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Category: Sustainability

Ethical Fashion Week poster

Watch: Innovation and Circularity at New York Ethical Fashion Week

October 1, 2020 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Sustainability, Top Stories

Much of the clothing we wear is produced in factories with poor working conditions and few safeguards against pollution. New […]

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students planting on FIT's green roof

Seven Ways FIT Is Helping the Earth

October 1, 2020 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Featured, Sustainability

Sustainability Awareness Week, October 5 to 9, is a chance to take stock of past achievements in sustainability and plan […]

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Ajoy Sarkar with a student

More Ways to Get Involved with Sustainability at FIT

April 22, 2020 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Sustainability

Feeling inspired to help FIT become more sustainable? Whether you’re an employee of the college or a student, there are […]

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Earth Day Bingo Challenge board

Take the Earth Day Student Bingo Challenge 

April 22, 2020 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Sustainability, Top Stories

In times of crisis, it is important to stay connected with those around us. This is why student members of […]

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close up of brightly colored vintage clothing hanging on a garment rack

Come to FIT’s Sustainability Showcase and Clothing Exchange

November 21, 2019 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Featured, FIT + Industry, School of Art & Design, School of Business & Technology, Sustainability

On Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 20 and 21, FIT will host The Loop for Good, a clothing swap and experiential […]

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model wearing dress of dre orange material with cut outs

Graduate Wins Prize for Outfit Made of Pineapple-Leaf Fabric

November 5, 2019 Alex Joseph College & Campus, FIT + Industry, Innovation, School of Business & Technology, Students, Sustainability, Top Stories

FIT crushed the competition recently in a contest for Ideation 2019, a conference arranged by the software company Gerber. Of […]

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Diagram of factory energy savings

Bringing Science and Numbers to Sustainability

October 14, 2019 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, School of Graduate Studies, Sustainability, Top Stories

Sustainability infuses the Global Fashion Management MPS program, which prepares emerging fashion executives for leadership roles in the industry. In […]

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FIT Receives $186K National Science Foundation Grant

September 3, 2019 Alex Joseph Faculty/Staff, Faculty/Staff Home, Innovation, School of Liberal Arts, Sustainability

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded FIT a $186,635 grant, which will help further the college’s goal of developing […]

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Hannah Myer with two model sin swimwear looks

Fourth-Year Swimwear Designer Wins UpCycle Challenge

August 23, 2019 Julianna Dow College & Campus, School of Art & Design, Sustainability, Top Stories

Be sustainable, but make it fashion! That’s exactly what Hannah Myers, a fourth-year Fashion Design student, did this summer when […]

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MIT and FIT Join Forces

FIT and MIT Join Forces to Create Innovative Textiles

July 22, 2019 Alexandra Mann College & Campus, Innovation, Sustainability, Top Stories

Advanced functional fabrics workshop, held jointly with Advanced Functional Fabrics of America and industrial partner New Balance, develops concepts for […]

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