Youth Fashion Summit - næste generations krav til branchen

Syv konkrete krav fra næste generations designere. Det er resultatet af tre dages arbejde på Youth Fashion Summit, som lige er blevet præsenteret til Copenhagen Fashion Summit. Kravene blev modtaget af President of the seventieth session of the United Nations General Assembly Mogens Lykketoft, der, via video, takkede de studerende for deres indsats og lovede, at han ville deres krav videre med i FN-regi.

De studerendes krav lyder således:

WE DEMAND
– EMPOWERMENT AND EDUCATION OF WORKERS AND CONSUMERS

WE DEMAND
– THAT THE FASHION INDUSTRY TAKES
DRASTIC AND IMMEDIATE ACTION TOWARDS IMPLEMENTING CLOSED-LOOP WATER SYSTEMS TO ENSURE THAT THE INDUSTRY IS NOT DEPENDENT ON FRESH WATER AS A RESOURCE

WE DEMAND
– A LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN: YOUR OWN LABOR FORCE FAIR WAGES
IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE FOOD SECURITY

WE DEMAND
– YOU ALL TO COLLABORATE AS ACTIVE INVESTORS IN A FASHION INDUSTRY WHERE CAPITAL, PROFIT AND SUCCESS ARE REDEFINED AND MEASURED IN MORE THAN MONETARY VALUE

WE DEMAND
– THAT BY 2030, FASHION IS NO LONGER THE SECOND LARGEST POLLUTING INDUSTRY IN THE WORLD

WE DEMAND
– THAT DESIGNERS, BRANDS AND GOVERNMENTS COLLABORATIVELY INVEST IN THE RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO SECURE AND ENABLE A CIRCULAR SYSTEM

WE DEMAND
– ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES IN ORDER TO REVERSE STANDARDS