On September 26, 2016, UN Ambassador Hahn Choong-hee, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations in New York & Chairperson of the 47th Session of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) visited FIT and discussed “How Sustainable […]
ITM’s Sustainable Global Sourcing Forum
On March 24, 2015, over 150 attendees participated in the Department of International Trade and Marketing’s Sustainable Global Sourcing Forum! We hosted over 25 speakers, including Fashion Designers, Magazine Editors, CEOs, Brand Presidents, Sustainability Vice Presidents, Global Managers, FIT Professors and FIT Alumni who discussed […]
FIT Students Visit 2014 NYC Green Festival
FIT Students Visit 2014 NYC Green Festival Last month, I had the pleasure of meeting and educating 15 High School students who registered to take a 4-day “Global Fashion Business” Saturday Workshop at the Fashion Institute of Technology. The workshop covered the topics of: international […]
Cultivating Paths
Cultivating Paths If you could have a bird’s eye view of Manhattan, you’d probably notice streams of yellow taxis flowing up and down the avenues, crowds of people walking along the streets, countless old and new buildings sandwiched together and of course the bright […]
Thinking Sustainably
Thinking Sustainably At this year’s Sustainable Brands and South by Southwest Eco Conferences, speakers shared their words of wisdom on how society can begin to think sustainably. Imitable Leadership “Start with what’s sacred,” is the advice from Raphael Bemporad, Principal and Chief Strategy […]
Invitation to attend Special Guest Lecture Panel on “Global Sustainable Design and Marketing” at FIT on September 27th, 2012.
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Trail Guides
Trail Guides While visiting Nevada to attend this year’s MAGIC Marketplace tradeshow and conference, I had the privilege of touring the Valley of Fire State Park. Navigating through the Mojave Desert’s majestic labyrinth of red, yellow, purple and orange colored mountains, hills and rock […]
Forward Osmosis
Forward Osmosis A vital lesson that resurfaced during the past two sustainability conferences, which I recently attended (Opportunity Green 2011 in Los Angeles and the 2011 LOHAS Forum in Boulder, Colorado) is the importance of nurturing one’s ability to sense, interpret and absorb essential […]
Rhythmic Diffusion
Rhythmic Diffusion Recently, Green America and Global Exchange hosted the Chicago 2011 Green Festival and thousands of attendees turned out to meet hundreds of innovative exhibitors and dozens of inspiring speakers. It was the fourth Green Festival (www.greenfestivals.org) that I attended and what set […]
Illuminated Fluidity
Illuminated Fluidity On April 12, 2011, the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) opened the flood gates of sustainability during its 5th Annual Sustainable Business and Design Conference. Motivated by last year’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, this year’s theme was “The Liquid […]