The third annual edition of The Green Carpet Fashion Awards took place in Milan this week. Hosted by Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana in collaboration with Eco-Age, the awards saw some of the biggest names in fashion celebrated for their work shifting the industry towards better sustainability. Yet, the environment is a thorny topic in fashion. With the industry worth an estimated $2.4 trillion<em>, </em>employing hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, change is inevitably going to be slow. Given the global scale of production and distribution, ensuring every element is up to scratch is certainly a mammoth task. Some labels are definitely handling the journey better than others, and for those that are leading the change, this award ceremony is all the more important. Here is the 2019 winners list in full: <strong>The GCFA Legacy Award - </strong>Valentino Garavani <strong>The GCFA Groundbreaker Award - </strong>Stella McCartney <strong>The Social Media Changemaker Award - </strong>Doutzen Kroes<br/> <strong>The Franca Sozzani GCFA Award for Best Emerging Designer - </strong>Flavia La Rocca <br/> <strong>The GCFA Visionary Award - </strong>Francois Henri-Pinault, chairman and CEO of Kering Group<br/> <strong>The Eco Stewardship Award - </strong>The Association of Venetian Gondoliers <strong>The GCFA Circular Economy Award - </strong>Healthy Seas <br/> <strong>The CMNI in Recognition of Sustainability Award - </strong>Max Mara and Zegna<br/> <strong>The GCFA Award for Technology and Innovation - </strong>SprintItaly and SICIT<br/> <strong>The Responsible Disruption Award - </strong>I Was a Sari <strong>The GCFA North Star Award - </strong>NYU Stern Centre for Business and Human Rights and The Union of Concerned Researchers in Fashion<br/> <strong>The Art of Craftsmanship Award - </strong>Pino Grasso <strong>_________________</strong> <strong>Read more:</strong> <strong><a href="https://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/in-the-vanguard-of-fashion-meet-the-four-emerging-designers-net-a-porter-is-throwing-its-weight-behind-this-season-1.906835">In the Vanguard of fashion: meet the four emerging designers Net-a-Porter is throwing its weight behind this season</a></strong> <strong><a href="https://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/fashion/the-wackiest-looks-from-the-new-york-london-milan-and-paris-fashion-week-catwalks-1.914353">The wackiest looks from the New York, London, Milan and Paris Fashion Week catwalks</a></strong> <strong><a href="https://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/fashion/mental-health-is-not-fashion-gucci-s-straitjacket-inspired-pieces-trigger-runway-protest-1.913863">'Mental health is not fashion': Gucci's straitjacket-inspired pieces trigger runway protest</a></strong> <strong>_________________</strong>
