In collaboration with seven multinational partners including Target, GAP, Levi's and New Balance, "Clean by Design" kicked off its Suzhou 2015 initiative on September 15, 2015. There were 70 industry representatives and 20 attendees from government and supporting organizations. For the Suzhou initiative, CBD will continue working with the International Finance Cooperation (IFC), as well with a new partner, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), which represents more than 30% of global apparel production. The Suzhou initiative will advocate for the adoption of an industry sustainability index and CBD best practices to maximize efficiency improvement and pollution reduction.