Sustainable Fashion: Paradoxes and Paradigms for Change

9th Mar 2015 12:30 – 14:00

The UNU RCE Severn has the pleasure of hosting Dilys Williams, creator of the Centre for Sustainable Fashion, University of the Arts London

RCE Severn is a Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) in Sustainability Education. The centre is endorsed by the United Nations University and is one of 116 similar centres throughout the world. The RCE has been set up to assist the Severn area in moving towards sustainable development through a process of learning, participatory engagement and partnership building.

For more information on RCE Severn, latest news and events check the webpages:
https://insight.glos.ac.uk/sustainability/partnerships/rce/Pages/default.aspx

Dilys Williams is a fashion designer, collaborator, and creator of Centre for Sustainable Fashion. She engages translational leadership to devise and align emergent ideas towards sustainability through fashion's artistic and business practices. Through high-profile design positions and academic leadership roles, she explores empathy and interconnectivity to find means to support human fulfilment and nature’s resilience. Manifestations of her work are applied to academic research, education, government, and industry interactions.

For more information contact Meg Baker, RCE Severn Coordinator: [email protected] / 01242 715394. Please RSVP Barbara Rainbow , Sustainability Coordinator and Administrator, as food will be available: [email protected]/ 01242 715395