2020 Sustainability Awareness Week

Sustainability is a key component of FIT’s mission and is embedded in the college’s curriculum and operations. During virtual Sustainability Awareness Week, from October 5 to 9, we invite our community to learn about recent innovations from leaders in the industry, experience FIT’s efforts to make a positive impact on the earth, and discover new ways to live with a smaller footprint.

Here is a sampling of this week’s virtual events.

Discussions and Lectures

• Innovation and Circularity alumni panel
• Challenges, Collaboration, and Circularity panel
• Fashion as a Vehicle for Change: Why Empowering Women and Artisans Is Key to Sustainability
• Conversation with BlueSign on cleaning up the textile industry
• How to make a sustainable difference in your brand
• The latest about responsive textiles
• A conversation with Amber Valletta about future materials

Workshops and Interactive Events

• Virtual green roof tour 
• FIT Hives tour 
• Stitch and Mend Workshop: Upcycling Jeans to a Crossbody Bag
• The Paperless Office workshop

Small-Group Information Sessions

• Think Big/Clinton Global Initiative University info session for students 
• Sustainability grants workshops

Most of these events, with the exception of the small-group information sessions, are free and open to the public; for the full schedule and event links, visit fitnyc.edu/saw.

Sponsored by the FIT Sustainability Council.