This year’s live programme, streaming between 15.00-17.30 CEST, is tailored to a leadership profile and aims to convene industry executives, representatives from the financial community, policymakers and more, for live panels, the forum said on its website. During the event, participants will discuss definitions of prosperity from different perspectives and the urgent action that is needed to achieve it.

The topics to be discussed in the online session include the role of leadership in creating prosperity for all; supportive governance, increased transparency and digital innovation; the potential of finance to propel sustainability throughout the fashion value cycle; finance mechanisms industry leaders can expect and must prepare for; and actions needed to go beyond goals at organisational levels to systemic industry reform

Participants of the annual event include senior executives from global brands and manufacturers including: Bill Foudy, president, Target; David Schneider, co-CEO, Zalando; Helena Helmersson, CEO, H&M; James Bartle, founder & CEO, Outland Denim; Joey Zwillinger, CEO, Allbirds; Miran Ali, managing director, Bitopi Group; Nicolaj Reffstrup, founder, Ganni; Patrik Silén, chief strategy officer, ASOS; Patrick Ho, group managing director, Fung Group; Roger Lee, CEO Tal Apparel; and Chekwas Okafor, CEO, Onchek.

The fashion and manufacturing executives will be joined by sustainability, consulting and finance experts from companies such as McKinsey & Co, Sustainalytics, Full Cycle and Platform Living Wage Financials.

Recognising the importance for collective action and organisational alignment, the event will also bring together experts from impactful organisations such as Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), Social & Labor Convergence Program (SLCP), Textile Exchange, Apparel Impact Institute (AII), International Labour Organization?(ILO), Ellen MacArthur Foundation and Fair Wear Foundation.

Published annually, the Fashion CEO Agenda is co-authored by Global Fashion Agenda’s strategic partners: ASOS, Bestseller, Fung Group, H&M Group, Kering, Nike, PVH, Sustainable Apparel Coalition and Target, and is designed to mobilise and guide the fashion industry to take action. It is a hybrid of pre-produced premium digital content, live discussions and online roundtables that aims to convene industry leaders to discuss the sustainability priorities that must be addressed to secure a prosperous industry.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (KD)