Net Impact San Francisco

Time: 7:00 – 9:00pm

Location:

Galleria Park Hotel (joie de vivre); 191 Sutter St; San Francisco, CA 94104

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Did you ever wonder, “where did this come from?” or “how do we find a way to source our goods without hurting people or damaging the environment?”

Join our prestigious local panel of experts and learn how to live an environmentally responsible lifestyle without sacrificing luxury!  Come join us at this fabulous event and be educated by local experts across different industries. This event and its panel will educate consumers on sustainable alternatives that exceed the expectations as they relate to “environmentally responsible” consumer goods. Focusing on the supply chain process, we’ll discuss the past, present, and future of consumer goods in terms of their environmental/social impact.

Come early to dine at the hotel’s sustainable restaurant, “Midi”, and be sure to stick around after the discussion for drinks and networking!

Our Local Experts Include:

Meghan Connolly Haupt is the founder of C5 company, which now holds C5 sustainable custom jewelry, the Meghan Connolly Haupt sustainable jewelry brand and Sulusso (which means “on luxury” in Italian), an online retailer of jewelry by designers committed to social and environmental responsibility. Prior to starting C5 company, Meghan was a sustainability and strategic alliance consultant whose clients included NASA Ames, the Golden Gate Bridge and Airship Ventures. She holds a master’s in corporate responsibility and has lived and traveled in more than 25 countries.

Heather Franzese is a Senior Category Manager in Garments & Textiles at TransFair USA. TransFair USA is currently changing the Face of Apparel in the United States by opening up a New Fair Trade Certified(TM) Apparel and Home Goods Pilot Program for Public Comment. TransFair USA is one of twenty members of Fair Trade Labeling Organizations International (FLO), and the only third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States. Prior to joining TransFair USA, Heather was a Social Compliance Specialist at Columbia Sportswear. Heather was a student at the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government.

Domenica Peterson is the co-founder of Global Action Through Fashion. Before co-founding Global Action Through Fashion, she did PR for People Tree in London, hand sewed for the couture fashion label NATAN in Brussels, did research for Sustainable Global Sourcing, and worked with TransFair USA on the first certification standard for Fair Trade apparel and textiles in the US.  She is an artist and loves sewing and fashion design.  She was President of the University of the Pacific Council of Social Entrepreneurs and has a B.A. in International Relations and Global Studies.

Grant Ennis is co-founder of Global Action Through Fashion. Grant has over 5 years experience in international non-profits both in the field and in the U.S.  He has a background in youth livelihood development and microfinance and sees ethical fashion as the ideal framework for promoting supply chain consciousness among consumers in the first world.
The discussion will begin around 7:00 and conclude around 7:45. Don’t forget to give us a few of your best questions for the panelists!

After the panel and Q&A, we’ll head downstairs to the bar for lively discussion and drinks. As always, remember to consume responsibly!