CFS Originals are pre-produced segments created by Global Fashion Agenda; they will take you behind the scenes, where you can meet the creative minds shaping our industry. CFS Originals is designed to provide entertainment, engagement, and education for all viewers.
- What is CFS+
Amidst the significant challenges and uncertainty imposed by COVID-19, our team has revised the plan to deliver Copenhagen Fashion Summit this year. In its place, we are very excited to launch a new concept, CFS+, a highly engaging and entertaining content platform.
Amidst the significant challenges and uncertainty imposed by COVID-19, our team has revised the plan to deliver Copenhagen Fashion Summit this year. In its place, we are very excited to launch a new concept, CFS+, a highly engaging and entertaining content platform.
The Fashion Pact 1-year later. The CEO-led coalition representing one-third of the fashion industry worldwide, shares a first update around its three pillars: climate, biodiversity and oceans. Watch the conversation between Manny Chirico – PVH Corp, Bruno Pavlovsky – Chanel, Sonia Syngal – GAP, Paul Polman – IMAGINE, moderated by Monita Rajpal – Citrine Room.
Redesigning Value in the Fashion Industry: Business Models and Power Dynamics. Just tweaking business as usual will not solve our industry´s problems. A fundamental shift in the business model and power dynamics is needed. Watch the conversation between Leslie Johnston, Bala Murugan Palaniyandi, Jocelyn Wilkinson, Sandrine Dixson-Declève & Marina Colerato.
The Covid-19 pandemic has underscored that the fashion industry system is broken – with overproduction, excessive discounting and an unsustainable calendar ill-suited to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. How can key players within the system collaborate to re-imagine how the industry can operate within planetary boundaries and be more inclusive and humane? Watch the conversation between Victor Glemaud, Shira Sue Carmi, Julie Gilhart, moderated by Imran Amed.
Global Fashion Agenda and McKinsey & Company launched the Fashion on Climate report, concluding that if the fashion industry continues on its current path, it will miss the 2030 emissions reduction targets by 50%. The Fashion on Climate report provides the underlying foundation for discussing this topic. Watch the conversation between Joey Zwillinger, Dee Poon, Rakhil Hirdaramani, Karl-Hendrik Magnus, Morten Lehmann & Samata Pattinson.
As investors begin shifting sustainability to the centre of their investment approach, the industry must begin looking beyond shareholder value – considered from the lens of investors, companies and broader stakeholder groups. Speakers include Dr. Sally Uren, Sakis Kotsantonis, Marissa Pagnani McGowan & Daniel Akinmade Emejulu.
CFS+ Breakout Panel | Designer Challenge | The future is not built with fossil fuel, but with biotech. What is the future of plastic, leather and fur? Join the conversation with Jide Osifeso, Cyrill Gutsch and Christina Iskov about responsibility and problems with fashion related to the ocean.
CFS+ Breakout Panel | Moving Beyond Compliance Towards Leading Practices. Accelerate the shift to sustainable change with collaboration and transparency. Watch the conversation about how to accelerate sustainable change in the supply chain through long-term partnerships – 20 years of experiences from H&M Group and supplier partner Tarasima Apparels with Miran Ali and Gustaf Asp.
The Journey of Creating an Impact-Free Collection. Watch the conversation about how Ganni and the United Nations Development Programme collaborated to accelerate supply chain transparency and better fabric choices to create an impact-free collection with Nicolaj Reffstrup and Stine Kirstein Junge.
What is the impact to circularity and climate change? And what is the apparel’s main contributor to this? Watch the conversation with Ruth Farrell & Simone Pedrazzini and their vision to sustainable fashion that should be available for all.
The Importance of Regenerative Materials for Fashion | Why should we focus on raw materials? Listen to the conversation on how regenerative agriculture positively impacts the ecosystems, communities and businesses with Katrina Ole-MoiYoi and Chantsallkham Jamsranjav.
