Black in Fashion Council to create an industry-wide equality index score for fashion brands
Amidst the backlash against fashion brands, Teen Vogue editor-in-chief Lindsay Peoples Wagner and Sandrine Charles Consulting founder Sandrine Charles established the Black in Fashion Council. The group has posted a statement on itssaying that the "was founded to represent and secure the advancement of Black individuals in the fashion and beauty industry." The Black in Fashion Council did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.
"As a collective, we envision a world in which black people in fashion and beauty spaces can be open and honest, guaranteed equal rights, and be celebrated for our voices," the statement said.reported that the group plans to publish annual reports and assign fashion brands an industry-wide equality index score with help from the Human Rights Campaign. Brands will be able to sign on to the campaign and pledge to work toward greater inclusivity over the next three years.
"The Human Rights Campaign already has a Corporate Equality Index for people with disabilities and the LGBTQ community that companies like Kering are already a part of," Peoples Wagner told. "This would be a way to continue to give companies a report card of accountability without them feeling like they're being shamed into it, and giving them the actual resources of what people are saying they want to see changed.
"While we are working on our end, we encourage people in the industry to rise to the occasion to sustain long-term change," the Black in Fashion Council said in its online statement.Get a personalized selection of top stories daily based on your preferences. Sign up now.
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