Collaborating with likeminded platforms and organizations to drive sustainable fashion to the forefront of the industry, the MEFC will work alongside the four main international fashion councils – British Fashion Council, Fédération Française de la Couture, Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, and Council of Fashion Designers of America – to encourage sustainability that conserves resources and minimizes our carbon footprint.
First to join the board is Mr. Faris Saeed, CEO of Diamond Developers and Founder of The Sustainable City, taking on the role of Director of Sustainability. Nayla Al Khaja of Nayla Al Khaja Films, acknowledged as the “the first female film Director-Producer in the UAE,” is the most recent board addition as Director of Arts. At the helm of the not-for-profit entity’s Executive Board is Founder & CEO, Simon Rubel Lo Gatto.