Is it possible to use fashion as an agent to change the social outcome of people’s lives? This conversation explores the fashion industry’s potential to transform the lives of the world’s most vulnerable people and the communities in which they live. Speakers include James Bartle, Kevin Bales and Baroness Lola Young of Hornsey.
CFS+ Breakout Panel | Standardising Sustainability: How one e-retailer is collaborating for impact | Watch the conversation about standardising sustainability and collaborating across the industry for impact and how Zalando is influencing the industry to up the game, using standardised impact measurement tools with Amina Razvi and Kate Heiny.
This Case Study explores how Creative Director Heron Preston reimagines the process of developing sustainable footwear through 3D printing. Watch the conversation between Heron Preston, Daniel Bailey, Cornelius Schmitt & Christina Iskov.
How a cross-functional, cross-industry collaboration led Timberland to their vision for net-positive products by 2030. Watch the conversation between Christopher Raeburn, Divya Aidoud & Jim Kleinschmit.
A game-changing conversation about shifting to a smaller fashion sector. Watch the discussion between Kate Fletcher, Giorgos Kallis, Safia Minney, MBE, Daniel Penny & Mathilda Tham.
Experience the commitment of brands and retailers to consumer transparency and get an exclusive preview of what is soon to become standard with Jason Kibbey, Samantha Sims, and Pascal Brun.
How the Garment Industry Call-to-Action can contribute to a more resilient industry. Watch the conversation between. Michael Levine, Christina Hajagos-Clausen & Tara Rangarajan.
Exploring how the global pandemic has accelerated the shift towards digitalisation, changed the future of work and how it is impacting sustainability outcomes. Watch the conversation between Harsh Saini, Deepika Rana and Susan Hayter.
Dive into how Creative Director Priya Ahluwalia solved her challenge of enabling circular systems together with Avery Dennison. Watch the conversation between Priya Ahluwalia, Michael Colarossi & Travis Peoples.
Linked to Copenhagen Fashion Summit’s Design Studio, we’ve been a fly on the wall following three exceptional Creative Directors and their sustainable design processes from original idea to final product: matching style and ingenuity with supercharged tech solutions. Fashion is about desire, emotions and beautiful products – that doesn’t mean it can’t also be about sustainability.
Two of our time’s trailblazing female leaders Samata Pattinson, CEO of Red Carpet Green Dress, and Omoyemi Akerele, Founder and Executive Director of Lagos Fashion Week and Founder of Style House Files, meet to discuss fashion’s influence on lifting the African continent, social justice and privilege, policy, and the broader definition of value. Together, they highlight provocative questions that lead to powerful answers and a call to action for change. This progressive and personal discussion takes place in the intimate setting of The Conduit in London, a space for people passionate about positive impact.
High volume fashion and planetary boundaries collide in an important conversation, framed by the theme Redesigning Value, from two different stakeholder positions; Helena Helmersson, CEO of H&M Group, meets Professor Johan Rockström, Director of Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. This intimate and in-depth discussion in a private setting in the Swedish forest.
High volume fashion and planetary boundaries collide in an important conversation, framed by the theme Redesigning Value, from two different stakeholder positions; Helena Helmersson, CEO of H&M Group, meets Professor Johan Rockström, Director of Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. This intimate and in-depth discussion in a private setting in the Swedish forest.
As Global Fashion Agenda’s patron, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, joins Eva Kruse for a personal chat on shaping the global sustainability agenda. Reflecting on the year that has been so far, they explore industry transformation and collaboration, insisting that the only future for the fashion industry is a sustainable one.
As Global Fashion Agenda’s patron, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, joins Eva Kruse for a personal chat on shaping the global sustainability agenda. Reflecting on the year that has been so far, they explore industry transformation and collaboration, insisting that the only future for the fashion industry is a sustainable one.
Bill Foudy leads sourcing and development for Target’s Owned Brands with a focus on delivering responsibly sourced products of high quality and value. Eva Kruse will meet the Target SVP and President (Owned Brand Sourcing and Development) for an in-depth conversation about steering through the COVID-19 crisis and how to keep innovating and delivering ‘value’ for workers and customers through challenging times.
