Fashion & Textiles NZ
Fashion & Textiles New Zealand is a future-facing industry organisation championing a thriving future for New Zealand’s fashion & textile industry. We connect the value chain from fibre and textiles, to manufacturing, design, innovation and retail. Our members are at the heart of our organisation.
Our Belief
We believe New Zealand’s fashion & textiles industry can drive economic resilience, cultural identity and leadership in innovation and circular thinking, and deserves a stronger place on the national agenda.
Our Promise
We’re here to bring the industry together, creating a united force that can no longer be ignored, and achieving a real momentum that strengthens our influence and lifts our industry as a whole.
Our Values
Our work is guided by our four core values:
- Collective Power
Our real power comes from bringing together all of us - industry, partners, community and government - to unite as one force for good. - Brave Leadership
We lead with clarity and conviction. Setting a bold direction that can move fashion and textiles up the national agenda. -
Next Gen Guardians
As guardians of our nature and resources, we’re here to support our industry in making better choices for our people, our environment and the future of our industry. - Always Advancing
Never standing still or bound by the past, we’re determined to do what it takes to create the momentum our industry needs to thrive.
Our Origin
Fashion & Textiles New Zealand is built on seven years of momentum, beginning with the early call to collaborate from our founders, Kate Sylvester and Emily Miller-Sharma. We’re deeply grateful for their leadership and continued support.
What started as a vision to bring the industry together and accelerate positive change has grown into a trusted industry convenor, shaped by initiatives like the landmark Threads of Tomorrow report, the Circular Design Awards, and a growing network of partners and members. Today, our influence continues to expand, with increasing recognition from government and industry, alongside a growing and connected membership base.
Fashion & Textiles NZ is a non-profit organisation, governed by a Board of Directors, and incorporated as a society in July 2019.
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Our Charter
Our Charter outlines our guiding principles as an organisation.
Our Guiding Principles as an Organisation
- Members share the vision and mission of Fashion & Textiles New Zealand and aspire to continual improvement.
- Members conduct their business with honesty, integrity and in a manner which encourages high standards of business ethics.
- Members respect the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and embrace cultural values and diversity in New Zealand and in all countries in which they operate.
- Members aspire to provide the most supportive workplaces they can for their employees; ones that are fair, safe and inclusive.
- Members seek to continually improve their environmental stewardship, and aspire towards making net-positive environmental impacts.
- Members engage positively with each other and the communities in which they operate.
- Members are open and transparent about their sustainability practice, including reporting their progress and challenges regularly.
- Customer-facing members provide as much sustainability information as they can to their customers so they can make informed choices.
