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Daniel Fibiger shared thisOne of the most fun aspects of building SLOAT thus far has had nothing to do with the clothes. We decided early on that we wanted to publish a biannual magazine exploring some of the less-discussed cultural corners of golf, surf, and what it takes to make clothing. Physical copies of the publication are also going out with SLOAT orders, for those who prefer reading things on paper. One of the careers I always wished I’d pursued was writing or journalism, and I have nothing but admiration for those who have been both brave and scrappy enough to make a career of it. I’m also lucky to call a number of incredible writers and journalists friends, chief among them the inimitable Lauren Goodman. Lauren helped launch WSJ's Off Duty section and has written for Vogue, Vanity Fair, W, Esquire, the list goes on. Her writing is deeply funny, cutting, and incredibly on point. For the SLOAT Journal, she explores what happened to golf apparel beginning in the 1990s, and where it all started to go slightly askew. “Outstanding on the Green" by Lauren Goodman - https://lnkd.in/gQnFcbDY
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Daniel Fibiger shared thisEarlier this year I left my job at Gap Inc. to start something of my own. After 15 years at the same company, it's definitely been a big change. I've heard others who left the corporate life to start their own thing talk about the excitement, the fear, the worry that it won't work, and the hope that it will. It's been a trip learning how real all of that is. So, together with my friend Teague Moriarty, we quietly launched SLOAT last week, a new premium menswear line rooted in golf and inspired by Northern California's coast. The brand is named after Sloat Boulevard, which runs west through San Francisco, bordering some of the best golf courses in the city, before ending at Ocean Beach and one of the best surf spots along this stretch of coast. For context, I grew up golfing in the 90s, when the clothes surrounding the game were largely defined by well-tailored menswear pieces made of cotton, cashmere, and merino wool. After a 25-year break from playing, I went out to TPC Harding Park last year, and my main observation was how much the clothes had changed. The well-made, timeless clothes I vaguely remember from my youth had been totally displaced by a sea of disposable polos, bottoms and outerwear made of synthetic fabrics designed in some weird performance cosplay aesthetic. Our thesis is that it doesn't have to be this way. Golf is one of the few sports with a uniform rooted in traditional menswear, and one where modern "performance" fabrics are largely unnecessary. We think there is room for timeless, modern menswear made from natural fibers that works as well on the golf course as it does away from it. When Teague and I decided to do this, we decided to do it our way. All of our cotton is organic, all of our wool is RWS-certified, and all of our cashmere is GCS-certified. These are operating rules for us, not options. The factories we are working with are among the best I have ever set foot in - family-owned factories in Portugal, Japan, and the USA that do one or two things very, very well, and largely work with Europe's top luxury houses. The most fun part of this whole thing so far has been doing something with a friend I really respect. Teague and I met surfing at Ocean Beach here in SF. He's a recovering chef and now co-owner of two of the city's best restaurants, Sons & Daughters and Kiln, each of which has two Michelin Stars. He wasn't an apparel guy before this, but he understands quality, has an almost psychotic attention to detail, and knows what it takes to build things people actually care about. You can check out the collection at www.sloat.cc and follow us on Instagram at @sloat.cc. And if you really want to support us, buy something we've made. We're proud of it, and I guarantee you will be stoked on the fit and quality whether you play golf or not.
