London – The brought together some of the industry’s
brightest and most innovative thinkers, doers, designers, brands and CEO’s
who are working to ensure sustainability and responsible fashion become the
future of the fashion industry. Below is a collection of the most
memorable, thought provoking and interesting statements made throughout the
day.
“Together we have the power to create a brighter future for the fashion
industry.” – Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
“There is harm in making apparel, and that core recognition
is the way to sustainability.” – The honest and realistic Rick
Ridgeway— CPH Fashion Summit (@CphFashSummit) May 13,
2016
“It’s time for us to be active citizens and active consumers. We can’t
continue to demand change until we challenge the pace of thoughtless
consumption which the fast fashion brands have dictated to us.” – Livia
Firth, founder and CEO of Eco Age.
“Every time a consumer swipes their credit card they are
voting.”-Evie Evangelou. What are you voting for? #yourvoicematters
#restartfashion—
CPH Fashion Summit (@CphFashSummit) May 13,
2016
“We all need to change the way we shop,” – Elżbieta Bieńkowska,
European Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and
SMEs.
“It’s not the specifics that is the take away here,
it’s the approach.” – Vanessa Friedman— CPH Fashion
Summit (@CphFashSummit) May 12,
2016
“Sustainability is no longer if -it is now a question of how.” Hannah
Jones, Chief Sustainability Officer and VP, Innovation Accelerator at Nike.
.@liviafirth speaking @CphFashSummit #copenhagenfashionsummit
#restartfashion
#sustainablefashion
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GCC_ECOAGE (@GCC_ECOAGE) May 12,
2016
“We must act, we must act now and act together
.
” – Kristen Jensen, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Denmark.
“Imagine if we could create the material that doesn’t
involve the planet” says @hjones_nike
#CopenhagenFashionSummit
#iskodenim—
ISKO DENIM (@ISKODENIM) May 12,
2016
“Sustainability simply is good business.” – Kristen Jensen, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Denmark.
.@liviafirth speaking @CphFashSummit #copenhagenfashionsummit
#restartfashion
#sustainablefashion
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GCC_ECOAGE (@GCC_ECOAGE) May 12,
2016
“Instead of making things less bad, we should be asking how do we make the
future we want?” – Hannah Jones, Chief Sustainability Officer and VP,
Innovation Accelerator at Nike.