Amsterdam fashion week adopts Copenhagen's sustainability rules


The influence of the Copenhagen Fashion Week (CPHFW) continues to spread beyond what is shown on its clues and only a few months after BFC was linked to implement sustainability rules for London, Amsterdam Fashion Week (AFW) has announced a new association.

Amsterdam Fashion Week

It is joining forces with CPHFW “to accelerate the sustainability actions of the industry in Nordic and Beneux fashion markets.”

AFW will launch the sustainability requirements framework developed by CPHFW for its official show program.

It begins with a one -year pilot phase to incorporate the minimum standards in its existing admission criteria and the complete implementation will enter into force in September 2026.

During the next Amsterdam fashion week that begins on August 30, around 30 brands presented in the official schedule of the program “will be measured against the requirements of the sustainability framework.”

The Executive Director of the event, Danie Bles, said: “Sustainability is in the heart of everything we do. Sustainability is not optional: it is the future of fashion, and we are shaping today. With this in mind, we are incredibly proud to announce our association with CPHFW. By adhering to sustainability requirements, we join our fashion companies to support the designation in his sustainability efforts. ” “

And Cecilie Thorsmark, CEO of Copenhagen Fashion Week, added: “We are delighted to announce our association with Amsterdam Fashion Week, so shortly after joining forces with the British Fashion Council. With this new collaboration, we further establish the sustainability requirements within Europe and we work even more closely in the shared language and the common objectives. This association is not only A large necessary part of the industry industry, but the requirements of the industry, but of the industry industry.

The sustainability requirements frame has also been implemented to the Norway Fashion Center, the Oslo track and Berlin Fashion Week.

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