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Daniel Fibiger shared thisIt’s a bit surreal to write this, but I’m moving on from Gap Inc. It’s a weird time to choose to leave. Our CEO, Richard Dickson, has instilled a sense of optimism, creativity, and urgency across the business that is real and only getting started. My boss, Sally Gilligan, is an incredible leader and the best operator I’ve worked for. And the Global Sustainability team at Gap Inc. is, in my slightly biased view, among the best in the business. But life is just a collection of experiences, and after 15 awesome years at Gap Inc., I’m ready for a different one. We’re hiring for my role, and whoever gets the seat next is stepping into one of the coolest jobs in our industry. You’ll be working with an exceptional group of people and will be driving real impact at real scale. Gap Inc. is straight up one of the best places in fashion to work. Here’s the posting: https://lnkd.in/g2XqRNh8
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Daniel Fibiger shared thisDuring NYC Climate Week in 2024 I was in a meeting with Gap Inc. CEO Richard Dickson, and Gary White and Matt Damon, co-founders of Water.org. In that conversation, an idea was presented: how to collectively raise the global profile of the fact that 2.1 billion people still lack safe access to clean water. Nearly 18 months later, we announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week a new global campaign called Get Blue. Anchored by Gap, Amazon, Starbucks, and Ecolab, Get Blue aims to help deliver safe access to clean water to 200 million people by 2030. We think it could become the biggest cause-marketing movement since Project RED. This only happened because of Richard’s vision, Fabiola Torres’ leadership, Stephanie Dolce’s tireless wrangling, and the incredible work of Katalyn, Pavneet, and Agata in guiding Gap Inc.’s water stewardship program. Huge respect to the team at Water.org — this is going to be awesome. For those of you who work for and with companies that may want to join the movement, please reach out.
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Daniel Fibiger shared thisAnother great role on our team, looking for someone to help guide decarbonization initiatives across our supply chain.Daniel Fibiger shared thisIn addition to a SF-based Senior Analyst role for our Climate team at Gap Inc., we are also opening a Manager role based in Delhi, India. We're excited to build deeper relationships with our supply chain and identify opportunities for action that will bring us closer to achieving our decarbonization goals. Please reach out if you know someone who might be a good fit for this Delhi-based role and please have them apply via this link: https://lnkd.in/gZamGSDw
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Daniel Fibiger shared thisLooking forward to another Climate Week NYC, and this event in particular. Supply chain financing tied to decarbonization investments is finally proliferating, and the Future Supplier Initiative is one of the initiatives leading the way.Daniel Fibiger shared thisDiscover the first confirmed speakers for our upcoming session at Climate Week NYC — Scaling Climate Action in Fashion with the Future Supplier Initiative (FSI). 📆 Thursday, September 25 📍 Climate & Nature Studio, Metropolitan Pavilion Creative Studios, New York Co-led by The Fashion Pact, Guidehouse, and the Apparel Impact Institute, this session will spotlight how FSI is accelerating supply chain decarbonization by unlocking access to finance for suppliers. We’ll hear from: Paul Polman, Business Leader, Investor, Philanthropist, Co-Founder & Co-Chair at The Fashion Pact Kristina Elinder Liljas, Senior Director for Climate Finance and Engagement at Apparel Impact Institute Daniel Fibiger, Vice President, Global Sustainability at Gap Inc. Eva von Alvensleben, Executive Director and Secretary General at The Fashion Pact Moderated by Journalist Olivia Rockeman More speakers to be announced soon! Learn more and register your interest to attend here: https://bit.ly/3HNCi9h
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Daniel Fibiger shared thisWe are hiring for one of the most essential roles on our team, advancing our work on human rights, labor standards, and gender equity. https://lnkd.in/gSDJjd6P
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Daniel Fibiger shared thisExcited to get rolling with this, thank you Rebecca van Bergen and the entire team at Nest!Daniel Fibiger shared thisCreativity has been an integral part of our company’s identity and the heart of our legacy for 55 years. From the clothes we create to the culture we shape, everything we do is designed to push our collective imagination further, unlocking opportunities for our employees and our communities. Today, we are excited to announce our new partnership with Nest , a non-profit dedicated to creating equitable opportunity for all creative entrepreneurs. We are joining forces to bring Makers United to San Francisco—a program designed to bridge equity gaps and empower creatives across the Bay Area, offering trainings, workshops, peer networking, and connection with local makers and customers to help them grow their small businesses. Together with Nest, we’re dedicated to uplifting our Gap Inc. creative culture and the vibrant, diverse, and talented maker community that drives our city’s creative economy forward. Visit https://lnkd.in/gSgRQRZe to learn more about how to get involved or to sign up today. #GapInc #SanFrancisco
