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* Multiple agencies have banded together to promote the importance of sustainability.
The United Nations Alliance on Sustainable Fashion will be officially launched March 14, during a media event of the 4th U.N. Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya.
While different UN. institutions have tried to encompass fashion in various sustainability initiatives, this will mark a more comprehensive approach to address all aspects of a sustainable fashion industry. Just as consumers have learned about the environmental farm-to-table choices, sustainability supporters are hopeful that greater awareness about the need for sustainable fashion will lead to changing the consumption and production habits.
The Alliance on Sustainable Fashion is comprised of UN. and specialized agencies, including Connect4Climate-The World Bank Group, Ethical Fashion Initiative-International Trade Centre, FAO, ILO, UN. Climate Change (UNFCCC), UNECE, UN. Environment, UN. Global Compact, U.N. Office for Partnerships and other groups, according to Michael Stanley-Jones, the co-secretary of the new alliance. The objective is to "coordinate the UN. system's response to the challenges that the textiles, fashion and accessories sectors face in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development," he said.
Stanley-Jones said, "Fashion is cross-cutting, so to capture the opportunity that fashion presents, the UN. and its partners need an integrated approach that cuts across individual Sustainable Development Goals to realize the multiple benefits offered by the 2030...