Greetings!
This is a reminder to submit a Structured Abstract to the Global Fashion conference 2022, taking place online on Nov. 17-18th 2022, from the Akademie Mode & Design (AMD) in Germany. Details can be found here http://gfc-conference.eu/call-papers - the submission deadline has been extended to June 15th, 2022.
The central theme is sustainability; the topics proposed for this year's edition are :
1. Ethics and aesthetics of fashion sustainability
Ethics of sustainability and the aesthetics of superfluity in fashion
New forms of luxury
Ethics and Aesthetics and new materials
Ethics of buying: Consumer behaviour
The Gender Gap in Fashion/The North and South in Fashion
Cultural and religious movements and their influence on Fashion Sustainability
Processes of change in the fashion system
Health, well-being and fashion
Strategies based on biological resources and attention to animal welfare
2. The new age of IT and sustainability. In the factory and in the atelier: data and sustainability
Algorithms and machine learning and fashion operations
E-commerce and Climate Change: Packaging and Transportation
Servers and CO2
Smart Clothing Tech
Virtual Fashion / Virtual games and Fashion
Beauty and Virtual Apps
Fashion Avatars: Metaverse
Immersive experiences and retail
Journalism and pro-sustainability communication
New business models in retail
3. Political frameworks and fashion sustainability
UN Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action- reality and evolution
How to prevent Child Labour?
The Fashion Pact – results?
The European Green Deal and Fashion
The international regulatory framework
International Governance and the Fashion Industry
Compliance on an international basis: materials, safety, health and labour conditions…
4. Investment and funding for sustainability
Big Brands and small labels: accelerating change.
Equity funds: friends or foes?
Are there Business Angels promoting sustainability?
The Seed Capital and beyond…
The Death Valley for new and old fashion businesses
Green banks needed
The conference will specifically address the quest for solutions at different levels within and beyond the fashion industry including all stakeholders along the whole value chain. Besides economic concepts, the traditional aesthetic ideas will be put to the test, along with the role played by new technologies.
The main goal of the conference is to build a community of professionals who share and exchange knowledge and experiences on a multi-disciplinary basis to promote a more sustainable fashion world. For this reason, all contributions from the scientific community and industry, deriving from different fields of knowledge and perspectives are welcome.
All proposals should be sent to <[log in to unmask]> until June 15th.
With kind regards
Katharina Sand (AMD Akademie Mode & Design, Munich)
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