LVMH and the Council of Fashion Designers of America have partnered on a video series of conversations surrounding sustainability relevant to fashion and luxury.
Titled “Voices of Impact,” the co-created series will launch on LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton and CFDA digital channels in its entirety on Tuesday during Earth Week (Monday through Friday). It will air on cfda.com and CFDA’s YouTube channel, as well as lvmh.com. The series aims to inspire positive action by spotlighting fashion and luxury leaders from many vantage points.
The series is the latest example of LVMH’s commitment to advancing environmental standards in the fashion and luxury industry. In line with the Group’s Life 360 program, which has set sustainable development targets for all LVMH Maisons for 2023, 2026 and 2030, the series tackles such key issues as biodiversity, social and environmental innovation, circularity, regeneration, purpose-centered values and design, and climate action. Each session will highlight perspectives of leaders who herald change including ESG stewards, brand executives, independent founders, design practitioners, social innovators and educators.
Gabriela Hearst will be one of the speakers in the video series.
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“LVMH is proud to partner with the CFDA to amplify important conversations on sustainability in the fashion and luxury goods industry,” said Hélène Valade, environment development director of LVMH. “LVMH strongly believes that environmental performance is a source of innovation, creativity and excellence, and that it must be considered in all design and manufacturing processes. We are committed to supporting efforts across the industry such as this that inspire artisans and designers to embrace sustainable materials and practices.”
Steven Kolb, chief executive officer of the CFDA said, “This Earth Week, we’re honored to collaborate with LVMH and announce this co-created series of plenary talks, interconnecting CFDA and LVMH global circles. These vital conversations amplify the shared mindsets of LVMH and CFDA creative beacons, design practitioners and stewards of transformative change through inspiration and practical insights. We’re united in designing a call to action to accelerate momentum as we continue to navigate fashion into positive planetary futures.”
The series consists of six digital episodes. The topics are: Powering a Just Transformation; Biodiversity; The Heart of Innovation; Circularity x Regeneration by Design; Creative Capital: Designing Purposeful Growth, and Climate Action: Fusion Energy.
Among the various speakers are Annika Dubrall, director and head of sustainability and philanthropy at Tiffany & Co.; Sarah Luisi, vice president, group strategic sourcing and operations at LVMH Americas; Tracy Reese, founder, Hope for Flowers; Leticia Viveros, vice president, sustainability, Fresh; Abrima Erwiah, cofounder and creative director, Studio 189 and director, Gromek Institute for Fashion Business, Parsons School of Design; Gabriela Hearst; Maria Cornejo, founder and creative director, Zero + Maria Cornejo; Gigi Burris, founder, Gigi Burris Millinery and executive chairwoman, Closely Crafted, and Hillary Taymour, founder and creative director, Collina Strada.
