20 Free Online Sustainable Fashion Events To Attend In June 2021
The following sustainable fashion events are all FREE and completely online. Consider registering for any event you are interested in attending! It is never too late to take out a notebook and pen to join the sustainable fashion movement. This important to continuously learn about the issues and solutions with experts in the fashion industry.
TUESDAY, june 1, 2021
10:00 - 11:00 AM (CDT)
The Sustainable Fashion Conversation by Global Fashion Marketplace
This Clubhouse event will help you discover different fashion brands involved in sustainability across the globe. It will also delve into what topics fashion businesses find the most important in sustainable fashion.
1:00- 2:30 PM (CDT)
No Fashion on a Dead Planet: Making Fashion & Merch Ethical and Green by Music Declares Emergency Canada
This event will examine how Canada can move forward with sustainable and ethical fashion. Music Declares Emergency Canada will explore how musicians can source ethical and sustainable merch and how to create alternative merch options. In addition, sustainable fashion options for consumers and how music and fashion is strongly interconnected will be celebrated. Guests include Adam Kreeft, Anita Cazzola, Anna Copeland, Andreanne Dandeneau, and Wyatt C. Louis.
WEDNESDAY, june 2, 2021
7:00 - 8:00 AM (CDT)
Ellie.Talks Tech: Understanding traceability in Textiles & Fashion by Ariadne Innovation
This event will highlight textile and fashion traceability with experts Jesse Dolstra from RemoKey and Julie Lietaer of Ariadne Innovation. They will discuss why traceability is important for a more sustainable fashion industry and how it can be applied with the RemoKey Tool. Time will be allotted at the end for a Q&A session.
1:00 - 2:00 PM (CDT)
SOAS Sustainable Fashion Society x Slow Fashion Movement Panel Discussion by SOAS Sustainable Fashion Society
This panel discussion will focus on the slow fashion movement. Speakers will include Cynthia KoCampaign, Coordinator of Slow Fashion Movement; Content Creator Naomi Diaz and Slow Fashion Movements Blog Coordinator, Giulia Greco. They will discuss why it's important to switch to slow fashion and will provide tips to reduce your impact on the planet.
6:00 - 7:30 PM (CDT)
Closet Crossroads Presents: Confronting Consumerism in the face of Fashion by Community Climate Council
This event will discuss and explore consumerism in the fashion industry. This is important because everyone is its victim. The main speaker will be @brynnakv from @threadingchnage who will discuss consumerism in both fast and sustainable fashion. Capitalist ideologies will be explored to take back people's power and to prioritize people over profit. In addition, Khadija Amir from People Planet Pages will discuss and review The True Cost documentary.
THURSDAY, june 3, 2021
11:00AM - 12:00 PM (CDT)
Good as Gold - A fresh look at sustainability in the Jewellery Industry by Seekd.co.uk
This event will be hosted by Fay Cannings, the founder of Seekd.co.uk. They will host a panel with leading jewelry designers to discuss their business and the jewelry industry. The event will focus on the importance of sustainable and beautiful pieces and how that makes it extra special for the wearer. Guest speakers include Boryana Straubel, founder of Generation Collection and Executive Director of the Straubel Foundation; Clio Thomas, Founder of Clio Saskia; and Roseanna Croft, Founder of Roseanna Croft Jewelry.
FRIDAY, june 4, 2021
8:00 - 9:00 AM (CDT)
'Garment Stories and Sustainability: Past, Present and Future' by University of York Annual Fashion Symposium
This symposium event will feature garment stories about people, places and practices to learn lessons and how to take action. Speakers include Dr. Danielle Dove, Visiting Research Fellow and Associate Tutor at the University of Surrey; Vaneesa Jones, assistant curator of dress and textiles at Leeds Museums and Galleries and lead curator of the Fast x Slow Fashion exhibition in Leeds; Liz Tregenza, Collections and Learning Curator for Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service and vintage business owner; and Dr Amy Twigger Holroyd, Associate Professor in the School of Art & Design at Nottingham Trent University.
TUESDAY, june 8, 2021
10:00 - 11:00 AM (CDT)
The Sustainable Fashion Conversation by Global Fashion Marketplace
This Clubhouse event will help you discover different fashion brands involved in sustainability across the globe. It will also delve into what topics fashion businesses find the most important in sustainable fashion.
10:00 - 11:00 AM (CDT)
Pioneering Circularity in Sustainable Fashion by Understory
This virtual panel will host three pioneers that will explain how circular economy practices can make the fashion industry more sustainable. Speakers include Ane Whiting, Founder of Anne James New York; Tara Ghei, Founder and CEO of Romp + Tumble; and Nora Eslander, Brand Manager at Renewcell.
Thursday, june 10, 2021
11:00 am - 12:00 pM (CDT)
ConsiderBeyond Series Ep 2. Considering the Supply Chain by ConsiderBeyond
This event will host a conversation on how women-led fashion companies are handling and improving their supply chain to become more ethical. Speakers include Sydney Badger, Co-founder &CEO at Public Habit; Eva Vucheva, Co-Founder & CEO at Impakt-ID; Tracy Wong, Founder at Voor 3D; Eleanot Turner, Founder & CEO at The Big Favorite and Esther Kim, Founder & CEO at ConsiderBeyond.