Bill Foudy leads sourcing and development for Target’s Owned Brands with a focus on delivering responsibly sourced products of high quality and value. Eva Kruse will meet the Target SVP and President (Owned Brand Sourcing and Development) for an in-depth conversation about steering through the COVID-19 crisis and how to keep innovating and delivering ‘value’ for workers and customers through challenging times.
As one of the strongest voices on the need for equal partnerships in the value chain, Delman Lee, President and CTO of TAL Apparel joins Eva Kruse for a conversation on what needs to change in the relationship between buyers and manufacturers to accelerate sustainability. This discussion will also go deeper into understanding how to forge better and more mutually rewarding partnerships.
As one of the strongest voices on the need for equal partnerships in the value chain, Delman Lee, President and CTO of TAL Apparel joins Eva Kruse for a conversation on what needs to change in the relationship between buyers and manufacturers to accelerate sustainability. This discussion will also go deeper into understanding how to forge better and more mutually rewarding partnerships.
“Why can’t fashion respect its non-negotiable planetary boundaries?” Eva speaks with Professor Kate Fletcher from the Centre for Sustainable Fashion at University of the Arts London to dig deeper into Earth Logic: her approach to fashion + sustainability – which is a real strategy for Redesigning Value that firmly places planet and people first.
Mostafiz Uddin, Managing Director of Denim Expert Ltd. and Founder and CEO of Bangladesh Apparel Exchange (BAE) will be representing the voice, culture and experience of millions of garment makers and factory owners during the pandemic. Mostafiz Uddin is meeting Eva Kruse in this essential discussion about equal partnerships and how to build mutually beneficial relationships.
Mostafiz Uddin, Managing Director of Denim Expert Ltd. and Founder and CEO of Bangladesh Apparel Exchange (BAE) will be representing the voice, culture and experience of millions of garment makers and factory owners during the pandemic. Mostafiz Uddin is meeting Eva Kruse in this essential discussion about equal partnerships and how to build mutually beneficial relationships.
Clare Farrell is a full-time Activist and Campaigner based in London and one of the Founders of Extinction Rebellion. Leadership, honesty and ancestry of planet Earth are all featured topics here, while a devotion to personal liberty drives this Real Talk through power imbalance and climate collapse.
As an Artist, Designer and Founder of NY-based fashion brand EMME, Korina Emmerich’s colourful work is known to reflect her Indigenous heritage stemming from The Coast Salish Territory, Puyallup tribe. This Real Talk gets to the heart of her values; arguing that ethics must be the forefront of our business, not just marketing and profitability.
Together with her Co-Founder Amrit Kumar, Mriga Kapadiya is the Co-Founder, Creative Director and CEO of NORBLACK NORWHITE, a women-led, creative house and fashion label based in India. Systematic transformation drives Mriga Kapadiya’s Real Talk message, which celebrates the grey space of culture through style by shifting corporate success to a holistic approach.
Born in Nepal with no knowledge of her birthday or age, Nasreen Sheikh shares her story at CFS+. After surviving years of child slave labour in the garment industry, Nasreen Sheikh is now an Advocate for Women’s Empowerment and the Founder of Local Women’s Handicrafts in Nepal. She turns trauma into power with this Real Talk.
Jide Osifeso combines his commitment to mitigating ocean plastic with the vision of his contemporary menswear brand, HYMNE, which is grounded in his interest in the study of clothing’s functional and artistic utility. Through his creative practice, Jide Osifeso demonstrates how fashion can Redesign Value through clothing. Linked to Copenhagen Fashion Summit’s Design Studio, we’ve been a fly on the wall following three exceptional Creative Directors and their sustainable design processes from original idea to final product: matching style and ingenuity with supercharged tech solutions. Fashion is about desire, emotions and beautiful products – that doesn’t mean it can’t also be about sustainability.
