The Conscious Fashion Campaign, an initiative founded by social entrepreneur Kerry Bannigan to accelerate fashion industry action in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is hosting a virtual educational experience in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Partnerships. Titled ‘Discover the Sustainable Development Goals – To Make Peace With Nature’, the programme runs from 1-30 April 2021.

Discover the SDGs, supported by Arch and Hook, bluesign and also Lenzing, will comprise 30 days free access to exhibitions, talks, podcasts and learning tools as well as documentaries; all responding to the United Nations Secretary-General’s 2021 priority ‘to make peace with nature’. The aim is to strengthen engagement from the global fashion sector to further support the SDGs; the 17 urgent calls to action for a better world that have been adopted by all United Nations Member States. The on-demand program includes:

Textile Mountain

The Textile Mountain documentary highlights both the social and environmental cost of the second-hand clothing trade. It traces the path of unwanted garments from recycling bins in Europe to landfills and waterways in the Global South. Shot in Kenya, Ireland and Belgium, the film calls on us to reimagine the way we design, wear and also reuse our clothes, so that fashion waste no longer becomes another country’s burden.

Our Planet: Our Business

Inspired by the Netflix series Our Planet, this film takes a look into how the global business community can be a powerful force to drive rehabilitative action for nature. Expert perspectives are offered by WWF executive director of Science and Conservation, Mike Barrett; Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact research director, Johan Rockström; SDG Advocate, Hindou Ibrahim; Mahindra Group chairman, Anand Mahindra; UNFCCC former executive secretary, Christiana Figueres; TESCO Group CEO, Dave Lewis; and also Costa Rica President, Carlos Alvadaro Quesada.

 

 

Nations United

Marking the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and five years since the adoption of the SDGs, Nations United tells the story of the world as it is, as it was, and as it could be. It focuses on solutions and action we need to tackle poverty, inequality and injustice as well as climate change.

Circle of Influence

Select episodes from the nine-part podcast series produced by the RealReal and CFDA, which includes Disrupting the System: The Generations of Sustainability Leaders. Saddled with the burden of fixing the environment that previous generations ignored, millennials are leading the charge on sustainability – setting a strong example for Gen-Z. This episode engages the voices of designers, Priya Ahluwalia, Becca McCharen and also Hillary Taymour, who offer their perspectives on taking charge of sustainability in the industry.

Virtual exhibition hall participating organisations include:

Members of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Group; Australian Fashion Council; 1% for the Planet; AWAJ Foundation; B Corp; Canopy; Climate Cardinals; Council of Fashion Designers of America; Earth Day; Ellen MacArthur Foundation; Fashion 4 Development; Fashion Act Now; Fashion Revolution; Fashion Roundtable; Fashion Takes Action; Global Choices; Institute of Positive Fashion; Nest; PangeaSeed; Peace Boat; Redress; Remake; Textile Exchange; The Climate Council; The Sustainable Angle; Transformers Foundation, and also WWF.

Discover the SDGs, convened by the Conscious Fashion Campaign in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Partnerships, here. For further information on the Conscious Fashion Campaign, please click here.