Our guest speaker on September 16 is award winning thought leader Kelly Drennan with “Fashion Takes Action”. Kelly is dedicated to driving sustainability in the fashion industry, and in 2007, she founded Fashion Takes Action….
Her work involves removing barriers to sustainability across the entire fashion system, from production to recycling.
Kelly Drennan has led key initiatives, including the Ontario Textile Diversion Collaborative and Canada’s textile recycling feasibility report, and now co-leads the Canadian Circular Textiles Consortium. She is a frequent speaker and collaborates with various industry and government bodies to advance transparency, human rights, and circular economy efforts.
Kelly oversees FTA’s youth education program that she developed in 2014 for students in grades 4-12 which is delivered to over 35,000 students in classrooms Canada-wide which is now available both digitally and in-person.
You can read more about FTA and Kelly Drennan right here FashionTakesAction