It becomes
the first media company to join the UNFCCC’s Fashion for Global Climate
Action initiative and to make packaging pledges as part of the
Ellen
MacArthur Foundation New Plastics Economy Global Commitment
In addition
to these new partnerships, the company will soon publish its carbon assessment
and set climate commitment targets
Condé Nast
to use its influence to champion climate action in the fashion industry and
play a more active and meaningful role in the global climate action movement
Mumbai – 25November 2019 - Condé Nast is announcing its global pledge to act
and inspire climate action. Today, Condé Nast becomes the first media company
to sign the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action and to make packaging
pledges as part of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation New Plastics Economy Global
Commitment. Through these partnerships, new initiatives and clear targets
of accountability, the company aims to drive higher standards and systemic
change in addressing the world’s most critical issue, climate change.
In addition to these partnerships,
Condé Nast will use the influence of its brands, reaching more than one billion
people around the world, to influence climate action through its own operations
and the fashion and media industries.
"Condé
Nast is home to some of the most influential, iconic brands in the world. We
have a responsibility to use the power of those brands to help raise awareness,
define terms of change, and point to solutions to ensure our audiences and our
industry are informed and engaged in taking climate action," said Roger Lynch, CEO
of Condé Nast. "We also have a responsibility to operate our
business in the most sustainable way possible. We are committed to measuring
and reporting on our progress as we strive to be better global citizens."
As the first media company to sign
the Charter, Condé Nast joins other fashion industry players including Inditex,
Kering and Stella McCartney in acknowledging the sector’s contributions to
climate change and a responsibility to strive towards climate neutrality for a
safer planet. The fashion industry contributes to environmental issues,
including textile waste, water contamination, pollution and more.
In line with the principles of the
Fashion Charter and with the goal of promoting broader climate action, Condé
Nast will work with industry partners to influence consumers’ behaviours by
promoting the re-use of clothes, sustainable fashion, innovative materials and
technologies, which can help to mitigate the environmental impact of fashion.
Condé Nast has also signed the New
Plastics Economy Global Commitment, launched in October 2018 by the Ellen
MacArthur Foundation in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme. In
2019, more than half of Condé Nast’s owned operations began phasing out
fossil-based, non-recyclable plastic wrapping in subscription or newsstand
uses, or both, seeking to eliminate the use of plastics altogether or to opt
instead for recycled and bio-based alternatives. Condé Nast is announcing plans
to do the same for all its U.S. publications in 2020. Through the New Plastics
Economy Global Commitment, Condé Nast has pledged to eliminate fossil-based,
non-recyclable plastic entirely from all products, across all owned markets by
2025.
In continuing its transformative journey
to a more sustainable business practice, Condé Nast will lead by example to
assess, disclose and minimise its environmental footprint. It will publish its
first assessment report in early 2020 and outline a roadmap for a global
sustainability plan, including setting targets for its use of greenhouse gases.
“Fashion has
always reflected the big changes in society and been part of the cultural
discourse. It is that timeliness that makes fashion so influential. Today, it
is the duty of designers, textile manufacturers, fashion houses and fashion
journalists to completely re-imagine, re-design and re-engineer how we make and
consume fashion. As the world's number one fashion publisher, we commit to
doing our very best in championing these positive efforts. We absolutely must
reach the Paris climate goals,” commented Wolfgang Blau, Global Chief Operating
Officer and President, International, Condé Nast.
With a new commitment to the Charter
and its broader Global Sustainability Strategy, Condé Nast will empower and
educate consumers on how to lead more sustainable lives through the different
lenses of the company’s leading media brands including Vogue, GQ, Wired and AD.
“I welcome
Condé Nast’s announcement today. Condé Nast is the first media outlet to join
the Fashion Industry Charter, which is a token of their commitment to play
their part in reaching the Paris Agreement goals, and highlights the need to
have every sector and everyone on board,” said Patricia Espinosa, UN
Climate Change Executive Secretary.
“As a global
media company, their engagement will be very valuable to disseminate
information about the sustainability efforts and achievements of the fashion
industry as well as informing the world about the need for wider and
accelerated climate action.”
A voice of authority, reaching 31
distinct markets worldwide, Condé Nast embodies an unparalleled influence and a
responsibility to create meaningful change towards climate action. The company
will use its position of influence to champion more sustainable industry
approaches and collaborate with stakeholders across the fashion industry as a
member of the Charter, while delivering content and consumer experiences of the
highest quality built on values of excellence.
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About Condé Nast:
Condé Nast is
a global media company, home to iconic brands including Vogue, The New Yorker, GQ, Glamour, AD, Vanity Fair and Wired,
among many others. The company's award-winning content reaches 84 million
consumers in print, 385 million in digital and 390 million across social
platforms, and generates more than 1 billion video views each month. The
company is headquartered in New York and London, and operates in 31 markets
worldwide including China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico &
Latin America, Russia, Spain, Taiwan, the U.K. and the U.S., with local license
partners across the globe. Launched in 2011, Condé Nast Entertainment is an
award-winning production and distribution studio that creates programming
across film, television, social and digital video and virtual reality.
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