The GFA Monitor is intended as a resource to guide fashion leaders towards a net positive fashion industry by 2050. The Monitor builds on the Fashion CEO Agenda framework which was established in 2018 and puts forward a vision statement for the fashion industry that highlights the imperative need for social and environmental sustainability. The report presents guidance according to five sustainability priorities which outline opportunities for fashion brands and retailers to set fact-based sustainability strategies and take action to achieve the vision.
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With this report, Global Fashion Agenda hopes to mobilise and inspire fashion leaders to make bold commitments and take decisive action on the five priorities to build a better future for their brands, their value chain partners, garment workers, and the planet.
Respectful and Secure Work Environments
Better Wage Systems
Resource Stewardship
Smart Material Choices
Circular Systems
The Monitor is co-creation with Global Fashion Agenda’s Impact Partners and stakeholders which brings together expert insights from multiple organisations with different areas of specialisation, consolidating existing knowledge and reducing complexity. Over 30 partners and organisations were consulted to form the cohesive report. GFA’s Impact Partners include:Fair Labor Association, the Social & Labor Convergence Program, Ellen MacArthurFoundation, Apparel Impact Institute, and Textile Exchange. GFA’s data partner; Higg, moreover supported the presentation of aggregated performance data throughout The GFA Monitor and our Strategic and Associate partners acted as a sounding board and contributed case studies and examples of best practices.
Other principal stakeholders include: Better Work, WWF.
Global Fashion Agenda and Higg aim to measure and present the fashion industry’s progress towards each of the 5 Fashion CEO Agenda priorities annually in The GFA Monitor. Working together, Global Fashion Agenda and Higg are establishing a reporting framework to identify data points, converge existing approaches, and capture insights from wider industry organisations collecting data. Higg data presented in The GFA Monitor is representative of data from brands and retailers that completed the Higg Brand & Retail Module (BRM) an industry aligned sustainability assessment used by brands to evaluate social and environmental impacts across owned operations and their supply chain partners, from packaging and transportation to retail and corporate offices.
Throughout the report, Higg provide aggregated self-reported, verified, and anonymised BRM data to show how brands and retailers are tracking progress respective of the five sustainability priorities of The GFA Monitor. More than 200 brands across more than 20 countries used the Higg BRM to measure 2020 performance, and more than 500 brands are committed to implementing it by 2024. Going forward, the Monitor aims to become an annual gauge of the fashion industry, presenting insights, impact data, monitoring industry progress, and identifying critical actions required in line with an industry-aligned route of travel. Readers of this report are invited to share their thoughts, and we welcome further cooperation with other industry organisations as we leverage existing initiatives and capture new insights to establish baselines and present industry progress in years to come.
Get in touch via impact@globalfashionagenda.org
Around the world, Nike is scaling circular business innovations and piloting new programmes that help extend the life of footwear and apparel before recycling it for a new start.
Target Corporation drives Efficiencies across Fashion’s Supply Chain
ASOS Collaborates to Ensure More Secure Work Environments in Mauritius
In order to successfully implement effective waste stream structures across their supply chain, and ensure circular value is captured in manufacturing countries, BESTSELLER joined GFA’s Circular Fashion Partnership in Bangladesh.
H&M Group Champions Green Investments
Global Fashion Group Explores Carbon Offsetting
Kering Champions Regenerative Agriculture
To achieve this vision, in 2019, TOMMY HILFIGER, a PVH Corp. brand, joined the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s project The Jeans Redesign. By joining this project, they committed to designing and making jeans for a circular economy.
Textile Exchange, together with Gap Inc. and the Sustainable Apparel Coalition have transformed the tool into a decision-making matrix: Preferred Fiber and Materials Matrix, informing the industry on more responsible sourcing decisions.
Fair Labor Association Drives Forward Fair Compensation and Living Wage for All
On a mission to empower women workers and embed gender equity across fashion’s supply chain, Empower@Work brings together the world’s four largest women’s empowerment workplace initiatives.
Social & Labor Convergence Programme: Collective Action to Drive Audit Reduction. Case study related to GFA Monitor