CFS+ Breakout Panel | Designer Challenge | The future is not built with fossil fuel, but with biotech. What is the future of plastic, leather and fur? Join the conversation with Jide Osifeso, Cyrill Gutsch and Christina Iskov about responsibility and problems with fashion related to the ocean.
In this segment, Heron Preston, Creative Director and Founder of HERON PRESTON reimagines the process of developing sustainable footwear. Watch his sport- and workwear-inspired vision for fashion combined with an inventive approach to production that’s new to both the industry and his own design practice. Linked to Copenhagen Fashion Summit’s Design Studio, we’ve been a fly on the wall following three exceptional Creative Directors and their sustainable design processes from original idea to final product: matching style and ingenuity with supercharged tech solutions. Fashion is about desire, emotions and beautiful products – that doesn’t mean it can’t also be about sustainability.
This Case Study explores how Creative Director Heron Preston reimagines the process of developing sustainable footwear through 3D printing. Watch the conversation between Heron Preston, Daniel Bailey, Cornelius Schmitt & Christina Iskov.
As her namesake brand Ahluwalia, which is known for exploring vintage and deadstock clothing, Priya Ahluwalia’s understanding of the industry’s circularity challenge drives this segment. Watch her incorporate stunning design elements from her dual Indian-Nigerian heritage and London roots with ground-breaking new labelling tech. Linked to Copenhagen Fashion Summit’s Design Studio, we’ve been a fly on the wall following three exceptional Creative Directors and their sustainable design processes from original idea to final product: matching style and ingenuity with supercharged tech solutions. Fashion is about desire, emotions and beautiful products – that doesn’t mean it can’t also be about sustainability.
Dive into how Creative Director Priya Ahluwalia solved her challenge of enabling circular systems together with Avery Dennison. Watch the conversation between Priya Ahluwalia, Michael Colarossi & Travis Peoples.
Linked to Copenhagen Fashion Summit’s Design Studio, we’ve been a fly on the wall following three exceptional Creative Directors and their sustainable design processes from original idea to final product: matching style and ingenuity with supercharged tech solutions. Fashion is about desire, emotions and beautiful products – that doesn’t mean it can’t also be about sustainability.
Why are you passionate about fashion? The overarching theme for CFS+ is Redesigning Value. We have invited Global Fashion Leaders with a varied collection of thoughts and viewpoints to explore this theme according to their role, experience and leadership perspective. All of the 62 carefully selected Global Fashion Leaders are given the same set of questions and have filmed their answers.
‘Redesigning Value’, What Is The First Word That Comes To Mind? The overarching theme for CFS+ is Redesigning Value. We have invited Global Fashion Leaders with a varied collection of thoughts and viewpoints to explore this theme according to their role, experience and leadership perspective. All of the 62 carefully selected Global Fashion Leaders are given the same set of questions and have filmed their answers.
What is your definition of ‘value’? The overarching theme for CFS+ is Redesigning Value. We have invited Global Fashion Leaders with a varied collection of thoughts and viewpoints to explore this theme according to their role, experience and leadership perspective. All of the 62 carefully selected Global Fashion Leaders are given the same set of questions and have filmed their answers.
What is your definition of ‘value’? The overarching theme for CFS+ is Redesigning Value. We have invited Global Fashion Leaders with a varied collection of thoughts and viewpoints to explore this theme according to their role, experience and leadership perspective. All of the 62 carefully selected Global Fashion Leaders are given the same set of questions and have filmed their answers.
What needs to change in the fashion system? The overarching theme for CFS+ is Redesigning Value. We have invited Global Fashion Leaders with a varied collection of thoughts and viewpoints to explore this theme according to their role, experience and leadership perspective. All of the 62 carefully selected Global Fashion Leaders are given the same set of questions and have filmed their answers.
What needs to change in the fashion system? The overarching theme for CFS+ is Redesigning Value. We have invited Global Fashion Leaders with a varied collection of thoughts and viewpoints to explore this theme according to their role, experience and leadership perspective. All of the 62 carefully selected Global Fashion Leaders are given the same set of questions and have filmed their answers.
