JUST and NY+Acumen are excited to present: “Fashion's Impact: The Past, Present and Future of Fashion and Sustainability”, a three-part event on the changes in the fashion industry and its impact on communities and the environment.
The third event, Part 3: THE FUTURE, will feature a panel of industry leaders shaping the future of fashion discussing the innovative sustainable models that are changing the status-quo. The panelists will include:
Liz O’Donnell, District Environmental Coordinator, Patagonia
Maxine Bedat, co-founder and CEO of Zady
Sarah Krasley, CEO of Unreasonable Women
Leo Bonnani, CEO of Sourcemap
Alden Wicker, Editor-In-Chief of
About JUST:
JUST empowers shoppers with data and storytelling to incite change within the fashion industry. JUST works to shift demand towards positive practices and ethical brands, ultimately championing the farmer or worker at the bottom of the supply chain. JUST’s online platform, Project JUST, is an open catalog and forum of 150+ fashion brands. Each brand is researched and categorized based on social, environmental and aesthetic factors to bring manufacturing practices to light and enable informed purchasing decisions.
About NY+Acumen:
NY+Acumen is one of 27 +Acumen chapters worldwide. +Acumen chapters are deeply committed volunteer-led groups learning and sharing Acumen’s principles and approach to help create a world beyond poverty – a more inclusive and sustainable future for all. +Acumen is an important part of Acumen's work because creating a world beyond poverty will take all of us: an interconnected community of global citizens equipped with the moral leadership needed to meet the complex challenges of our time.