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Ref. Ares(2020)2498329 - 12/05/2020

 
With around 1300 participants and 40% c-suite Copenhagen Fashion Summit is the
world’s largest and most important event on fashion and sustainability. It is often
referred to as the ‘Davos of fashion’.
 
Circular Economy is key topic for the next event on 15-16 May and we would be very
interested to have you speak to the audience with an opening address on the 16th of
May at 09.20am for 10-15 minutes about the importance of circularity for the EU and
what the fashion and textile industry can do to support the transition to a circular
economy. The 2019 edition of the Summit marks our 10-year anniversary. Since 2009 we
have had several European Commissioners speak and provide content: Commissioner
Vestager, Commissioner Hedegaard and Commissioner Vella.
 
Mr Timmermans’ suggested opening address would be right before a panel discussion
entitled “May the EU Lead the Way” with the following subheading: Textile is the new
plastics! In 2018 the EU successfully launched the Circular Plastics Strategy and textile
might be up next. With new EU leadership taking office during 2019, what should be the
plan?
The confirmed panellists include:
·       Robert van de Kerkhof, Chief Commercial Officer, Lenzing
·       Roberto Canevari, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Burberry
·       Ellen MacArthur, Founder, The Ellen MacArthur Foundation
We also aim to have Sandrine Dixson-Declève from the Cambridge Institute for
Sustainability Leadership as a moderator.
The idea would be that Mr Timmermans’ opening address would feed directly into the
panel discussion.
 
A bit of historical context: At Copenhagen Fashion Summit 2017, Global Fashion Agenda
called on the fashion industry to take action on circularity by signing a commitment as a
concrete way to turn words into action, the 2020 Circular Fashion System Commitment.
The aim was to increase the number of fashion brands and retailers taking action on
circularity in order to accelerate the industry’s transition to a circular fashion system. To
set a direction for this transition, Global Fashion Agenda outlined four immediate action
points within design, garment/footwear collection, resell of used garments/footwear and
the share of garments/footwear made from recycled content.
 
By June 2018, the 2020 Commitment had been signed by 94 companies, representing
12.5% of the global fashion market as measured by volume. A number of supporting
organisations have also signed including Ellen MacArthur Foundation, I:CO and BSR. The
companies have committed to take action on one or more of the above action points and
to annually report on the progress they are making in implementing their targets. Their
commitment illustrates the will to create change, highlighting the urgency and strategic
importance of transforming current linear business practices. The first Commitment
Status Report was published in June 2018 and the next is due June 2019.
 
We would very much appreciate if Mr Timmermans would join the Summit. Other
confirmed speakers currently include: François-Henri Pinault, chairman and CEO, Kering /
HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark / Paul Polman, Co-founder, Imagine /  Robert van