Berlin Fashion Week Charter

THE OFFICIAL CHARTER OF BERLIN FASHION WEEK

The Berlin Fashion Week Charter sets out key principles for health, fairness, diversity, sustainability, and collaboration. It is part of the Sustainability Requirements and creates a binding framework for a responsible, fair, and inclusive fashion industry. The current version of the charter can be found here.

Like no other city, Berlin stands for cultural diversity, artistic freedom, and living contrasts. Here, fashion, art, design, activism, and club culture come together and generate an energy that inspires people around the world. Since 2007, Berlin Fashion Week has embodied this spirit: a place where creativity, self-expression, and inclusion become visible and a strong network emerges.

The Berlin Fashion Week Charter was created to preserve and further develop this dynamic. It defines values and guidelines that combine ecological responsibility, social fairness, and cultural diversity. The aim is to offer all participants a safe, supportive, and inclusive atmosphere based on respect, appreciation, and democratic principles.

• The charter encompasses the following principles::
• Physical and mental well-being and fair working conditions are prioritized.
• Diversity and equality form the basis for fair cooperation on an equal footing.
• Sustainability is viewed holistically, and resource conservation, waste reduction, and circular economy principles along the value chain are taken into account
• Creativity and collaborative cooperation are promoted, with artistic freedom and innovation at the heart of the collaboration.

Vision

Berlin Fashion Week sees fashion as a unifying and empowering force. It aims to inspire people, create spaces for regeneration, and offer an open platform where everyone—regardless of background—has the opportunity to express themselves freely and authentically within the framework of shared democratic values.