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The circular fashion system is complex, with initiatives operating across design, manufacturing, retail, collection, and end-of-life stages. Identifying where to focus coordination and collaboration can be challenging. The Apparel and Footwear Circularity Map showcases leading collaborative initiatives driving action across all stages of the circular fashion system. It helps brands and retailers identify credible opportunities to engage, while guiding industry stakeholders on where to prioritise coordination to strengthen existing efforts or establish new high-impact programmes. Explore the Apparel and Footwear Circularity Map by clicking the link: https://lnkd.in/dA_xKdvs

The Circular Fashion Partnership is a cross-sectoral initiative to support the development of effective circular fashion systems in textile, garment and footwear manufacturing regions, by capturing and recycling post-industrial fashion waste. Join a National Circular Fashion Partnership and connect your supply chain to circular pathways. Click the link to learn more and register your interest: https://lnkd.in/eBb2YhUh

The Circular Fashion Partnership is launching in Türkiye, bringing proven circular solutions to one of the world's largest apparel manufacturing countries. Circular Fashion Partnership: Türkiye will support brands in creating scalable systems for circularity through on-site assessments, digital traceability, capacity building, and policy engagement. Led by Global Fashion Agenda and national lead Rematters, with implementation partners Reverse Resources, Closed Loop Fashion, and Circle Economy Foundation, and funded by H&M Foundation, the programme blends local insight with global expertise to deliver context-specific solutions. As the fourth national programme under the Global Circular Fashion Forum, CFP Türkiye builds on success across Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Cambodia, where over 21,000 tonnes of waste have been digitally traced.

Last chance to save 15% and gain complimentary entry to GFS Social. Register before 10 December. Join Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen from May 5 to 7 under the 2026 theme “Building Resilient Futures.” This year's Summit will examine the challenges the fashion industry has faced, including disrupted supply chains, evolving cultural narratives, and reconsidered sustainability ambitions, and will explore how the community can respond with resilience and adaptability. Register now to secure the Launch Release rate: https://lnkd.in/e7rU_dv9

The 'Building the Danish Circular Textile System' event began yesterday with a visit to UFF-Humana Denmark’s sorting facility, highlighting Denmark’s leadership in circular textiles and providing a valuable starting point for developing a circular system across the EU. The day brought together brands, recyclers, industry associations, and policymakers from the European Commission and the Danish Ministry for the Environment to exchange perspectives on optimising feedstock flows, scaling recycling and circular business models, and fostering cross-sector collaboration across Europe. Thank you to UFF Humana for welcoming us to their facility, and to all participants for their valuable contributions! Speakers Include: Maria Luisa Martinez Diez, Vice President Public Affairs, GFA Eric Mamer, Director-General of DG Environment, European Commission Justin Pariag, Chief Sustainability Officer, GFA Magnus Heunicke, Minister for the Environment and Minister for Gender Equality in Denmark Thomas Klausen, Vice Chairman, GFA, CEO, Danish Fashion & Textile Thomas Tochtermann, Chairman of the Board, GFA Henrik Sand, Sustainability Lead, BESTSELLER Marie Busck, Chief Sustainability Officer, Danish Fashion & Textile Rikke Bech, CEO, NewRetex A/S Robert van de Kerkhof, CEO, ReHubs Evan Wiener, Advisor to CEO and Board, ReHubs

We are proud to reveal that the theme for Global Fashion Summit: Copenhagen Edition 2026 is ‘Building Resilient Futures’. The sustainability movement in fashion has faced extraordinary challenges. Supply chains have been disrupted, green ambitions questioned, and cultural narratives reshaped. The 2026 theme recognises this moment as both a reckoning and a renewal. It challenges the community to carefully consider where they will fall on the resilience spectrum: rigid and resistant to change or agile and actively adapting to it. Register now: https://lnkd.in/dR2N4b5P - before 10 December to secure 15% off your ticket and complimentary access to GFS Social. Don’t miss out!

Severe floods in Southeast Asia have caused widespread devastation, affecting millions of people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Vietnam. These disasters are disrupting homes, livelihoods, and essential services, with garment workers among those affected. This tragic event underscores the urgent need to protect communities on the frontlines of climate change and build a safer, more climate-resilient future.  

Last chance to apply to the Trailblazer Programme! Back for its third edition, the Trailblazer Programme 2026, led by Global Fashion Agenda and PDS Ventures is designed to discover and nurture the fashion industry’s most innovative solutions to some of the industry’s biggest challenges. This programme provides selected companies with mentorship, resources, and guidance from Global Fashion Agenda and PDS Limited’s ecosystem to accelerate their growth and maximise their market impact. Applications are open for innovators showcasing solutions across the fashion supply chain, addressing one or more of the programme’s three key innovation pillars: • Working With Nature • Closed-Loop Pathways • Tech-Powered Transformation One outstanding innovator will receive an investment package worth up to USD 200,000 from PDS Ventures, with the winner announced at the Global Fashion Summit: Copenhagen Edition 2026. Each of the nine finalists will gain exhibition space in the Summit’s Innovation Forum, offering exposure and networking opportunities with key industry leaders and potential collaborators. Submit your application now and learn more: https://lnkd.in/ds-URzH8

To our partners, peers and collaborators in the US who are celebrating, we wish you a warm and happy Thanksgiving. And to our entire global ecosystem of supporters, celebrating or not, thank you for your dedication, collaboration, and the impact you make every day. We’re grateful for all of you as we strive towards a net positive fashion industry. Each action, big or small, brings us closer to a fashion industry that supports people and the planet. Wishing you a restorative and meaningful season of gratitude for all we have achieved together and for the important work that lies ahead.

From innovation to implementation — how do sustainability solutions move from concept to scale? The Trailblazer Programme, in partnership with PDS Ventures, was designed to do more than recognise promising innovations. It aims to accelerate them through financial investment, mentorship, and ecosystem access. EVERBLOOM and Refiberd, winners of the 2024 and 2025 programmes, share how strategic support at pivotal growth stages has helped accelerate their path from innovation to implementation. ❗️Applications for the 2026 Trailblazer Programme close on 5 December 2025. Explore the full article and apply to the Trailblazer Programme 2026: https://lnkd.in/ecpZC26X