Higher Ground? Fashion's Climate Breakdown and Its Effect on Workers

eCornell Keynote

Many apparel companies source from suppliers in countries such as Bangladesh, Cambodia, Pakistan, and Vietnam, which together house around 10,000 apparel and footwear factories. Analyses by the Global Labor Institute at the ILR School and Schroders reveal that extreme heat and flooding are threats to key apparel production hubs.

Join the ILR School’s Global Labor Institute Executive Director Jason Judd and PT. Pan Brothers Vice CEO Anne Patricia Sutanto as they discuss the new report that examines climate breakdown and its impact upon apparel production.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

• Analyses by the Global Labor Institute at the ILR School and Schroders on extreme heat and flooding as threats to key apparel production hubs
• Risks and losses in major fashion production markets
• Regions identified as the most climate-vulnerable production centers
• Investors’ perspectives on adaptation and mitigation in risk plans
• Discussion on redistributing costs and risks away from apparel workers

SPEAKERS

Anne Patricia Sutanto
VICE CEO, PT. Pan Brothers Tbk

Jason Judd
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GLOBAL LABOR INSTITUTE
Cornell ILR School