What People Are Saying About SFA

One of the most valuable aspects of the course is the professional network it offers. The value of this network cannot be underestimated. The course also provides extremely relevant discussions about the problems our company can experience and most of the participants generously share their experiences and expertise. The course also guides companies in how to more dramatically reduce their environmental impacts throughout the supply chain.

Madeleine Delersjö & Carolina Reuterving, MQ

Low prices are an important part of IKEA's vision and business idea - but not at any cost. At IKEA we believe that social and environmental responsibility are the foundations for good business. The Sustainable Fashion Academy has given us both the inspiration and practical support to create a more sustainable variety of furniture textiles and removeable coverings for IKEA. The course has also provided the possibility to exchange knowledge, develop new insights and establish an extremely valuable network in the textile and fashion industry. We have already recommended next year's course to our colleagues!

Eleonor Öunpuu och Josefine Grönkvist, produktutvecklare på IKEA of Sweden

We do everything we can to help those who want to reduce their environmental impact. We therefore whole-heartedly support the Sustainable Fashion Academy - giving professionals working in the fashion and textiles industry the insights and practical support needed to improve their environmental performance. We strongly believe it is important for SFA to continue to educate and train professionals and we will continue to provide our support by helping textile companies understand consumer demands.

Eva Eiderström, Director Shop and Act Green-Good, Environmental Choice, Swedish Society for Nature Conservation

Clearly we all must work to improve our environmental performance both for the sustainability of our planet as well as to be sure that our companies are not left behind in the marketplace. But how? What should a company prioritize and what methods are available? For us SFA provides the perfect answers. We received extensive support and during the course we progressed to the point where we were able to move from our ideas to implementation on a number of leading-edge projects!

Peter Askulv, CEO, Klättermusen AB

A fantastic course that provides insight into every aspect of a fashion product's lifecycle! We learned about the specific problems and challenges as well as what one must do to improve social and environmental performance with the fashion industry - which is essential in the future! Wonderfully open and engaged participants with fantastic experience. The network I have created is going to be extremely valuable for me in the future.

Ulrika Andersson, Åhlens

To work actively as a company to minimize our social and environmental impacts is a major challenge and a bit scary. It requires knowledge and inspiration. Participating in SFA has given us new contacts and new insights. We have received increased knowledge of the big goals and also challenged us and inspired us to address these goals through detailed work in the daily life of our company.

Mia Seipel, CEO Boob

Lindex has chosen to be one of the main sponsors of The Sustainable Fashion Academy because it provides an educational program that combines sustainability, fashion and business development in a very effective way. Our participants have received both knowledge and inspiration that they can use in their daily work and can spread throughout the entire organization.

Kicki Olivensjö, Director of Design and Purchasing, Lindex

Svensk Handel will continue to support this educational program because it gives a number of our members the possibility to deepen their knowledge in responsible fashion. The results from the first course demonstrate that both large and small companies can directly apply their learning from the course in their companies. It is therefore a good investment, both for the environment and for their businesses.

Maria Sandow, Director, Svensk Handel Stil

Most of today's start up and small fashion companies have the ambition to deliver products that are socially responsible and environmentally friendly. But doing this requires new knowledge - and they must gain this knowledge while simultaneously running their companies and designing their own collections. As an education and training program, SFA is structured to help start up and small companies apply their new knowledge so that it can immediately influence their daily design, purchasing, logistics, marketing and sales decisions.

Academy Programs

Industry Innovation Sessions