sustainable fashion
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Climate Risk Meets Retail: Inside Princess Polly’s SoHo Flagship
This M.A. in Climate and Society capstone team worked closely with Princess Polly to assess climate risks and identify opportunities to strengthen its sustainability and resilience.
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Can We Make Food and Fashion More Sustainable?
The Forward Food & Fashion event at NYC Climate Week spotlighted the important role the food and fashion industries have to play in ensuring a sustainable future for the planet.
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Climate Week 2024 at Columbia Climate School
As the official university partner of this year’s Climate Week NYC, the Climate School has an exciting lineup of events planned for September 22-29.
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Scaling the Mountains of Textile Waste in New York City
As the amount of annual textile waste produced reaches new heights, how do we find sustainable solutions?
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Let Them Wear Dirt: Penmai Chongtoua Turns Soil Into Textiles
An artist and alumna of the Climate and Society program, Chongtoua is exploring a variety of ways to wear earth on our bodies. Her work seeks to shape how we view our relationship with the planet.
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The Challenge of Sustainable Fashion
Young people, who are the primary market for fast fashion, are beginning to understand the environmental damage caused by the industry.
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Ammar Belal Knows There’s No Sustainable Fashion Without Social Justice
Socially responsible fashion designer Ammar Belal is teaching Sustainability Management students to avoid the mistakes he once made.
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Why Fashion Needs to Be More Sustainable
As the world re-opens, it’s a good time to take stock of the implications of how we dress.
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Environmental Science and Policy Students Win Third Place in Sustainable Fashion Competition
The team invented a hypothetical denim brand that centers sustainability and reusability.
COP31, the 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference, aims to advance dialogue, strengthen consensus, and accelerate climate action on a global scale. From November 9–20, 2026 in Antalya, Türkiye, heads of state, ministers, scientists, business leaders, and civil society will gather to advance efforts in emission targets, climate finance, and adaptation and resilience. Once again, our experts, students, and global thought leaders from Columbia Climate School and across Columbia University are contributing to key events, sharing insights, and helping shape the dialogue toward ambitious, science-based solutions. Learn More
