The Fashion Policy Initiative
The global fashion industry is a complicated and caustic place; policy is an integral and often missing component for creating a more sustainable and positively impactful fashion space.
The Fashion Policy Initiative is a project of GCNYC’s Center for Social Impact and Innovation started in 2022 which brings together stakeholders and advocates interested in understanding and advancing global fashion industry policy.
The Fashion Policy Initiative is a member-led, inclusive group which brings together educators, students, researchers, advocates, industry professionals, leaders, entrepreneurs, designers, lawyers, activists, among many others.
Mission
Theory of Change
Research
Phase 1
- Why policy is important to a well functioning and more sustainable fashion industry and why fashion matters to policymakers
- Assessing the quality of data and research in the fashion space
- Understanding the global and domestic fashion policy landscape
Phase 2
- What comparative spaces can we understand better to use as frameworks for policy in fashion?
Phase 3
- What are the most pressing gaps in policy for the global fashion industry?
Education
Community Building
Advocacy
We are committed to ensuring the greater fashion industry and public understand the necessity of policy for the global fashion industry. We advocate for a productive culture of legislative and regulatory policy for the global fashion industry through the organization of our members in support of impactful legislation.
