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 current sustainable global sourcing trends, challenges and opportunities along organizations’ supply chains and product life cycles.
Below are some photos of speakers and panel members.
9 – 10 am – Strategic Sustainable Vendor Partnerships: Creating Successful Sourcing Relationships throughout the Value Chain
Exploring real world case studies and best practices focusing on creating the strategic sustainable vendor partner relationships that are forging the new ways to bring sustainability into the forefront product design and development.
Panelists:
Jeff Honerkamp, Head of Decospan
Stefanie Zeldin, Co-Founder, In2green
Libby Bernick, Senior Vice President, North America, TruCost
Moderator:
Lisa Hendrickson, President, Spark City
10 – 11 am – Sustainability Programs, A Key to Unlocking Employee Engagement
Discussion of the ways companies integrate sustainability programs to catalyze employee engagement, productivity, well-being, and profitability. The session will feature a mix of business leaders who will share their successes as well as their challenges in engaging employees.
Panelists:
Kyle Thomas, Sustainability Manager, Le Pain Quotidien
Niki King, Senior Manager of CSR Program, Campbell Soup Company
Naomi Mirsky, Vice President of Sustainability and Innovation, Denihan Hotel Group
Moderator:
Shoko Sekiguchi, Founder/CEO, Ampleen LLC
11 am – Noon – Sustainable Sourcing in the Cosmetics and Fragrance Industry
Panelists:
Graham Byra, Planning Director, Batallure Beauty
Jeb Gleason-Allured, Editor in Chief, Perfumer & Flavorist Magazine
Georgia Kalivas, Consultant for EcoCert and Adjunct Professor, Textile Development and Marketing, FIT
Moderator:
Virginia Bonofiglio, Chairperson, Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing, FIT
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2 – 3 pm – 360 Degrees: From Ethical Supply Chains to Indigenous Culture
Panelists:
Bob Bland, CEO & Founder, Manufacture NY
Andrew Savini, Manager, Supplier Management, Intertek Group
Stephanie Joy Benedetto, Co-Founder, Business Director, Paper No. 9 and CEO and Founder, Queen of Raw; Cess Oliva and Jennifer Garay, Co-Founders, BGG Knits
Moderator:
Valerie K. Parker, Founder and CEO, Second World
| 3 – 4 pm – FIT Alumni Weigh in on Sustainable Global Sourcing Panelists: Elizabeth Pulos, ITM ’14 Andrea Reyes, Co-Founder, A. Bernadette Sabrina Caruso, Henry Daussi Jewelry Joanne Krakowski, Founder and Director, Mu-Aat LLC Moderator: Sophie Miyashiro (ITM ’14), U.S. Customs broker and Founder, Global Citizen Customs Brokerage |
4 – 5 pm – FIT Professor’s Global Impact Project
Carmita Sanchez-Fong, Assistant Chair, Interior Design, FIT
The forum is organized by Professor Shireen Musa and is a collaborative effort between International Trade and Marketing, Cosmetics Fragrance Marketing, and the Enterprise Center.
Written by Professor Shireen Musa,
Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York