March 20, 2018 -
10:00am to 5:00pm
Milan
ItalyCamera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (CNMI) in partnership with Swarovski will be holding the 2nd International Roundtable on Sustainability, an event designed for international luxury brand CSR managers. The initiative is one of several organized by the Sustainability Committee and the Sustainability Work Group co-ordinated by CNMI to provide a forum for discussion and training on sustainability issues in the luxury fashion industry. The agenda features contributions from experts in this segment and conferences on specific themes.
Giulia Braga, Connect4Climate program manager, will be speaking at a session on "UN Sustainable Development Goals: the Fashion Perspective." Birgit Lia Altmann, Associate Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe; Giulia Dramis, Climate Change and Energy Expert, Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea; and Lilian Liu, Manager, Partnerships and UN Relations, United Nations Global Compact, are also invited to speak at this session.
Full program:
Hosted by Elizabeth L.Cline, Journalist and Author of Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion
10:00-10:30 am: Welcome Breakfast & Registration
10:30-10:45 am: Take Care, Take Action!
Carlo Capasa, Chairman of CNMI
10:45-11:00 am: Fashion Sustainability Across Boundaries
Pascal Morand, Executive President of the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode
11:00-11:20 am: UN Sustainable Development Goals: the Fashion Perspective
Giulia Braga, Connect4Climate program manager, World Bank Group
Birgit Lia Altmann, Associate Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Giulia Dramis, Climate Change and Energy Expert, Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea
Lilian Liu, Manager, Partnerships and UN Relations, United Nations Global Compact
11:20-11:40 am: Inspiration from the Outside: Re-envisioning our Second Skin
Simran Sethi, Journalist, Author and Fellow at the Institute For Food and Development Policy
11:40 am-12:00 pm: Break Time
12:00-12:05 pm: Special Contribution by Suzy Menkes
12:05-12:15 pm: Fashion Transparency
Leonardo Bonanni, Visiting Scientist of MIT Media Lab and Founder/CEO of Sourcemap Inc.
12:15-12:30 pm: Working towards Sustainability through Conscious Luxury
Dax Lovegrove, Swarovski Global Vice President Sustainability in conversation with Elizabeth L. Cline
12:30-12:45 pm: Narratives of Purpose and Hope
Livia Firth, Founder and Creative Director, Eco-Age
12:45-1:00 pm: Breaking News: Joining the Forces for Sustainability
Carlo Capasa, Chairman of CNMI and Claudio Marenzi, President of Confindustria Moda
1:00-2:15 pm: Lunch Time
2:15-5:00 pm [3:15 pm - Tea time]
Roundtable A - Chemicals for Luxury Fashion
Mauro Rossetti, Director, Textile and Health Association
Roundtable B - The Fashion Supply Chain Goes Digital
Leonardo Bonanni, Visiting Scientist of MIT Media Lab and Founder/CEO of Sourcemap Inc.
Roundtable C - From Line to Circle: Creating a Resilient, Regenerative Fashion Industry
Simran Sethi, Journalist, Author and Fellow at the Institute for Food and Development Policy