The CULTURAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS INITIATIVE® is designed to be a worldwide movement supporting the recognition of Cultural Intellectual Property Rights® for craftspeople who are the custodians and transmitters of traditional garments, traditional designs and traditional manufacturing techniques.
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This Initiative was born in April 2018 from the need to eliminate culturally appropriative behaviour in the fashion industry with a vision to create a system that nurtures, sustains and protects Traditional Knowledge (TK) and Traditional Cultural Expressions (TCEs).

The Initiative's mission is to act as a mediator in relationships between different stakeholders in the fashion and craft ecosystem, and to support Cultural Sustainability as a form of education and promotion of cultural heritage and Traditional Cultural Expressions (TCEs).