Sustainable Fashion: Law and Policy

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This course focuses on how environmental, intellectual property, corporate and consumer protection laws and policies are applied to the fashion industry to help to shape sustainability efforts. Students will learn about the emerging regulatory and legal landscape associated with sustainable fashion. In this experiential course, students will learn about various designers, advocates and organizations that are central to understanding the future of this dynamic field. Building on their academicfoundation, students will co-create a project that will help to shape the sustainable fashion landscape in New York City