Nature-Positive Fashion: inside the convening for sustainable fashion leaders

One day in Los Angeles, in a room of designers, sourcing leaders, investors and Indigenous artisans, working through what nature-positive fashion actually takes. Nature-Positive Fashion: The Next Era of Leadership for Long-Term Resilience is a one-day Conservation Futures Academy convening at the ASU California Center on Broadway, a Julia Morgan building in the heart of the LA fashion district. Attendees handle the materials, hear from practitioners already sourcing this way and leave with a clearer read on which solutions hold up. What the day covers: biodiversity risk across textile supply chains, regenerative and bio-based material innovation, circular design, Indigenous collaboration and cultural intellectual property, traceability tools and the business case for a nature-positive transition. What that looks like in practice: denim pulled out of the landfill stream and rebuilt as patchwork. Pineapple harvest waste spun into fabric. Bigger businesses talking openly about including Indigenous peoples at every level of the supply chain. Attendees leave with contacts, not just notes. Conservation Futures Academy is the professional learning arm of the Rob Walton School of Conservation Futures at Arizona State University. Dates for the next convening are being set. Join the interest list: https://cfa.asu.edu/explore/nature-positive-fashion-next-era-leadership-long-term-resilience Meet the founder turning pineapple harvest waste into leather: https://cfa.asu.edu/newsroom/pineapple-leather-and-woman-who-made-it-her-second-act Explore conservation courses and certificates: https://cfa.asu.edu/explore Subscribe to the newsletter: https://cfa.asu.edu/newsletter-signup #NaturePositiveFashion #SustainableFashion