Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Compassion in Fashion: Sustainability and the Global Fur Trade
ACTAsia
This online course examined sustainability in fashion through the lens of the fur industry. The course covered how the fur production process impacts animals, humans, and the environment. Using design philosophies and business strategy the course steered understanding towards a compassionate future through creation of a manifesto fit for the industry. With business planning, communications and design considered all aspects of the fashion industry can head towards a fur free future.
4 weeks, 3 hours per week
Dawn Kotuwage
Director of Programmes at ACTAsia
ACTAsia
John Lau
Associate Dean at London College of Fashion
ACTAsia
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate research to identify and critique the need to protect natural resources and raw materials.
- Investigate the dangers and toxicity to humans and the environment of the fur process including to preserve and dye.
- Evaluate the impact of fur farming and farmers’ wellbeing.
- Describe the global scale of the fur business and production.
- Assess and create a manifesto for a fashion brand.
Syllabus
- Fur free fashion
- Sustainability in the fashion industry
- Environmental impact of the fur industry and fashion
- Human welfare and the impact of the fashion industry
- Animal welfare and the impact of the fur industry
- Critical thinking, values building, business and communications
- Professional career development & support (manifesto & option streams)
Issued on 4th January 2025
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