As a college, FIT does a good deal to promote the goals of sustainability. But in the end, those lofty goals will go nowhere if we do not make them personal and take individual responsibility for putting them into practice: … Continue reading
For four intensive days in June, FIT was a hotbed of sustainability study and activity as we inaugurated our first Summer Institute–an interdisciplinary program that focused specifically on sustainability in fashion and textiles. Designed for industry professionals and academics, it … Continue reading
One of the most interesting outcomes of one of the latest polls on the Millenials came as a kind of a footnote. The poll was designed to examine the purchasing patterns of these 18 to 34-year olds–probably the most intensely … Continue reading
Sustainability is an FIT passion: it drives many of our institutional practices and decisions; it is taught throughout the curriculum; it has been embraced as an ethos by the entire community, and it is part of our new mission statement–which … Continue reading