At the Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen, LVMH builds on the "Joining Forces" dynamic

At the Global Fashion Summit, organized in Copenhagen from May 5 to 7, 2026, by the Global Fashion Agenda (GFA), LVMH reaffirms its commitment to a sustainable transformation of the fashion and luxury industry. The Group's participation is in keeping with its role as a Strategic Partner of the Global Fashion Agenda, an organization dedicated to accelerating the transition toward a positive-impact fashion industry.

By joining this collective initiative in 2025, LVMH aimed to strengthen its contribution to a sector-wide transformation dynamic. Leveraging the synergies deployed within the Group's 75 Maisons, LVMH is expanding its participation in concrete and collaborative projects. The Global Fashion Agenda is currently one of the main international platforms for dialogue and action, mobilizing the entire value chain around key environmental and social issues, including circularity, climate, biodiversity, and transparency. For example, LVMH is participating in an initiative focused on supporting the tanning industry in the Santa Croce region of Italy as it adapts to climate change and the increased risk of flooding.

This participation aligns with the "Joining Forces" call, launched in Copenhagen in 2023 by Antoine Arnault. Through this call, LVMH emphasized a strong belief: given the scope and urgency of environmental challenges, the industry's transformation cannot rely on isolated efforts. Instead, it necessitates enhanced cooperation among companies, suppliers, public stakeholders, scientists, NGOs, and other interested parties to adequately address these challenges and accelerate their widespread implementation. This call has therefore led to concrete and collaborative work on developing a common ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) assessment framework for all brands within the same sector, with the goal of preventing supplier fatigue.

In Copenhagen, Hélène Valade, Group Environment Development Director at LVMH, is delivering a message focused on the concrete implementation of this transformation. Through initiatives around creative circularity and upcycling, LVMH gives tangible expression to this ambition. This dynamic is embodied in particular by the collaboration with Kévin Germanier, a designer committed to working alongside the Group on an upcycling approach using pieces from the Maisons. The Group also highlights the development of regenerative agriculture and the commitment of its partners. LVMH thus underscores an integrated approach that combines creation, upstream supply chain transformation, and the mobilization of the entire value chain.

"In Copenhagen, LVMH reaffirms its conviction that industry collaboration is essential to accelerating environmental transformation. In that spirit of 'Joining Forces,' our commitment translates into concrete progress across all our Maisons, particularly in the areas of circularity and upcycling, regenerative agriculture, and the engagement of our partners," says Hélène Valade, Group Environment Development Director, LVMH.

An active presence at the Global Fashion Summit

On Wednesday, May 6, Hélène Valade takes the stage alongside designer Kévin Germanier and Federica Marchionni, Chief Executive Officer of the Global Fashion Agenda, in a session dedicated to "A New Era of Impact: Luxury and Environmental Intelligence," exploring the connections between creativity, desirability, and economic and environmental performance.

This keynote is followed by a fashion show by Kévin Germanier, created from deadstock pieces from LVMH's Maisons, including Berluti uniforms from the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This initiative illustrates the potential of creative circularity as a driver of innovation and desirability.

"Presenting this show at the Global Fashion Summit is a way of demonstrating that circularity can be at the heart of the creative process. Working with existing pieces allows us to reveal the richness of materials and craftsmanship, while reimagining the way we create," says Kévin Germanier, Artistic Director and Founder of Maison GERMANIER. 

On Thursday, May 7, Alexandre Capelli, Deputy Director of Environmental Development at LVMH, participates in a session dedicated to ecosystem restoration and the financing of territorial projects, emphasizing the importance of collective approaches to supporting the resilience of territories - as illustrated by the Group's work in the Amazon with UNESCO.

In 2025, significant progress and measurable results across the Maisons

Driven by the LIFE 360 plan (LVMH Initiatives For the Environment), launched in 2021, LVMH's environmental action is delivering concrete results across all its Maisons. In 2025, the Group recorded significant new advances in creative circularity, traceability and transparency, biodiversity, and climate.

LVMH is pursuing its strategy in favor of more sustainable luxury by developing services across its Maisons such as repair, refill, and product restoration. In 2025, this momentum materialized in more than 10 million products benefiting from a circular service (repair, refill, etc.). The Group also increased its use of recycled materials, which now account for 41% of its materials mix.

Traceability of raw materials and transparency on the environmental impact of products also remain central to its commitment. In 2025, several Maisons published more than one hundred Eco-scores on the French government platform, to better inform consumers about the environmental impact of products throughout their lifecycle.

LVMH is also continuing its efforts to preserve natural resources. In 2025, the Group contributed to the preservation or restoration of 4.3 million hectares of terrestrial ecosystems, including 70,000 hectares committed to regenerative agriculture. At the same time, its water withdrawals related to industrial operations decreased by 19% compared to 2019.

On climate, LVMH has ahead of schedule met its targets set for 2026 and is now setting new ambitions through 2030. The Group is targeting a significant reduction in its direct and indirect emissions, while continuing to transform its energy mix, now composed of 75% renewable and low-carbon energy.

Finally, LVMH was once again recognized by the CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project), the international benchmark for assessing companies' environmental commitments, for its leadership in environmental transparency and performance, receiving a triple "A" score - the highest rating on its scale - covering climate, forests, and water.