By Henry Treku and Samuel Ofori-Gyampoh , Co-Founders, Landfills2Landmarks As the co-founders of Landfills2Landmarks, we’re often asked why this event matters and what truly sets it apart from the typical conversations surrounding sustainability and textile waste. Our answer is simple yet profound: Landfills2Landmarks moves beyond rhetoric. It brings hard truths to the forefront, shines a…

On 5 December 2024, Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) and the Embassy of Ireland in Denmark hosted an insightful event, The Sustainable Textiles Landscape in the 2024-2029 EU Mandate, at the Irish Embassy in Copenhagen. The event brought together policymakers, industry leaders, and experts to navigate the evolving regulatory landscape for textiles within the European Union. The…

This article is a contribution from Next Gen Assembly 2024 Member, Tanya Singh. Sustainability has grown from a niche concern to a mainstream imperative. Over the past decade, investors have funnelled over $1.6 trillion into environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. Yet, paradoxically, the crises these investments aim to address—climate change, biodiversity loss, and resource depletion—continue to accelerate. Why…

This year, COP29 was hosted in Azerbaijan, the third consecutive petrostate to host the UN climate conference. Expectations for the event were particularly low, marked by the absence of certain key world leaders, major industry players, and climate advocates. While some progress was made—most notably a $300 billion annual climate finance deal—divisions highlighted the need…