April 2, 2009, Fashion Institute of Technology, 3rd Annual Sustainable Business & Design conference.

The purpose of this event is to inform, involve and inspire the entire FIT community about sustainability and how to incorporate sustainability as a model into all aspects of what we do.

Cotton Sustainability in the Textile Complex

2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Break out Session Panel Discussion

Cotton Sustainability in the Textile Complex will be a 45-minute conversation featuring expert panelists from within different sectors of the global cotton supply chain, and their views on what sustainability entails. The final 15 minutes will be reserved for questions from the audience.

Included in the discussion will be factors that are considered good practices toward gaining credibility with the consumer, communicating and implementing sustainability at the retail level, and progress achieved in the cotton processing sectors, including agriculture.

Moderator:

Jeffrey Silberman
Chairperson
Textile Development and Marketing Department

Panelists:

Dr. M. Rafiq Chaudhry
Head, Technical Information Section
International Cotton Advisory Committee Secretariat (ICAC)

Genessa Fratto, PhD
Manager, Supply Chain Planning
Cotton Incorporated

Edward M. Barnes, Ph.D.
Director, Agricultural Research
Cotton Incorporated

Marissa DiMascio Barlin
Director, Consumer Marketing--Strategic Alliances
Cotton Incorporated

The program is in support of the International Year of Natural Fibres (IYNF) and the International Forum for Cotton Promotion (IFCP).

More Information

For more information, visit FIT's 3rd Annual Sustainable Business & Design conference site.