Sustainable Fashion Practices
Sustainable Fashion
What is sustainable fashion?
The Sustainable Fashion Movement is one which fosters change within the fashion industry, addressing not only the ecological integrity and sustainability of fashion textiles and products but also social justice from the perspective of producers and end users.
The goal of Friend of the Earth’s Sustainable Fashion certification is to ensure the profit and growth of the industry whilst also creating new value and deeper wealth for society and therefore for the world economy. They believe that clothing companies ought to place environmental, social, and ethical improvements on management’s agenda in order to produce ethical clothing lines and sustainable fashion brands and promote sustainable fashion designers through the following activities:
- Prolonging the lifecycle of materials
- Reducing the amount of waste;
- Reducing the harm to the environment created as a result of production and consumption
Friend of the Earth certified fashion and textiles originates from Friend of the Earth certified agricultural, farming or recycled products that are produced respecting the environment and workers.
For more information on specific requirements, please consult the certification requirements. These include the Friend of the Earth standards for Sustainable Agriculture and Sustainable Farming, as well as the standard for Sustainable Textile Processing.
The 1st Sustainable Fashion Show, took place on the 24th of September 2022.
The 2nd Sustainable Fashion Show, took place on the 23rd of September 2023.
The 3rd Sustainable Fashion Show took place on 20th September 2024 at 5 PM in Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci. Via San Vittore, 21, 20123 Milan Italy
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The Standard for Sustainable Fashion
Friend of the Earth criteria for sustainable Fashion require:
- Social and environmental management system in place
- Legal compliance
- Conservation of the ecosystem
- Protection of wild flora and fauna
- Appropriate use of hazardous substances
- Appropriate water resources management
- Control of outputs
- Waste management
- Energy management
- Social accountability
- Economic sustainability
Technical Documents Sustainable Agriculture
Technical Documents Sustainable Farming
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Please fill out the online Preliminary Information Form (PIF):
- All the information will be kept strictly confidential and implies NO commitment on your company’s part.
- The Friend of the Earth certification is voluntary and NOT mandatory to gain access to markets.
- The application process is NOT discriminatory on size, scale, management and minimum number of operators.
- Friend of the Earth is a NGO and it strives to make participation in the audits affordable for all companies.
- Please, contact us for more information on Government funding which might be available in your Country for sustainability certifications: info@friendoftheearth.org
