Advancing Women Leaders Across the Apparel Value Chain [Climate Week NYC 2024 ]

​Please join us at Climate Week NYC 2024 to launch an initiative to accelerate women leaders across the global apparel value chain.

​We believe that increasing the number of women in leadership positions from the factory floor to the boardroom will create a more sustainable, equitable and resilient future for all.  

​We have a bold vision that  women will be equally represented on the Boards, C-suites and Leadership teams at the world’s leading apparel companies by 2030 – and the companies these women lead are demonstrating meaningful improvement on environmental and social indicators.

​DETAILS

• ​Wednesday, September 25, 2024

• ​1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 

• ​Bank of Montreal (BMO) Headquarters in NYC

• ​151 West 42nd Street

​This initiative is currently under development by Aurora Collective and co-led by Amina Razvi, former CEO of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (now Cascale), and Anna Adlard, President of Workshop. 

​PURPOSE

​This initiative is in the earliest stages of development, and we are seeking partners, advocates and supporters to join us in launching this effort.

​At Climate Week NYC 2024, we are convening a small group of women leaders who represent NGOs, philanthropies, brands and suppliers to coalesce on a vision for this initiative and map out a path forward. 

​BACKGROUND 

• ​Research consistently tells us that increasing the number of women in leadership is a direct path to improving environmental and social  outcomes. We also know that women are disproportionately affected by climate change, and they have more at stake.

• ​The apparel industry has a significant environmental impact concentrated in vulnerable regions across the Global South. This outsize impact must be  urgently addressed to bring the industry into alignment with the UN’s 2030 climate targets. 

• ​The apparel industry is driven by women, but rarely led by women – highlighting a clear opportunity to create change. About 80% of garment workers are women, yet women rarely hold leadership positions in apparel manufacturing.  Women are the primary consumers of apparel worldwide, but they remain woefully under-represented on C-suites and Boards in the apparel industry. 

​AGENDA

​Welcome

• ​Introductions 

• ​Purpose 

• ​What to Expect

​Orientation 

• ​Why this, why now? 

• ​The challenge and opportunity 

• ​Overview of proposed initiative 

​Development

• ​Define what we need to advance this initiative

• ​Review draft landscape map of potential partners 

• ​Determine strategic starting points for collective action 

​Action 

• ​Next steps

• ​Call-to-action