
strong network which - like no other can make its contribution to changing
the European fashion industry.
Change doesn't happen alone. It's an
industry interaction and that's what
EFA is. We have created an instrument
that will prove itself in the years to
come.”
CECILIE THORSMARK –
COPENHAGEN FASHION WEEK “A
fashion week can take advantage
of its position to accelerate change
and demand change – to move
the industry forward. But fashion
weeks must also take responsibility
in sustainability, keeping in mind a
reduced amount of ressources in
production, lower carbon – emissions,
etc.