How does the fashion industry justify 15 years of Global Fashion Summit?

"We can't go on talking about this topic for another 15 years," was undoubtedly the most frequently uttered phrase at the latest edition of the Global Fashion Summit (GFS). Yet that is mainly what the sustainable fashion gathering is: a place for fashion professionals from the top of the industry to engage in the conversation about sustainability, and not - as they secretly hope anyway - to find ready-made answers to complex issues. Meanwhile, the sector's circular transition is faltering; progress looks like a neck-and-neck race between successful and stranded initiatives. What is GFS's stake?