Sufficiency and Clothing
4th May, 2023
Paris: 9:55–10:25 (UTC+2)
Adelaide: 17:25–17:55 (UTC+9:30)
Material throughput of the global fashion system has doubled since
2000 and in 2019, consumption of clothes and textiles has been recognised as the fourth most
polluting lifestyle domain in Europe, after energy use, mobility, and food. Limiting fashion
production and consumption in terms of total volumes and redistributing benefits and burdens in a
more equitable manner are the critical steps to ensure that the global fashion system stays within
the planetary boundaries, while meeting the basic needs of the population for clothing.
Moderator:
Dr. Katia Vladimirova, University of Geneva (Switzerland)
Dr. Katia Vladimirova is a senior researcher working on
the topics of fashion consumption and sustainability from the point of view of sufficiency
and degrowth. She is a founder of the International research network on Sustainable Fashion
Consumption. Dr. Vladimirova has published on the topics of minimalism and sufficiency in
fashion consumption practices. She is also a co-author of the recent report: Unfit, Unfair,
Unfashionable: Resizing Fashion for a Fair Consumption Space by Hot or Cool Institute, which
identifies sufficiency levels for the global fashion system.
Keynote:
Lindita Xhaferi Salihu
Lindita Xhaferi Salihu leads work on sectors and
business engagement in climate action as part of UN Climate Change wider Global Climate
Action work. She supported high-level political negotiations for the UN Mission in Kosovo,
managed public diplomacy activities and coordinated a series of global multi-stakeholder
engagements and forums under the UNFCCC Sustainable Development Mechanisms. She developed
both the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action and the UN Sports for Climate Action
and works closely with a variety of stakeholders to rally businesses on an ambitious pathway
towards decarbonization. Lindita has an educational background in electrical engineering,
international relations and global energy & climate policy.
Pannelists:
Mr. Yayra Agbofah
Mr. Yayra Agbofah is a creative social
entrepreneur based in Accra,Ghana. His collective and consultancy
AfroDistricttackles social and environmental issues through art, education, and
entrepreneurship. Launched in 2018, THEREVIVAL is a community-led initiative rooted
in upcycling culture; an innovative and engaging way to manageglobal textile waste
in West Africa.
Dr. Samira Iran
Dr. Samira Iran, is post-doctoral researcher at Technische Universität Berlin (TUB) and project lead at
Hot or
Cool Institute in Berlin. Samira’s PhD thesis was on the shared economy in the
clothing industry. From 2016 to 2021, she worked in two real-world laboratory projects on
“sustainable textile consumption” at Ulm University and on “education for sustainable
clothing consumption” at TUB. She is currently consortium lead of a citizen science project
on “decluttering and sustainable consumption” at TUB and project lead of a project on “care
economy and sustainable consumption” at HOC. In addition to sustainable fashion, her
research interests include sharing economy, collaborative consumption, care economy, and
consumer behavior. Dr. Iran is a co-founder of “Fashion Revolution Iran” and a member of the
executive committee of “Sustainable Fashion Consumption Network”.
Dr. Irene Maldini
Dr. Irene Maldini is a researcher at OsloMet University
in Norway. Irene conducts critical research on the environmental impact of growing
consumption and production volumes of clothing and other consumer goods. She specializes on
the solutions that have been proposed to reduce these volumes at company and public policy
levels and in assessing their effect. Having worked as a product designer and an academic in
Uruguay, Brazil, and the Netherlands, she lives now in Portugal and works for Oslo
Metropolitan University in Norway. In 2020, Irene Maldini’s PhD won the Research of the Year
Award at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.
