FIT and it's commitment to Sustainability
The Fashion Institute of Technology is the perfect place for a Morning Salon. FIT is an internationally recognized college for design, fashion, art, communications, and business. Unlike many art and design colleges, they prepare students for professional excellence both in design and business, and are committed to innovation and entrepreneurship. The Morning Salon’s creative combination of TED Talks, Human Centered Design and Gamifcation is the perfect ‘fit’ with the philosophy of Institute.
FIT go beyond teaching and learning. They inspire leadership, impart a global perspective, and embrace inclusiveness. FIT commit to sustainability, and engage with community. They strive to develop innovative design and strategic business solutions that challenges the status quo, and have a lasting and sustainable global impact.
FIT has a Sustainability Council to create and support sustainability initiatives throughout the FIT community. Every year they organize a business and design conference at the FIT campus. The objective of the event is to inform, involve, and inspire the entire FIT community about sustainability, and how to incorporate sustainability into all aspects of what they do.
The Council also offers an annual grant fund of $15,000 to expand on campus sustainability initiatives. "Sustainability” projects relate to areas of social, environmental, and economic domains of human activity.
Projects might include:
Educational projects
Scholarly research for sustainable issues,
Creative and projects,
Procedural changes to daily campus operations,
New technology that impacts the campus in a positive and sustainable manner,
New methods of operating the physical campus,
Professional activities that support awareness of sustainability.
The Morning Salon Event at FIT schedule is as follows:
SCHEDULE Tuesday, April 19th
8:30-11:00 am Morning Salon @ FIT Presented by FIT Enterprise Studies, Digital Design, and the Sustainable Entrepreneurs Program Morning Salon Presenter: Rick Kilmer, CEO, FLOR
Morning Salon brings together a unique cross section of professionals to share know-how, build relationships, and ask and answer big questions around sustainability.
The Morning Salon Program is designed to have people who would not normally be in each other’s orbits share thoughts, practices, and new ideas around sustainability. We’re out to create a curated environment where participant engagement is high and the unexpected and unusual happens. We’re driving new breakthrough conversations around implementing sustainable solutions.
Part TED Talk, part IDEO Considered Design—this groundbreaking series employs new ways to foster innovative thinking and interaction. Video
12:15- 1:45 pm Luncheon @ PRINT. Restaurant @ the Kimpton Hotel “What’s Next in Sustainable Food Culture” with Adam Block 653 11th Ave, New York, NY 10036
Adam Block, Principle and founder of Block and Associates, has advised, consulted, and developed some of the world’s most influential hotels, restaurants, and projects with iconic chefs like Alice Waters, Charlie Trotter, and Thomas Keller. Pssst! PRINT has a full-time forager on staff! This is going to be delicious. Article
2:30-4:30 pm Workshop @FIT The Sustainable Business: Workshopping Organizational Sustainability B Corporations Greystone Bakery and Threads for Thought will join supply chain engineers from the Pollution Prevention Institute to share their own stories and lead a workshop to help people and companies map out sustainable solutions to fit the unique needs of their business.
5:30-7:30 pm Get Happier: A Happy Hour and Conversation for Sustainability Florim Showroom (at 32nd St and Madison Ave) Please join us for drinks, heady conversation, and a gathering of inspiring, like-minded practitioners—what’s happier than that? Florim Flagship Store