Is it possible to talk about prosperity without talking about growth? The overarching theme for CFS+ is Redesigning Value. We have invited Global Fashion Leaders with a varied collection of thoughts and viewpoints to explore this theme according to their role, experience and leadership perspective. All of the 62 carefully selected Global Fashion Leaders are given the same set of questions and have filmed their answers.
Is it possible to talk about prosperity without talking about growth? The overarching theme for CFS+ is Redesigning Value. We have invited Global Fashion Leaders with a varied collection of thoughts and viewpoints to explore this theme according to their role, experience and leadership perspective. All of the 62 carefully selected Global Fashion Leaders are given the same set of questions and have filmed their answers.
How can fashion be more mindful about the people who make our clothes? The overarching theme for CFS+ is Redesigning Value. We have invited Global Fashion Leaders with a varied collection of thoughts and viewpoints to explore this theme according to their role, experience and leadership perspective. All of the 62 carefully selected Global Fashion Leaders are given the same set of questions and have filmed their answers.
How can fashion be more mindful about the people who make our clothes? The overarching theme for CFS+ is Redesigning Value. We have invited Global Fashion Leaders with a varied collection of thoughts and viewpoints to explore this theme according to their role, experience and leadership perspective. All of the 62 carefully selected Global Fashion Leaders are given the same set of questions and have filmed their answers.
Post-COVID-19, what are you worried about? The overarching theme for CFS+ is Redesigning Value. We have invited Global Fashion Leaders with a varied collection of thoughts and viewpoints to explore this theme according to their role, experience and leadership perspective. All of the 62 carefully selected Global Fashion Leaders are given the same set of questions and have filmed their answers.
Post-COVID-19, what are you worried about? The overarching theme for CFS+ is Redesigning Value. We have invited Global Fashion Leaders with a varied collection of thoughts and viewpoints to explore this theme according to their role, experience and leadership perspective. All of the 62 carefully selected Global Fashion Leaders are given the same set of questions and have filmed their answers.
Post-COVID-19, what are you excited about? The overarching theme for CFS+ is Redesigning Value. We have invited Global Fashion Leaders with a varied collection of thoughts and viewpoints to explore this theme according to their role, experience and leadership perspective. All of the 62 carefully selected Global Fashion Leaders are given the same set of questions and have filmed their answers.
Post-COVID-19, what are you excited about? The overarching theme for CFS+ is Redesigning Value. We have invited Global Fashion Leaders with a varied collection of thoughts and viewpoints to explore this theme according to their role, experience and leadership perspective. All of the 62 carefully selected Global Fashion Leaders are given the same set of questions and have filmed their answers.
Is sustainability urgent enough in fashion? The overarching theme for CFS+ is Redesigning Value. We have invited Global Fashion Leaders with a varied collection of thoughts and viewpoints to explore this theme according to their role, experience and leadership perspective. All of the 62 carefully selected Global Fashion Leaders are given the same set of questions and have filmed their answers.
Is sustainability urgent enough in fashion? The overarching theme for CFS+ is Redesigning Value. We have invited Global Fashion Leaders with a varied collection of thoughts and viewpoints to explore this theme according to their role, experience and leadership perspective. All of the 62 carefully selected Global Fashion Leaders are given the same set of questions and have filmed their answers.
Is sustainability urgent enough in fashion? The overarching theme for CFS+ is Redesigning Value. We have invited Global Fashion Leaders with a varied collection of thoughts and viewpoints to explore this theme according to their role, experience and leadership perspective. All of the 62 carefully selected Global Fashion Leaders are given the same set of questions and have filmed their answers.
Is sustainability urgent enough in fashion? The overarching theme for CFS+ is Redesigning Value. We have invited Global Fashion Leaders with a varied collection of thoughts and viewpoints to explore this theme according to their role, experience and leadership perspective. All of the 62 carefully selected Global Fashion Leaders are given the same set of questions and have filmed their answers.
