Gwand 2021 Lucerne Sustainable Festival · 2–4 September

10:00 Market opening, food and beverage stalls open, media conference
10:00 – 22:00 Clothes Exchange by Fashion Revolution: Bring and grab clothes.
10:00 – 22:00 Exhibition of the artist André Wilhelm (at the music pavilion).

10:00 Media conference
11:00 Greenpeace Panel: Sustainable Finance – Investing with impact or greenwashing · Introduction by Larissa Marti, Greenpeace · with Patrizia Laeri, Roland Fischer, glp, Präsident, Kanton Luzern, Karen Wendt. · Moderation by Thomas Odermatt · in German · duration approx. 1 hour

14:00 One hour Q&A with Larissa Marti (in German): A question and discussion session on Sustainable Finance for everyone with Larissa Marti from Greenpeace at the lounge.

17:00 Responsible use of water. Input lecture by the Lucerne-based non-profit organisation WASSER FÜR WASSER (water for water, WfW) in German: Our water consumption in everyday life and in production as well as the influence of our consumption on the quality of water – e.g. through microplastics.

18:00 – 19:15 Fashion Revolution Panel: The Future of Fashion – Hope for an industry between glamour and destruction (in German). Participants: Rebekka Sommerhalder (glore and Fashion Revolution),  Kilian Wiget (WE ARE ZRCL), Marian von Rappard (Dawn Denim), Tobias Meier (ecos), Tanja Stöcklin, ORB-IT. Moderation by Thomas Odermatt.

20:00 The NetzCourage (NetCourage) initiative presented by Yolanda Spiess Hegglin. Afterwards a conversation with Suzanna about body shaming, beauty pressure and beauty ideals and how to stop hate speech · in German

22:00 Market closes

10:00 Market opens, food and beverage stalls open
10:00 – 22:00 Clothes Exchange by Fashion Revolution: Bring and grab clothes.
10:00 – 22:00 Exhibition of the artist André Wilhelm (at the music pavilion).

10:00 – 14:00 Upcycling used clothes into new pillowcases. A workshop in the lounge with «the pink sheep». Bring your favourite hoodie, your old fleece jacket, used shirts or jumpers – even if they have a tear or a little hole. Turn them in a simple way into new pillowcases that fit your style.

11:00 Public Eye Workshop #PayYourWorkers! The impact of the Covid19 pandemic on garment workers. Cancelled due to illness

14:00 – 17:00 Sewing machine upcycling sound performance by Romy Hood / Corinna Mattner.

15:00 – 20:00 (every full hour for 30 minutes) 2222 Walk & Talk: The Future that Reconnects with Deepak Bansal, Meaning Quotient and Tania Schellenberg, Faircustomer.

17:00 Social Entrepreneurship and Engagement keynote by Viva con Agua followed by the Rethinking the Economy panel.
17:00 – 22:00 Photosession with Viva con Agua.

18:00 Rethinking the Economy panel by Faircustomer: What needs to change for sustainable fashion to thrive? First keynote: Brian Iselin, Slave Free Trade. Second keynote: 
Marc Steiner, Sustainable Public Procurement
. After that a panel discussion with Isabella Gygax, Fashion Revolution Switzerland · Marc Steiner, Sustainable Public Procurement
 · Brian Iselin, Slave Free Trade · Tara Welschinger, zero waste activist · Raul Schweizer, CIVAG furniture for rent · Martina Wyss, Sustainble Accessoires Designer · moderation: Tania Schellenberg, Director Faircustomer · in German

20:30 We The Power movie (the future of energy is community-owned) presented by Patagonia in the pavilion.
21:00 Patagonia panel on the Future of Energy among others with Christian Frank, President of the Lucerne Energy Cooperative and Franz Baumgartner, Prof. Dr. Dipl. Ing., Zurich University of Applied Sciences · School of Engineering

22:00 Market closes

10:00 Market opens, food and beverage stalls open
10:00 – 22:00 Clothes Exchange by Fashion Revolution: Bring and grab clothes.
10:00 – 22:00 Exhibition of the artist André Wilhelm (at the music pavilion).

11:00 Design Helps Refugees lecture · Handcrafted accessories made by refugee artisans in Karachi (Pakistan) in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) · keynote in English from Huma Adnan (initiator and head of the project). Q&A afterwards.

14:00 – 15:00 Keynote speech Nettles In Focus – about nettles, sustainable-solidarity agriculture and climate protection with Doris Abt from Brennpunkt Brennessel (Nettles In Focus) · after the keynote a Q&A · in German.

15:00 – 20:00 Walk & Talk (every full hour for 30 minutes): Zero waste and the luxury of minimalism with Tara Welschinger, zero waste activist.

17.00 Breaded and fried BIO pants and BIO socks. ACTION by Mr. Hürzeler in front of the Vitrine Gallery, Stiftstrasse 4, 6006 Lucerne. The preserved textiles will be auctioned and the funds donated to a sustainable textile project.
17.30 Climate protection in the textile industry: How can the textile industry achieve NetZero by 2030, 2040? Introduction by Didem Ray de Latour (textile engineer): Water, Soil, Air – Climate-friendly textile production as a total solution. Followed by a panel discussion with Philipp Scheidiger (Fairtrade Town Switzerland), Viola Iselin, (South Pole Carbon, formerly Klimastreik – Business f r Future), Francesco Rossi (Rossis bags), Tina Tomovic (HSLU Lucerne School of Art and Design · Textile Design) and Paola de Michiel (mer*fille · made by humans) · in German.

19:00 Bio Design Hub launch moderated by Eleonora Quizmolli (in English) · Keynote by Aline Ochoa (founder of Bio Design Hub) and Suzanna Vock (founder of Gwand)  with the announcement of the Bio Design Award and the upcoming Gwand Awards · with recorded greetings from Sara Sozzani Maino, Vogue Italia and from Marina Spadafora, Fashion Revolution Italia.
19:30 Bio design roundtable: Ecological (bio) design innovations and their current implementation and impact. Where do we stand today? · A discussion among others between Aline Ochoa, initiator Bio-Design Hub, Hannes Schönegger, co-founder and CEO Qwstion, Rachel Isenschmid, Ananda Zurich and Dinie van den Heuvel, co-founder Infantium Victoria.

21:00 Concert by Nani Heart (from Lucerne) with “vocals from another world”.

22:00 Market closes