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Conversation with Maxine Bédat + Sustainability Networking Reception

 

 

  

Conversation with Maxine Bédat + Sustainability Networking Reception

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 | 5–7 pm

Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
Fashion Institute of Technology
227 West 27th Street, New York, NY 10001

 

Join us for a conversation featuring Maxine Bédat, founder and director of New Standard Institute, who will discuss her book, UNRAVELED: The Life and Death of a Garment, with FIT’s Sustainability Council chair, Dr. Karen Pearson. 

Prior to the conversation, there will be a book signing at 5 pm. The talk will be followed by a networking reception with light refreshments. Connect with like-minded peers in the sustainability community; meet alumni, faculty, staff, and students who are working in sustainability, and find out more ways you can get involved. Learn more about Sustainability at FIT.

 

This event is hosted by the Sustainability Council, FIT's Common Read Program, and FIT Alumni Relations.

 

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About the Author

 

Maxine Bédat is the founder and director of New Standard Institute, a think and do tank using data
to drive systems change. Maxine is a central drafter of the New York Fashion Act and a leader of the
coalition championing it. She is also the author of the book, UNRAVELED: The Life and Death of a
Garment, a Financial Times Book of the Year, which has been translated into several languages.
Prior to NSI, Maxine co-founded and was the CEO of Zady, a fashion brand and lifestyle destination
creating a transparent and sustainable future for the apparel industry. Bédat has been recognized
by Fast Company in its Most Creative in Business, Vogue Business in its 100 Innovators, and
Business of Fashion’s BoF 500, the definitive index of people shaping the global fashion industry,
and Oprah’s Super Soul 100, for leaders elevating humanity. Bédat began her career in international
law working at the Rwandan Criminal Tribunal and Allen & Overy, and received a Juris Doctor with
honors from Columbia Law School.