There are so many interesting and inspiring events, conferences and exhibitions taking place all of the time in this space, it can be hard to keep up. That’s why in What’s On we will be keeping track the sustainability-focused events coming up around the world so you don’t have to. You’re welcome!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Colonialism in Disguise: Fashion Supply Chains and Waste
As Celine Semaan writes in The Cut, today’s fashion supply chains still follow the same trade routes as they did 150 years ago, during the height of European colonisation. They continue to be based on the exploitation of both humans and nature. This route goes two ways. We do not only import our clothing from previously colonised nations, but we also export our textile waste back. So, what happens to this textile waste? Is it a good thing for the countries that recieve our textile waste or are we merely exporting our problem with textile waste? We learn about the impact of our textile waste and we explore what can be done differently.
Monday 3rd May
19:00 – 20:30 BST
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Why sustainable fashion must be intersectional
Intersectionality is an analytical framework for understanding how aspects of a person’s social and political identities combine to create different modes of discrimination and privilege. Follow this line-up of speakers as they explain how capitalism is playing a huge part in holding back sustainable fashion practices and how capitalism, white supremacy and imperialism have alienated people of colour around the world from their own cultural practices concerning fashion and stripped them of benefiting from their own cultural capital on a global scale.
Thursday 6th May
19:00 – 20:30 BST
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Earthrise Summit
Join the first Huckletree virtual sustainability festival, where brands, leaders, entrepreneurs and investors from all corners of the globe are coming together to address the climate change agenda. With four stages each focusing on areas of the environmental movement, listen to speakers such as Lily Cole, Jimmy Chin and Nimco Ali on their activism.
Wednesday 19th May
9:00 – 18:00 BST
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Fashion and Black Representation
Though the fashion industry is supposed to be a bastion of progressive politics, race still continues to be a stumbling block. Why do industry leaders continually grapple with issues of race, representation, and inclusivity? In this class, Tabitha St. Bernard-Jacobs and Jonathan Square will provide historical context for some of fashion’s more frequent missteps in terms of representation, analyze case studies and offer solutions for more intentionality around representation in the fashion industry.
Wednesday 19th May
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WEBINAR – The Future of Beauty: Inclusive and Driven by Technology
In this webinar, join the discussion on the future of the beauty industry, as well as the state of the industry now, the trends and the latest innovations in this space, the demand for more personalisation, as well as diversity and inclusion in this sector, the cross-section of beauty and technology, and much more.
Thursday 20th May
18:00 – 19:00 BST
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System Design
In building a more sustainable fashion industry and society, brands must design their supply chains, products and systems from a human and holistic approach. This course will introduce students to the importance of and ways in which to design without compromising the integrity of their values, vision and ethos.
Friday 21st May
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How to Save Our Planet – The Facts
Mark Maslin joins How To Academy to give you the facts you need to understand the harsh realities of the climate crisis, what the future looks like if we act and if we do not, and what we can all do now. Don’t miss this call to action, guaranteed to equip everyone with the knowledge needed to make change. From the history of our planet and species, to the potential of individuals and our power to create a better future, Professor Maslin will inspire optimism in these bleak times.
Monday 24th May
18:30 – 19:30 BST
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Mark Carney – How To Build a Better World For All
We live in a world where we know the price of everything but the value of nothing. This is causing incalculable costs to our society and to our planet. Drawing on his experience in the private sector and his 12 years as a G7 Governor, Mark Carney will explore how economic value and social values have become blurred, how we have moved from living in a market economy to a market society, and how we must rethink and rebuild before it’s too late.
Tuesday 25th May
18:30 – 19:30 GMT
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Institute of Positive Fashion Forum
The British Fashion Council is launching a brand new Institute of Positive Fashion Forum (IPF Forum) on the 10th of June. The day-long digital event is aimed at galvanising the fashion industry into collective action ahead of COP26 in Glasgow this November with a particular focus on decarbonisation. The line-up of speakers will include creative directors, editors, Government representatives, environmental experts and diversity advocates and aims to provide the industry with practical tools and steps to create positive change.
Thursday 10th June
9:00 – 18:00 BST
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