A coalition of the world’s top luxury fashion houses has unveiled a new initiative to speed up the decarbonisation of fashion supply chains, beginning in Italy. Led by The Fashion Pact, the European Accelerator brings together major brands including CHANEL, Ermenegildo Zegna Group, Kering, Moncler Group and Prada Group, alongside sector bodies such as Confindustria Moda and Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana.
The initiative aims to drive coordinated industry action to lower emissions, improve efficiency and strengthen long-term resilience across the luxury fashion value chain.
Structured around three workstreams, the Accelerator will focus on improving environmental data collection, boosting supplier capacity and unlocking finance for cleaner technologies.
A key component is a new optional, non-exhaustive environmental questionnaire for suppliers, designed to harmonise data collection and reduce reporting burdens. Developed with sustainability consultancy Quantis, the template focuses on key indicators such as energy, water and waste. It was tested over six weeks with 74 suppliers in Italy — including textile manufacturers, tanneries, accessories producers and finished-goods makers — with input from Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana.
By promoting standardised metrics, the Accelerator aims to enhance data reliability, cut duplication and help suppliers streamline their sustainability reporting. The questionnaire is being progressively rolled out across supply chains, and will be updated regularly by a technical committee to reflect evolving regulation and best practice.
The initiative will also support suppliers with capacity-building and efforts to identify opportunities for energy efficiency and renewable-energy adoption.
Recognising finance as one of the biggest barriers to decarbonisation, the Accelerator will work to expand access to investment, helping suppliers adopt cleaner technologies and accelerate long-term transformation.
The programme comes as new analysis indicates that meeting the European fashion sector’s decarbonisation goals will require €4.4 billion in investment by 2030. In Italy, however, high debt ratios mean around 58% of suppliers are currently unable to fund these upgrades — underscoring the need for harmonised data, technical support and improved access to finance.
The European Accelerator marks a coordinated push by luxury brands to tackle emissions at the supply-chain level, where the majority of the sector’s climate impact is concentrated.
