Soft Law and Sustainability in the Fashion Industry: The Case of Copenhagen Fashion Week

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https://doi.org/10.18256/2238-0604.2025.v21i2.5316

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Keywords: Soft law. Sustainability. Fashion industry. Copenhagen Fashion Week. Sustainable Development Goals.

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Soft law has gained increasing relevance within the international community, especially because it allows for the adoption of more flexible measures that can be adapted to different realities. In the environmental field, many of these measures are aimed at environmental protection and the promotion of sustainability, also reaching the fashion industry. Considering this relationship, this article aims to analyze Copenhagen Fashion Week and its connection with international soft law instruments related to sustainability. To this end, a qualitative case study is conducted, together with bibliographical and documentary research on soft law, sustainability, and the main international measures related to the fashion industry. Particular attention is given to the incorporation of Sustainable Development Goals 12, 13, and 17 into the requirements established by Copenhagen Fashion Week for participating brands. The study concludes that the event contributes to the implementation of parameters related to soft law and encourages sustainable practices in the fashion industry, while also having the potential to influence other Fashion Weeks to adopt similar measures.

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  • Nívia Soares da Silva Xaxá, UFERSA

    Advogada; Pós-Graduada em Direito Internacional; Mestra em Direito pela Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA); Membro do DiGiCULT/ UFERSA – Estudos e Pesquisas em Direito Digital e Direitos Culturais da Universidade Federal do Semi-Árido. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5485-0491. E-mail: [email protected]

  • Valter Moura do Carmo, UFT

    Doutor em Direito pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), com período de doutorado sanduíche na Universidade de Zaragoza (Espanha). Atualmente, é professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Prestação Jurisdicional e Direitos Humanos (PPGPJDH) da Universidade Federal do Tocantins (UFT) e da Escola Superior da Magistratura Tocantinense (ESMAT), bem como professor da Faculdade Dom Adélio Tomasin (FADAT). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4871-0154. E-mail: [email protected]

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XAXÁ, Nívia Soares da Silva; MOURA DO CARMO, Valter. Soft Law and Sustainability in the Fashion Industry: The Case of Copenhagen Fashion Week. Revista Brasileira de Direito, Passo Fundo, RS, Brasil, v. 21, n. 2, p. e5316, 2025. DOI: 10.18256/2238-0604.2025.v21i2.5316. Disponível em: https://seer.atitus.edu.br/index.php/revistadedireito/article/view/5316. Acesso em: 3 oct. 2026.