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Sustainability Awareness Week Kick-off event

Event Details

Monday, October 16, 2023
4 to 7 pm
Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
Fashion Institute of Technology
227 West 27th Street, New York, NY 10001

 

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Dr. Joyce F. Brown, president, Fashion Institute of Technology
Dr. Karen Pearson, Sustainability Council chair

 

Faces and Places in Fashion: Launching a Clean Company, from Beauty to Apparel

Professor Caroline Gordon, adjunct professor and Sustainability Council member, FIT 
Kristy Caylor, cofounder, For Days  
Shannon Goldberg, founder and executive board member, Izzy Beauty, and FIT alumna

 

Networking Mixer

Katie Murphy Amphitheatre, Lower Level

Following the panel, all guests are invited to join us for cocktails and light refreshments as we celebrate the kickoff to the 2023 Sustainability Awareness Week with a networking mixer.

Meet alumni, faculty, staff, and students from across the campus who are working in sustainability, and find out more ways you can get involved. Representatives from FIT’s Sustainability Council, FIT campus store, and the FIT Foundation and Alumni Relations will be on hand to answer your questions and provide information on upcoming events and other initiatives. We look forward to seeing you there!

 

Fabric Donations

We invite attendees to bring fabric or other materials in good condition to donate to the student- and alumni-led Material Swap initiative during the event. Student and alumni representatives will be at the event to take donations and provide nformation about upcoming Material Swap dates.

To arrange a corporate donation for drop off or pick up, please reach out to  sga_studentaffairs@fitnyc.edu.

 

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Monday October 16
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Caroline Gordon, Professor and Sustainability Council member, will be leading a conversation with guests Kristy Caylor, Cofounder of For Days, and Alumna Shannon Goldberg, Founder of Izzy Beauty.
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Monday October 16
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Meet alumni, faculty, staff, and student who are working in sustainability, and find out more ways you can get involved.
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Faces and Places in Fashion: Launching a Clean Company, from Beauty to Apparel:
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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.