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SUMMARY:Redefining Sustainability in the International Agenda - A view
  from Fashion and Cosmetics
DESCRIPTION:Come and join the more than 500 prominent figures from gov
 ernment, international organizations, and fashion and cosmetics indust
 ries as they meet in Geneva on 20-21 January to call for action agains
 t the rapid loss of the world’s biodiversity.\n\nThe two-day program
 me -- being held in observance of the United Nations 2010 Internationa
 l Year for Biodiversity -- will begin with a high-profile business sem
 inar and conclude with an \"EcoChic\" fashion show and exhibition laun
 ch celebrating sustainable fashion and accessories. Over 50 looks have
  been donated by designers from around the world, including the renown
 ed figures Diane Von Furstenberg, Manish Arora, Bora Aksu, and Thakoon
 . In addition, established \"sustainable\" fashion labels such as Edun
 , Noir, Ciel, and Kumvana Gomani will contribute garments and accessor
 ies from their latest collections.\n\nThe timely seminar will provide 
 a collaborative platform to discuss the need to redefine sustainabilit
 y. Through the viewpoint of the fashion and luxury industries, partici
 pants will gain a unique insight into the role that governments, busin
 esses, and consumers can play in supporting biodiversity conservation 
 and the sustainable use of natural resources.\n\nThrough interactive p
 anel discussions and in-depth case studies, the 1.5 day seminar will c
 over issues such as:\n\n• Redefining Sustainability: Why Biodiversit
 y and Why Now?\n• How to Implement a Successful Sustainability Strat
 egy\n• Educating and Engaging Consumers in Biodiversity Issues\n• 
 The Rise of the Ethical Consumer and Eco-Fashion in the Mass Market\nâ
 €¢ Luxury Brands as Sustainable Role Models\n• Environmental Traceab
 ility, Accountability and Certification\n• The Role of the Creative 
 Industries in Developing Economies\n• The Role of Multi-Stakeholder 
 Partnerships\n• Paving the road towards the CBD COP 10 and the revis
 ion of the International Biodiversity Targets.\n\nConfirmed participan
 ts include representatives from business, international organizations,
  government, media and NGOs such as:\n\n• Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive 
 Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)\n• Willen Wijnst
 ekers, Secretary-General, Convention on International Trade of Endange
 red Species (CITES)\n• Dermot Rowan, Managing Director, Orla Kiely\n
 • Burak Cakmak, Director CSR, Gucci Group\n• Giulia Di Tommaso, Di
 rector of Legal Policy and International Relations, Unilever\n• Jean
 -Fraçois Fournon, Global Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi Simko\n
 • Hans Steisslinger, Head R&D Natural Cosmetics, Weleda Group AG\nâ€
 ¢ Peter Ingwersen, Founder, Noir\n• Tamsin Blanchard, Style Director
 , The Telegraph Magazine\n• Sarah Ratty, Founder and CEO, Ciel\n• 
 Alphadi, President & Founder, Festival International de la Mode Africa
 ine\n• Jean-Luc Ansel, Director General, Cosmetic Valley\n• Isabel
  Berz, Director Fashion School, Istituto Europea di Design Madrid\n•
  Kate Dillon, Model and M.P.A. in international development\n• Tamsi
 n LeJeune, Founder, Ethical Fashion Forum\n• Erin O’Conner, Model\
 n• Summer Rayne Oaks, Model and Sustainability Strategist, SRO\n\nan
 d many others....\n\nThis must-attend event has been co-organised by U
 nited Nations Conference on Trade and Development and Hong Kong charit
 y Green2greener as part of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity
 .\n\nPre-registration for the seminar is essential.\n\nThe fashion sho
 w is by invitation only.\n\nFurther information available by contactin
 g Eduardo Escobedo at eduardo.escobedo@unctad.org\n\nFor more informat
 ion visit https://ethicalfashionforum.ning.com/events/redefining-susta
 inability-in
DTSTART:20100120T080000Z
DTEND:20100121T210000Z
CATEGORIES:conference, "+", fashion, show
LOCATION:United Nations in Geneva
WEBSITE:http://www.unctad.org/Templates/meeting.asp?intItemID=2068&lan
 g=1&m=18800
URL:http://www.unctad.org/Templates/meeting.asp?intItemID=2068&lang=1&
 m=18800
CONTACT:+41 22 917 5607
ORGANIZER;CN="Eduardo Escobedo":https://ethicalfashionforum.ning.com/p
 rofile/EduardoEscobedo
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