CPHFW Roundtable with The Climate Pledge at NYC Climate Week

As part of NYC Climate Week, Copenhagen Fashion Week held a roundtable with The Climate Pledge exploring how fashion councils and fashion weeks can cultivate impactful change

Discussing what role fashion weeks and councils hold in cultivating positive change, Copenhagen Fashion Week held a roundtable as part of NYC Climate Week. Held in the Climate Pledge Hub, the roundtable brought together 20 leaders and innovators to share their perspectives on what change can be initiated, and how to go about it.

Fashion weeks and councils remain powerful vehicles for visibility, influence, and innovation—but are they evolving fast enough to meet the industry’s urgent calls for accountability and transformation? The roundtable convened key players to debate fashion weeks’ strategic role in driving meaningful change.

As fashion weeks and councils continue to shape global narratives and business cycles, their potential to lead on sustainability, diversity, and systemic reform is under increasing scrutiny. In this roundtable, industry leaders how these high-profile platforms can move beyond aesthetics to deliver impact. Are fashion weeks and councils still fit for purpose in a shifting cultural and commercial landscape? Or is a fundamental rethink required to align them with the industry's future-forward goals? Join Copenhagen Fashion Week for a candid, solutions-focused conversation on where fashion weeks and councils go from here.

Moderator: Bella Webb, Sustainability Editor, Vogue Business

Panellists:

Wynne Pickus, Worldwide Sustainability Partner, The Climate Pledge

Julie Gilhart, Consultant

Hillary Taymour, Founder, Collina Strada

Eshita Kabra-Davies, CEO/Founder, By Rotation

Tatiana Wolter Ferguson, CEO, Hardly Ever Worn It

Roni Gamzon, Co–founder & Chief Commercial Officer, BioFluff

Rachel Glicksberg, Women's Fashion and New Initiatives Lead, The RealReal

Majken Kalhave, Executive Director, Creative Denmark

Cecilie Thorsmark, CEO, Copenhagen Fashion Week

Isabella Davey, COO, Copenhagen Fashion Week

Sarah Kent, Chief Sustainability Correspondent, Business of Fashion

Indré Rockefeller, Founder, The Circularity Project

Sara Kozlowski, Vice President of Program Strategies & Education/Sustainability Initiatives, Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA)

Anne Gaines, Executive Dean, Parsons School of Design

Eva Kruse, Co-Founder, Bee-Wild, Board Member & Founder Global Fashion Agenda, Advisor Renoon, Bee:Wild

Brian Mikkelsen, Managing Director, Dansk Erhverv

Maiken Tandgaard Derno, Vice Consul, Cultural Attaché, Head Of Culture & Public Diplomacy, Consulate General Of Denmark In New York

Angela O’Brian, Founder, Cleobella