GFA Academy
The GFA Academy equips fashion professionals and emerging talent with the knowledge and inspiration to drive industry transformation. By translating sustainability insights into accessible learning, the GFA Academy supports informed decision-making and systemic change across the fashion value chain.
What is GFA Academy?
Through targeted learning formats and community knowledge exchange, Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) Academy supports the fashion industry in building the capabilities needed to drive sustainability forward. In a context of growing complexity – from evolving regulations to rapid innovation – the GFA Academy serves as a trusted convener of sustainability education, helping stakeholders navigate and apply critical insights in practice. By developing educational content in collaboration with leading experts and organisations, the GFA Academy delivers accessible, action-oriented resources that translate theory into tangible impact. Whether through digital learning, capacity-building experiences, or global youth engagement, the GFA Academy empowers fashion professionals and industry leaders to make informed decisions that shape a more responsible future for the industry.
Education Partners
Masterclasses
GFA Masterclasses offer expert-led sessions that break down key sustainability topics in fashion. Designed to build industry knowledge and practical skills, each session provides actionable insights to support informed decision-making and systemic change.
Next Gen Assembly
Next Gen Assembly convenes emerging talent from around the world in a purpose-driven programme designed to cultivate original thinking, equip members to drive change in the fashion system and build platforms for meaningful youth advocacy.
Over the course of a year, members engage in a series of online workshops, courses, and collaborative activities designed to strengthen their advocacy and communication skills, positioning them as future changemakers in the fashion industry. As part of the programme, members contribute actively to the Global Fashion Summit: Copenhagen Edition.
The 2023-2025 Next Gen Assembly programmes are led by Global Fashion Agenda in collaboration with Centre for Sustainable Fashion’s Fashion Values programme and supported by Target.
Fashion Redressed
The digital film series: Fashion Redressed reveals the inspirations and innovations that will sway trends and raise awareness of the ideas designing the future of fashion.
Fashion Redressed is presented by the Global Fashion Agenda and made up of films for organisations from across the fashion and textiles industries, produced by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions, the creative content division of BBC Studios.
GFA Designer Challenge
The GFA Designer Challenge brings leading brands and their Creative Directors into collaboration with innovative solution providers to reimagine design for a sustainable future. By following the creative process from concept to final product, the Designer Challenge showcases how creativity and cutting-edge technology can align to deliver solutions that serve both people and planet – inspiring new standards for sustainable design