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Daniel Fibiger shared thisAnother great opportunity to join our team, this one focused on driving our commitments related to sustainable chemistry and product sustainability. https://lnkd.in/gRw3_Pt6
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Daniel Fibiger reacted on thisA new chapter starts…Daniel Fibiger reacted on thisThe ZDHC Foundation has appointed STEFAN Seidel as its new Chief Impact Officer, effective today. Stefan joined ZDHC as Senior Director of Climate and Environmental Impact. Prior to this, he led PUMA’s corporate sustainability function for 10 years and co-chaired the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. He succeeds Scott Echols, who over the past 11 years has been instrumental in developing the organisation’s impact strategy and the Roadmap to Zero Programme. In his new role, Stefan will build on this foundation, working closely with ZDHC Signatories to translate environmental strategy into measurable outcomes across global supply chains. Read the full press release with the link in the comments. #ZDHCFoundation #ZDHCRoadmaptoZeroProgramme #SustainableChemistry
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Daniel Fibiger reacted on thisAmid all the really tough policy conversations at United Nations General Assembly, my instinct, as always (though not always easy), was to look for what’s possible and what each of us can actually do about it. So I kept asking: what’s the best that can happen? For me, that answer really shows up in the pockets of joy that form when incredible people come together. One of those was a convening lululemon hosted with Social Innovation Summit and the brilliant Cody Rigsby, bringing together grassroots groups, global campaigners, advocates, athletes and fellow funders to talk about the role movement can play in supporting our mental health. Movement has always been at the heart of who we are at lululemon, and we know its power extends far beyond physical health. As the world faces the massive and interconnected challenges of mental health, physical inactivity, and loneliness, we have a huge opportunity to make movement a bigger part of the solution across the board. My team has a unique role to play in convening voices across sectors and turning shared ambition into action. This gathering brought that to life. We started with a simple question: how do you move for your mental health? And ended somewhere much bigger: what could we do together to make movement a bigger part of the solution? I’m particularly grateful for groups like United for Global Mental Health, who are driving this work globally and exploring what a campaign at scale could unlock for health and wellbeing, now and for the future. And partners like UNICEF who are pushing forward the conversation on behalf of young people, everywhere (more on this soon - watch this space!) The challenges we face are huge, but so is our collective capacity to act. And change can start with the actions each of us takes every day -- for ourselves and those around us. So friends, I’ll leave you with the same question we asked around the table because I want to know: How do YOU move for your mental health? Onwards, together ⚡
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Daniel Fibiger reacted on thisDaniel Fibiger reacted on thisBig day in NYC at the Watershed Summit. This was our sixth Climate Week summit. The first was on Zoom in 2021, when Watershed had just a handful of customers; we streamed live from our office that fit ~15 people. Today, 375 people joined us in NYC for the afternoon -- from a customer community that now includes 100+ of the Fortune 500 and companies responsible for more carbon emissions than all of India. It was special to be in person with this group of determined, pragmatic climate leaders. Some highlights: * Emma Bayliss-Chan, Kyle Robertson, and Lauren Esposito shared the AI workflows they built as part of Watershed's inaugural AI fellowship. The second cohort kicks off soon. * Yubing Zhang announced that Watershed agents will soon be available to all customers -- with a slew of new features (dashboards, custom skills, workflows, company knowledge, memory & self-improvement) aimed at collaboration with other teams. More here: https://lnkd.in/gvPniUTx * Matt Konieczny and Anna Yates previewed Watershed Energy Management: AI tools to reduce energy costs. Sign up for the wait list here: https://lnkd.in/g6BjpDgv Feeling pinch-me-lucky to work with this team serving this customer base on this mission.
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Daniel Fibiger reacted on thisDaniel Fibiger reacted on thisInsights from Athens: The unexamined life is not worth living A week in Athens at the Cascale Annual Member Meeting. What better location for reflection than this beautiful historic city? To quote the famous Greec philosopher Socrates: "The unexamined life is not worth living”, meaning: You must constantly question your choices, beliefs, and goals to live a meaningful life. Coming together at a conference like this is the best place to practice this. I thank Cascale, SLCP board members, our signatories, partners and my professional friends for their questions, feedback and suggestions this week. I come back re-energized and full of new perspectives and ideas. Please do keep sharing your views with us, the Social & Labor Convergence Program team is always stand-by ! #socialcompliance #SLCP #Supplychains #sustainability Thanks to Ying McGuire Scott Raskin Nikhil Hirdaramani Ninh Trinh Arindama Banerjee Joleen Ong Hester Janssens Natalie F. Grillon Fleur Meerman Gaurav Agrawal Cara Unger-Fink Tom Mason Laura Jans Lottie Watkinson and many more!!!
