FIT is being recognized by New York City for its impressive 50 percent reduction in energy use and 55 percent […]
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Category: Sustainability
Ethical Threads: Behind the Global Apparel Industry’s Push for Human Rights
In 2013, dozens of American and European fashion firms were producing garments at the Rana Plaza factory in Bangladesh when […]
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Camera Ready: FIT’s Bees Celebrate National Honeybee Day Aug 18
FIT’s newest residents are not students, but rather a bevy of bees that have been living blissfully on the roof […]
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The MAGIC of FIT
FIT has made its presence in the sustainability arena known to a whole new audience by participating in February at […]
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The Fashion Innovators
Two of FIT’s research teams–AlgiKnit and #GROWAPAIR–were featured on NY1’s morning and daytime shows on Friday, February 16, capturing the collaborative […]
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Ten Things To Know About Bees
FIT’s hives are part of a citywide effort to increase the local bee population. Guillermo Fernandez, founder and executive director […]
Read moreVote for FIT’s AlgiKnit Team in the NatGeo “Chasing Genius” Competition
FIT’s Team AlgiKnit, winner of 2016’s Biodesign Challenge for its sustainable textile materials for the future, has been selected as […]
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Making Waves on Campus for World Ocean Day
Although the Eye of Fashion sculpture has been taken down temporarily for restoration, FIT won’t suffer from a lack of public […]
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TDM Department Receives EPA Grant to Study Plant Growth with Muslin Compost
A garden grows at FIT (and it grows better with muslin compost). FIT’s Textile Development and Marketing (TDM) Department has […]
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FIT Hives Documentary Gets National Attention
Max Hechtman, a sophomore in the Film and Media program, screened his documentary FIT Hives: Sustainability—The Secret to Survival at the 2017 […]
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