After a successful launch in April, Fashion Revolution Düsseldorf goes into its second round and this time it is all about shoes! Come and join us for an evening of insights, discussion and style and be part of the biggest global movement campaigning for a fairer and safer fashion industry.

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Official Program: 18:30 - 20:30

We will kick off the event with a welcome note from Uwe Kerkmann, Head of Wirtschaftsförderung Düsseldorf and member of Fashion Net Düsseldorf who will talk about the importance of the fashion industry in the city and the challenges and opportunities the industry is facing today. We will then introduce the Fashion Revolution movement and explain ways how you too can contribute.

A Düsseldorf based startup, The Cano Shoe, will present its sustainable shoe collection and introduce its newly launched technological solution to increase transparency in the supply chains of shoe and garment manufacturing. We will then have Andreas Tepest from a renowned Essen based family firm Deichmann report on an industry initiative called CADS - cooperation for assuring defined standards for shoe and leather goods production e.V.

The evening will end with a presentation from Prof. Dr.Marina Elena Wachs on “The Future of Sustainable Materials – Hypes and Trends” and a panel discussion on how we as consumers can make better informed purchasing choices.

Get-together: 20:30 – 22:00

Our food sponsor Manufactum brot&butter Düsseldorf will invite you to enjoy some of their exquisite pastries and locally sourced organic foods.

During the networking part, you will have a chance to get inspiration on how to care for your favorite clothes and shoes at workshop corners #lovedclotheslast by Just C & Global Shapers and #lovedshoeslast by Shoe Repair Hassan Akkabal.

We thank our sponsors Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and HSBC Germany for their good spirit!

Fashion Revolution is a global movement that runs all year, celebrating fashion as a positive influence, raising awareness of the fashion industry’s most pressing issues, showing that change is possible and celebrating those who are on a journey to create a more ethical and sustainable future for fashion. This year’s campaign marks the 5th year anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse, which shook the fashion world and ignited the world’s biggest fashion activism movement for a fairer, safer, fashion industry.