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Daniel Fibiger reacted on thisThere is no one thing or one person that drives progress. There isn't one switch to flip. The work happens across Ralph Lauren teams, between continents and with partners ranging from textile mills to software companies. Thanks to everyone for the focus and passion to drive, measure and report on continued real change!Daniel Fibiger reacted on thisGuided by our Purpose – to inspire the dream of a better life through authenticity and timeless style – our approach to citizenship and sustainability is focused on priorities that support the wellbeing of our employees and partners, the resilience of the communities we serve and the quality and longevity of our iconic products. Today, we’ve shared progress against the first year of our Timeless by Design 2030 Citizenship & Sustainability strategy, building on our longstanding efforts to reduce our impact throughout our value chain and future-proof our business. Over the past year, we have made a meaningful impact across the four pillars of our strategy: Partner for Impact, Protect Natural Resources, Engage & Enable Teams and Care for Communities, including integrating Design with Intent collaborations into seasonal collections, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening employee engagement and increasing support for cancer-related organizations around the world. Learn more about our progress and download the 2026 GC&S Report on our corporate website: https://lnkd.in/ec4Hu_p #RalphLauren
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Daniel Fibiger reacted on thisDaniel Fibiger reacted on thisGreat roles are defined by the people you share them with, and in this regard my time at the Starbucks Coffee Company was unmatched. I feel a deep sense of gratitude and pride as I close this chapter, following a recent company restructuring. I had the privilege of serving alongside some of the most dedicated, creative, and inspiring people across the business, from baristas to the boardroom. Every day, I saw teams bring real craft to their work and show genuine care for each other – all while making a positive impact on communities near and far. Leading and learning from them was a joy. Together, we made progress on coffee farm resilience, sustainable packaging, access to water, and more. Thank you to the world-class experts who made it happen. This transition has given me the rare gift of time to reconnect with colleagues and mentors across sectors and around the world, many of whom I’ve worked alongside for more than 20 years. These conversations have fueled my optimism about what’s ahead as we build a more sustainable future. To friends old and new: I continue to be drawn to the toughest challenges in this space – those that demand bold leadership, strong governance, and uncommon collaboration. If this sparks an idea, let's get a coffee!
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Lewis Perkins
Updated with correct link: Grateful to Jasmin Malik Chua for the thoughtful coverage of our Cost of Inaction report in Sourcing Journal. The headline is tough and it should be. Climate impacts may begin in the supplier base, but they arrive on balance sheets. Margin erosion, energy volatility, and regulatory exposure. These are financial realities, not sustainability talking points. Tier 2 facilities drive the majority of apparel’s emissions. Many of the technologies exist. What’s missing isn’t innovation; it’s aligned capital to pilot where needed, scale what works, and long-term commitments that de-risk investment for suppliers. Grants alone won’t solve this. Pure commercial finance won’t either. The gap is in the middle. And unless we fill it, climate inaction remains a liability on the books. Strategic climate investment, done well, becomes a true competitive advantage. https://lnkd.in/g-iJsBVh
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Jennifer Wang
Spent the afternoon nerding out with Marisa Adler and Traci Kinden on one of my favorite topics: textile recovery — but through a data lens. There’s something satisfying about sitting with people who are just as excited about bale composition, recovery rates, material flows, and real numbers as me and Richard. We kept coming back to a simple question: what does “data” actually mean in textile circularity? It’s not just big numbers. It’s bale composition, recovery rates, sell-through, grading decisions, and what different actors define as “waste” across the value chain. We talked about what data exist today (and how messy they are), how field data can challenge assumptions, and how decisions still have to be made even when the data aren’t perfect. The reality: textile systems are highly adaptive, and the numbers rarely fit into simplified narratives. As legislation and traceability expectations grow, credible, shared data will be the backbone of textile recovery. Until then, we keep digging, comparing notes, and asking better questions. Listen to our podcast!
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