Global Textiles Policy Forum
Global Fashion Agenda presents the Global Textiles Policy Forum (GTPF), a platform fostering coordinated policy efforts in response to the surge in global textiles legislation, aiming to achieve a fashion and textiles industry that puts back more into society, the environment, and the global economy than it takes out by 2030.
What is the Global Textiles Policy Forum?
The GTPF seeks to address the global interactions of changing textiles policy and promote dialogue on national policy by providing a dedicated platform for exchange between institutions and government representatives, industry stakeholders, associations, and think thanks. It enables participants to meet, discuss, and align on an ambitious sustainability pathway for the industry while identifying challenges in aligning regulatory frameworks to achieve a net-positive fashion industry.
The Key Dates of the Global Textiles Policy Forum
- 28 June 2023: GTPF officially launched at the Global Fashion Summit: Copenhagen Edition 2023 with a roundtable to define core themes to be covered under its scope.
- 8 November 2023 and March 2024: First online meetings to agree on the GTPF strategy and initiative discussions on key challenges.
- 21 May 2024: Second in-person roundtable at the Global Fashion Summit: Copenhagen Edition 2024 to assess the GTPF’s progress and discuss global policy coordination ahead of the G7-2024 and UNEA-6.
- September 2024: Online workstream meetings to address key challenges, explore contributions to the G7 Alliance on Resource Efficiency’s agenda for Circular Textiles & Fashion, and engage in the global textiles policy dialogue promoted by UNEP.
- 4 June 2025: Third in-person roundtable at the Global Fashion Summit: Copenhagen Edition 2025.
Participants in the GTPF include:
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion
- United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
- United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP)
- American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA)
- Associação Brasileira da Indústria Têxtil e de Confecção (Abit)
- Cascale
- China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC)
- European Branded Clothing Association (EBCA)
- European Fashion Alliance (EFA)
- European Apparel and Textile Organisation (EURATEX)
- International Apparel Federation (IAF)
- The Bangladeshi Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Brazilian Ministry of the Environment
- Chilean Ministry of Environment
- Colombian Ministry in charge of Commerce
- Industry and Tourism, European Commission
- European Environment Agency
- French Ministry in charge of Ecological Transition
- Danish Ministry of the Environment
- German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- International Trade Centre
- New York State Assembly
- Policy Hub-Circularity for Apparel and Footwear
- Sustainable Textile of the Asian Region (STAR)
- Asia Pacific Rayon (APR)
- Better Cotton Initiative
- Bitopi Group
- Chatham House
- ECOS
- Fashion Takes Action (FTA)
- Flanders DC
- Laudes Foundation
- Syre
- WRAP
