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Diane von Furstenberg Sustainability Actions

Lenzing fibre collaboration

The brand will use Lenzing fibres from sustainably managed wood sources such as Tencel and Lenzing Ecovero for its flagship collection, bringing them into mainstream fashion.

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2024 summer collection launch

Current collections with the two fibre brands are already available via the brand's online shop and in stores worldwide. These include the 2024 summer collection “The Festival of Color”, which includes a range of stylish garments with vibrant colours and patterns made from Lenzing Ecovero fibres, silk, linen and cotton.

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Support for secondhand fashion

Secondhand September, supported by brands like DVF (Diane von Furstenberg) and The North Face, encourages consumers to embrace pre-loved fashion in both physical and digital stores, aiming to reduce reliance on new material production.

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Philanthropic support for women

Von Furstenberg has been a board member of Vital Voices since the early Aughts, when she started donating a percentage of sales from her store on International Women’s Day to the organization — and still does.

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Family foundation support

In 1999, von Furstenberg founded the Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation with her husband, Barry Diller, and her children from her first marriage to Egon von Furstenberg, Alexander and Tatiana. The private foundation provides philanthropic support to nonprofit groups in arts, education, human rights and the environment.

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DVF Awards grants

The annual DVF Awards heighten exposure to individuals who work on women’s causes and provides grants of $50,000 to further their efforts.

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Fashion for Haiti and Sandy

Von Furstenberg has been involved in several charity initiatives in her role as president of the CFDA since 2009: most notably Fashion for Haiti, Fashion for Sandy, Fashion Targets Breast Cancer, Seventh on Sale benefitting AIDS and HIV research and the organization’s health initiative for models.

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