11:00 am - 12:00 pM (CDT)
Klarna Smoooth Sessions | Customer obsession: driving retail innovation by Klarna
This expert panel event will be hosted by Deborah Joseph, Editor-in-chief of Glamour UK. The panel will discuss “customer obsession: driving retail innovation” and how brands have dealt with social shifts. Panelists include Funmi Fetto, Contributing Beauty Editor at Vogue & Beauty Director at Observer; Simona Gaia Bara, Head of Marketing at JBL; Annie Rose Lougher, Head of eCommerce at Alexa Chung & Bella Freud; Sharon Solis, Head of Retail at Astrid & Miyu;Diego Fria, Head of eCommerce at Toteme; Oliver Wayman, Co-Founder of BOTTLETOP; and AJ Coyne, Head of Marketing UK at Klarna.
11:30 am - 12:45 pM (CDT)
Fast Fashion: Global Icon, Climate Killer by Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures
This event will be hosted by Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures to provide a meaningful and proactive discussion on the impact fast fashion has on the climate. Speakers include Dr Mark Sumner of the University of Leeds and Professor Sandy Black of the University of the Arts London and the Centre for Sustainable Fashion. Chairing the event will be Professor Anthony Ryan, the Director of the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures.
7:00 - 8:00 pM (CDT)
Biomaterial Evolutions by RISD Office of Alumni + Family Relations
This event will be provided by RISD Zero Waste Alumni to host a future-focused dialogue with innovators in the biomaterial field. Speakers include Grace Knight of Ecovative, Elliot Roth of Spira, and Arin Naidu of Spiber. They will converse about the intersection of design and material R&D and how biomaterial can be influenced by technology and consumer consciousness. The event will be moderated by Aaro Ainsley and Callie Clayton, co-leaders of the RISD Zero Waste Alumni affinity group and its committee on Circular + Sustainable Fashion. Time will be allotted at the end for a Q&A session.
friday, june 11, 2021
7:00 - 8:00 aM (CDT)
Revitalising your wardrobe: an historical and current perspective by Lifelong Learning University of Southampton
This webinar will explore how clothing can be revitalized at home and in the world of fashion. Sally Grant will explain her PhD research, the history of reusing fashion and how to avoid fashion waste. She will also present sustainable designers, like Isset Miyake, to showcase how individuals can revitalize and reuse clothing from their own closet.
tuesday, june 15, 2021
8:00 - 10:00 aM (CDT)
Fashion, Textiles and Intellectual Property: Patchworks, Quilts or Veils? by University of Wolverhampton - FABSS
This workshop will explore fashion, textiles, music, fine arts, photography and photography. Dr Metka Potočnik, lecturer of law at the University of Wolverhampton (UK), will discuss the basic rules of unregistered and registered design and intellectual property laws.
wednesday, june 16, 2021
12:45 am - 2:15 aM (CDT)
Redesigning Tomorrow... Today: Fashion’s Circular Future by Australian Fashion Council
This panel event will be presented by the Australian Fashion Council (AFC) and RawAssembly. It will deconstruct and explore how design needs to evolve to make fashion circular. This panel event session will be part of the AFC’s Responsible Fashion Series, supported by the City of Sydney.
thursday, june 17, 2021
11:00 am - 12:30 pM (CDT)
Fashion Circle: Sustainably Made by The Fashion District and The Trampery
This event series is for fashion businesses that want to learn and develop their network. This second event in the series will explore sustainable manufacturing with Flora Davidson, Founder of Supply Compass. Esther Knight, Founder of Fanfare, and Sophie Dunster, Founder of Gung Ho, will also discuss their perspectives as designers.
12:15 AM - 12:55 PM (CDT)
KEEPING FASHION IN THE LOOP WITH LOANHOOD by LOANHOOD
This informal chat will discuss circular fashion in honor of circular economy week. Topic covered will include rental, repair and recycling. Speakers include Jen Charon, co-founder of LOANHOOD; Layla Sargent, founder of The Seam; and Connor, founder of Connor Hill Co.
tuesday, june 22, 2021
11:00 am - 12:00 pM (CDT)
Greenwashing in Fashion by VILDNIS
This roundtable discussion will center around greenwashing in the fashion industry and how to stop it. This event is part of the Fashion For Climate roundtable series and will be moderated by Ulla Vitting Richards, Founder of VILDNIS.
thursday, june 24, 2021
12:00 - 1:00 pM (CDT)
EcoFashion Webinar - Fibershed and Carbon Cycle Institute by Global Shapers Cambridge
This event will host Rebecca Burgess, Executive Director of Fibershed to promote knowledge on the impact fashion has on climate change. T he EcoFashion Project will be a part of the Global Shapers Cambridge Hub initiative.
