Eco commitment
Building the future of fashion together
“a better way” programme
The Smart Creation Area
A bespoke sourcing circuit
Dedicated content all year round
CSR & ESG
To combat the great climate challenges of our times, the fashion industry is mobilized, innovative, inventive and reinventing itself, seeking to reduce its environmental footprint. Through manufacturing and sourcing processes that integrate circularity, traceability and sustainability, the commitment of key actors in the sector is driving the creation of tangible solutions to produce a more ethical and more responsible type of fashion.
« a better way »
Season after season, the eco-responsible offer of the exhibitors at our shows continues to grow with new eco-designed product developments and technical innovations. In order to better understand this multiple offer and to facilitate your sourcing and search for committed partners, Première Vision deployed in July 2023 “a better way”, a new pictogram-based programme to be displayed on the stands of participating exhibitors and supported by 5 criteria:
Social initiatives
The criteria determined by Première Vision and independent experts are based on labels and certifications selected for their strength on a global scale, including: GOTS, Bluesign®, Leather Working Group, Iso 14001, Ecolabel, Global Recycled Standard, Oeko-Tex Standard 100, Oeko-Tex STeP, European Flax, EMAS, SA 8000, Responsible Wool Standard, FSC® or the ZDHC programme.
This initiative, which is intended to be positive and virtuous, will not involve any ranking or rating. It will be progressively deployed on a voluntary basis across all of Première Vision’s shows in 2024.
For more details on the programme and explanations of the 5 ‘a better way’ criteria,
download the white paper below:
The Smart Creation Area
In February and July, each new edition of the Première Vision Paris show offers a space entirely dedicated to start-ups and companies offering innovative products, solutions and services to take fashion closer to a responsible and less polluting future.
In this area, you will find around 30 exhibitors committed to and expert in Fashion Tech, selected by Première Vision, in line with our determination to accompany your responsible sourcing
A bespoke sourcing circuit
Once at the show, and also on the Première Vision Marketplace, you can easily identify the product developments corresponding to respectful environmental criteria thanks to the eco-responsible performance codes specially developed by Première Vision and the “a better way” pictograms.
Dedicated content all year round
Première Vision’s commitment for the future of fashion continues online with a range of informative content available any time on PV magazine’s sustainability section:
- The Smart Keys explore the great challenges and issues facing the sector,
- the Smart Creation podcast listens to committed players in the sector,
- the Eco questions offer you concise responses on eco-responsibility topics,
- the Fashion & Eco-responsibility white papers combine all this information in a downloadable format.
A committed show
Première Vision’s approach to sustainability and innovation goes beyond its commitment to the Smart Creation platform and promoting its exhibitors’ sustainable offer. At the heart of Première Vision’s values, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is today based on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria to analyze and implement effective actions in terms of sustainable development.
Led by 3 main drivers – reduce, recycle & reuse –, Première Vision has implemented a series of initiatives and practices to anchor the company and its collaborators in a more globally eco-friendly approach to its events, to ensure that they are as eco-designed as possible:
An offer of stands that are 100% equipped and which can be reused
…from one session to the next, whose design takes into account sustainable choices in terms of materials, manufacturing, transport, storage and end of life.
Choice of LED lighting
to optimize energy consumption.
Reducing the use of plastics
(badges, signage, water bottles…)
Eco-designed forums
Choice and optimization of the use of materials; guidance regarding good construction practices for better quality reuse of the structures…
More sustainable signage
Abandoning the use of canvas in favor of an ecological support made from recycled plastic bottles; using new generation adhesives with solvent-free glues; improving the ink used on all materials.
Carpet recycling
Collected, folded, and formatted, carpets are shredded and transformed into granules for the plastics industry.
Materials reusing
Première Vision has partnered with the muto event company for the reprocessing of furniture and materials used at its shows: structures of the fashion forums, decorations, carpets… Following the July 23 show, over 4 tonnes of wood and over 1 tonne of glass, metal and cardboard were reused.
Recycling of siding
The shredded cotton is used in to make insulating panels.
The sorting of wood, plastics, paper, cardboard
… entailing the processing of roughly 60 tons of waste.
Redistribution of sunsold food
In partnership with VIParis, manager of the exhibition venues, Première Vision organizes the daily recovery of unsold food from the show’s catering areas. It is then redistributed in a short circuit to food banks such as that of the Red Cross.
LA FÉDÉRATION PRÊT-À-PORTER – LE SYNDICAT PARIS MODE – LA FÉDÉRATION DE LA HAUTE COUTURE ET DE LA MODE (FHCM) – LE GROUPE LVMH – LE GROUPE RICHEMONT – CHLOÉ – CHANEL – LE GROUPE KERING – LE GROUPE SMCP – ARIZONA MUSE – L’INSTITUT FRANÇAIS DE LA MODE (IFM) – LE COMITÉ STRATÉGIQUE DE LA FILIÈRE – LA FONDATION ELLEN MACARTHUR – LES GALERIES LAFAYETTE – ALEXANDRE DE BETAK – LA VILLE DE PARIS – L’AGENCE NFP…
