24 January 2012: The UN has announced its partnership with NICE (Nordic Initiative Clean & Ethical), a project under the Nordic Fashion Association, to launch a sectoral initiative under the umbrella of the UN Global Compact aimed at finding sustainable solutions to social and environmental challenges.

According to Eva Kruse, Chairman of the Nordic Fashion Association and CEO of the Danish Fashion Institute, NICE and the UN will work together to find “a new creative future aligned with the ecosystem we are all a part of.” The partnership represents the development of the first sector-specific initiative under the UN Global Compact.
The new UN Global Compact & NICE Fashion Code will be launched on 3 May 2012 in Copenhagen at the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, held under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark. [UN Global Compact Press Release]