Category: Sustainability
The Importance of Creating a “Mindful Intelligent Leadership” Course and Integrating Mindfulness into the Sustainability Business Curriculum: A Literature Review
To read the full article titled The Importance of Creating a “Mindful Intelligent Leadership” Course and Integrating Mindfulness into the Sustainability Business Curriculum: A Literature Review, click on the below link for the PDF. Shireen Musa The Importance of Creating a Mindful Intelligent Leadership Course […]
It Belongs to Them…
Some cities across the U.S. are marking the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day. Indigenous People are “inheritors and practitioners of unique cultures and ways of relating to people and the environment. They have retained social, cultural, economic and political characteristics that […]
Harvesting Prosperity
On March 2, 2019, I attended the National Fair Trade Campaigns Conference in Chicago. Paul Rice, who is the Founder and CEO of Fair Trade USA, presented a Keynote session where he discussed his recent trip to Rwanda. Providing an example of how he views […]
Children’s Rights are Human Rights
Often times when addressing international trade and sustainability issues, various U.N. initiatives and policies, such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/ are discussed. As we witness global immigration challenges currently reported in the following […]
2017 African Women’s Entrepreneurial Program (AWEP) Showcase
In July 2017, WorldChicago (www.worldchicago.org) and Meridian (www.meridian.org) hosted 30 African Women Entrepreneurs, who were visiting the U.S. as part of the U.S. Department of State “International Visitor Leadership Program” (https://eca.state.gov/ivlp). According to Meridian’s website the “30 international visitors representing 27 nations from across Africa […]
ITM’s 2nd Biennial Sustainable Global Sourcing Forum – 2017
On March 21, 2017, the Department of International Trade & Marketing (ITM), Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology, in partnership with faculty from the Departments of Cosmetics Fragrance Marketing (CFM), Fashion Business Management (FBM), Home Products (HP) & Textile Development Marketing (TDM) […]
UN Ambassador for the Republic of Korea Hahn Choong-hee Speaks at FIT
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 […]