Drapers Sustainable Fashion Awards 2020

By Alex Assoune Mar 09, 2023

Drapers revealed its shortlist for its 2020 Sustainable Fashion Awards that recognize the progress being made to decrease the fashion industry's social and environmental impact.

Due to the growing public health concerns caused by the COVID-19 crisis, Drapers decided to transform this year's Sustainable Fashion Awards into a week-long content-based celebration in early July.

The winners will be chosen in July by an independent panel of judges including fashion, retail, and sustainability experts. The goal of the event is to raise awareness of businesses and brands that are making a difference.

Drapers is a business-to-business magazine and website now owned by Metropolis International Group Limited. It was founded in 1887 to cover women's clothing retail trade.

Today, Drapers publishes content for the whole fashion industry on many retail issues such as digitalization, technology, and supply chain management. It also regularly hosts events, awards ceremonies, and conferences.

Fashion is one of the most polluting industries. It creates large amounts of waste, pollution, and carbon emissions each year. The industry also exploits lots of natural resources and consumes a huge quantity of water and energy.

Read up my article on the fashion industry's catastrophic contribution to climate change to learn more about these issues and the possible solutions.

The whole fashion system has many major sustainability problems. Despite the efforts made by brands and retailers to minimize their negative impact, change needs to happen faster.

Companies and organizations must take massive action to increase the use of sustainability practices throughout the whole supply chain.

We are on the verge of a global social and environmental crisis. Governments and scientists all around the world acknowledge that humanity is in a climate emergency.

Positive change is needed more than ever before. It's time to find solutions to the fashion industry’s environmental and social impact and drive innovation in the way we produce and consume clothes.

Drapers 2020 Sustainable Fashion Awards is an amazing opportunity to discuss the textile and apparel industry issues through innovation and creativity. It brings together the most sustainable brands and retailers, trailblazers, disruptors, pioneers, and progressive thinkers.

Here is Drapers' shortlist:

Best Carbon Footprint Initiative

Lemon Jelly
Slo Active
Superdry

Best Customer Engagement Campaign

Birdsong
Bottletop
Ecoalf
John Lewis & Partners
Oxfam
Raeburn

Best Supply Chain Initiative

Filippa K
H&M
Kathmandu
Masai
Superdry

Best Use of Technology for Good

Ecoalf
Farfetch x Good On You
H&M
Kathmandu
Pentland Brands
Tejidos Royo
Wrangler

Brand of the Year (<£30m turnover)

Bower Swimwear
Findra
Finisterre
Izabel London
Lowie
Lucy & Yak
Matt & Nat
Raeburn
Royce Lingerie
Thought Fashion
WoolOvers

Brand of the Year (£30m+ turnover)

Berghaus
Craghoppers
Hunter
Meyer
Superdry
Wrangler

Graduate Award

Mia Herrod, Norwich University of the Arts
Kate MacMahon, Edinburgh College of Arts
Rebecca Powell, Portsmouth University

Progress toward circularity

Fabric For Freedom
Farfetch
H&M
Hunter
Napapijri
Nudie Jeans
Swedish Stockings

Recommerce Award

ACS Clothing
Designer Exchange
Handbag Clinic
Hirestreet
My Wardrobe HQ
Rotaro

Retailer of the Year

H&M
Joules
Selfridges
Oh Polly
Wolf & Badger

Sustainable Textile Innovation

Candiani Denim
Coats
Isko
Izabel London
Re:newcell
Vivobarefoot

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About the Author: Alex Assoune

Alex Assoune (MS) is a global health and environmental advocate. He founded Panaprium to inspire others with conscious living, ethical, and sustainable fashion. Alex has worked in many countries to address social and environmental issues. He speaks three languages and holds two Master of Science degrees in Engineering from SIGMA and IFPEN schools.

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