{"id":162089,"date":"2019-08-23T16:02:33","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T16:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/the-fashion-pact-32-industry-leaders-sign-ahead-of-g7-in-biarritz\/"},"modified":"2021-08-12T14:04:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T14:04:00","slug":"the-fashion-pact-32-industry-leaders-sign-ahead-of-g7-in-biarritz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/the-fashion-pact-32-industry-leaders-sign-ahead-of-g7-in-biarritz\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fashion Pact: 32 industry leaders sign ahead of G7 in Biarritz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some 32 industry leaders \u2013 including Britain's Burberry, Matchesfashion.com, Selfridges and Stella McCartney<\/strong> \u2013 have signed The Fashion Pact ahead of the G7 Summit in Biarritz.<\/p>\n

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The Fashion Pact is an initiative that was launched by French President Emmanuel Macron, who charged Kering<\/a> chief\u00a0Fran\u00e7ois-Henri Pinault to lead it,<\/strong> with the aim of setting practical objectives for reducing the environmental impact of the fashion industry.<\/p>\n

Pinault said of the initiative: \"The global challenges we are facing are complex.<\/strong> They know no borders. Only coalitions can overcome them, bringing together Governments, businesses and civil societies.\"<\/p>\n

Burberry CEO Marco Gobbetti added: \u201cWe know that one company cannot solve the environmental challenges facing our planet alone and we believe in the power of collaboration to drive real change<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Macron, accompanied by Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, Minister of Labour Muriel P\u00e9nicaud,<\/i> and Deputy Minister of Ecological and Solidary Transition Brune Poirson, invited representatives of the 32 fashion and textile companies to the Elys\u00e9e Palace<\/strong> to launch the Fashion Pact by his side today.<\/p>\n

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The pact is being hailed as an historic move for the industry, given its scale and profile,<\/strong> and its signatories include\u00a0groups and brands in luxury, fashion, sports and lifestyle, along with suppliers and retailers, all of whom are already involved in separate environmental strategies. It will be presented to all heads of state during the G7 summit.<\/p>\n

The full list of signatories in alphabetical order is as follows:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n