About Us
We can’t continue as we are
The Commonwealth Fashion Council (CFC) is a not-for-profit Commonwealth-organisation occupying a unique space for inclusive global fashion development (Commonwealth Fashion). The CFC links together the 56 fashion industries of the Commonwealth. We deliver initiatives in collaboration with the CFC Circle, partners, the private sector and governments. Programming focuses on advancing responsible fashion, Commonwealth Fashion education (through the CFC’s Commonwealth Fashion Education Symposium) and trade, underpinning these key ribs of the CFC umbrella are the CFC’s commitment to youth and gender empowerment. We manifest and seek new opportunities for Commonwealth Fashion
"There is no beauty in the finest cloth if it makes hunger and unhappiness”
– Mahatma Gandhi
The CFC is governed by a board of directors and holds an AGM every year. We collaborate with the CFC Circle to elevate our values and aspirations through programming, this offers the CFC an adaptable space to listen and to move forward collectively. Every two years the CFC forms part of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
The CFC may be a ‘Fashion’ council nevertheless, we understand that Planet Earth is in urgent need of saving. Fashion as an industry falls into the top 5 most polluting industries on the planet. This is why our Planet People Hope strategy is the backbone of the organisation. Through Fashion we are committed to the preservation of our Planet and People through a new era of Hope.
“Fashion can be a universal player in protecting the planet”