How can we make fashion’s biodiversity crisis more tangible? The overarching theme for CFS+ is Redesigning Value. We have invited Global Fashion Leaders with a varied collection of thoughts and viewpoints to explore this theme according to their role, experience and leadership perspective. All of the 62 carefully selected Global Fashion Leaders are given the same set of questions and have filmed their answers.
How can fashion be more mindful about our natural resources? The overarching theme for CFS+ is Redesigning Value. We have invited Global Fashion Leaders with a varied collection of thoughts and viewpoints to explore this theme according to their role, experience and leadership perspective. All of the 62 carefully selected Global Fashion Leaders are given the same set of questions and have filmed their answers.
How far can circularity take fashion? The overarching theme for CFS+ is Redesigning Value. We have invited Global Fashion Leaders with a varied collection of thoughts and viewpoints to explore this theme according to their role, experience and leadership perspective. All of the 62 carefully selected Global Fashion Leaders are given the same set of questions and have filmed their answers.
How far can circularity take fashion? The overarching theme for CFS+ is Redesigning Value. We have invited Global Fashion Leaders with a varied collection of thoughts and viewpoints to explore this theme according to their role, experience and leadership perspective. All of the 62 carefully selected Global Fashion Leaders are given the same set of questions and have filmed their answers.
What is your definition of ‘value’? The Next Gen Voices format, presented by Pandora, gathers a varied collection of thoughts and viewpoints from a selected group of previous Youth Fashion Summit participants. The Youth Fashion Summit is an international sustainability platform for fashion students, founded in 2012 by Global Fashion Agenda. Every year, this growing community convenes to generate ideas and demands to the industry, and here within Next Gen Voices, the same spirit remains from a selection of passionate young leaders.
Why are you passionate about fashion? The Next Gen Voices format, presented by Pandora, gathers a varied collection of thoughts and viewpoints from a selected group of previous Youth Fashion Summit participants. The Youth Fashion Summit is an international sustainability platform for fashion students, founded in 2012 by Global Fashion Agenda. Every year, this growing community convenes to generate ideas and demands to the industry, and here within Next Gen Voices, the same spirit remains from a selection of passionate young leaders.
‘Redesigning value’, what is the first word that comes to mind? The Next Gen Voices format, presented by Pandora, gathers a varied collection of thoughts and viewpoints from a selected group of previous Youth Fashion Summit participants. The Youth Fashion Summit is an international sustainability platform for fashion students, founded in 2012 by Global Fashion Agenda. Every year, this growing community convenes to generate ideas and demands to the industry, and here within Next Gen Voices, the same spirit remains from a selection of passionate young leaders.
How can fashion be more mindful about the people who make our clothes? The Next Gen Voices format, presented by Pandora, gathers a varied collection of thoughts and viewpoints from a selected group of previous Youth Fashion Summit participants. The Youth Fashion Summit is an international sustainability platform for fashion students, founded in 2012 by Global Fashion Agenda. Every year, this growing community convenes to generate ideas and demands to the industry, and here within Next Gen Voices, the same spirit remains from a selection of passionate young leaders.
Post-COVID-19, what are you excited about? The Next Gen Voices format, presented by Pandora, gathers a varied collection of thoughts and viewpoints from a selected group of previous Youth Fashion Summit participants. The Youth Fashion Summit is an international sustainability platform for fashion students, founded in 2012 by Global Fashion Agenda. Every year, this growing community convenes to generate ideas and demands to the industry, and here within Next Gen Voices, the same spirit remains from a selection of passionate young leaders.
How far can circularity take fashion? The Next Gen Voices format, presented by Pandora, gathers a varied collection of thoughts and viewpoints from a selected group of previous Youth Fashion Summit participants. The Youth Fashion Summit is an international sustainability platform for fashion students, founded in 2012 by Global Fashion Agenda. Every year, this growing community convenes to generate ideas and demands to the industry, and here within Next Gen Voices, the same spirit remains from a selection of passionate young leaders.
