The European Accelerator is a significant and strategic step forward for our industry. By establishing a harmonised framework for environmental data collection, it facilitates more consistent and reliable reporting, while also reinforcing our shared commitment to support the value chain. The Accelerator demonstrates the importance of collective action in accelerating the sector’s transition to more sustainable practices.

To drive real progress within our sector, we must work together to find shared solutions to common challenges. With the European Accelerator, we’ve been able to strike a good balance between the need of brands to get robust environmental data, and the effort of suppliers to provide it. Trust, open discussions, and willingness to find a common ground are the key enablers of this initiative. By adopting a harmonised approach, we can encourage the integration of this questionnaire to all the brands of our sector.

Collaboration between suppliers and brands is fundamental to driving the systemic change our industry needs. By joining forces through initiatives like the European Accelerator, we support all actors—both major groups and small and medium-sized enterprises—to make meaningful contributions to the sector’s environmental transition. Working together strengthens the resilience and competitiveness of the Italian fashion industry, ensuring that sustainability and excellence go hand in hand for businesses of every size.

As suppliers, we welcome the European Accelerator as a key step towards greater efficiency in our industry. By aligning environmental data collection practices, the initiative allows us to dedicate more resources to concrete decarbonization actions. This collective effort builds trust across the value chain and supports a more sustainable and resilient fashion ecosystem.

At this moment in history, the fashion industry is being called upon to implement a concrete and collective change. It is essential to join forces to promote the sustainability of the entire textile and fashion supply chain. Only through collaboration between upstream and downstream stakeholders will it be possible to define a common approach capable of harmonizing requirements, creating a shared language, and leading to greater simplification and efficiency. The European Accelerator fosters the exchange of ideas, constructive dialogue, and the development of a harmonized environmental data collection questionnaire that meets the needs of all players in the supply chain.

Taking part in the European Accelerator pilot questionnaire has been very valuable for us. Before, every brand asked for environmental data in a different way — now we can share one consistent set of figures, saving time and improving reliability. The clearer questions help us provide more accurate information and see where we can improve. Most importantly, this shared approach strengthens collaboration and trust between suppliers and brands, making sustainability progress more meaningful.

At Kering, we believe that meaningful change can only happen when we share a common framework and common criteria. The European Accelerator marks an important milestone in that direction – by harmonizing environmental data practices, we are laying the foundations for more transparency, efficiency, and collective progress across the value chain. This is only the beginning of a broader transformation, one that will require continuous collaboration and ambition from all industry players to truly decarbonize and build strong resilience for our sector.