Services

Written Materials

Written materials included books, instructor guides, case studies, learning modules, and other educational resources for students, consumers, suppliers, and/or vendors. 

Short Courses, Seminars, and Talks

Short Courses (1 day-2 weeks, online or in person), seminars, and talks are excellent ways of keeping up-to-date on issues and best practices in responsible design, sourcing, production, and/or distribution.  They were taught through interactive learning modules that were designed specifically around client needs. 

Topics included:

• Principles of Sustainability and Social Change in Fashion.  Principles of design and merchandising for sustainability and social change are highlighted along with business strategies for incorporating each.

• Global Sourcing 101: Basics of Responsible Sourcing Materials and Production.  Introduction to global sourcing and corporate social responsibility in sourcing materials, production, and distribution of fashion products. 

• What Designers and Merchandisers Need to Know about Tariffs.  How to calculate a tariff and consider the cost effects of sourcing materials and production in particular countries. 

• What Designers and Merchandisers Need to Know about Factory Auditing.  Overview of factory auditing processes, how design and merchandising strategies and decisions affect compliance processes, and how to communicate effectively with sourcing analysts and CSR professionals in the company. 

• Supply Chain Transparency: Compliance and Marketing Implications.  Overview of compliance and marketing implications in the fashion industry -- whether you are complying with the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act, wanting to provide stakeholders with greater transparency, or interested in the marketing implications of sharing your supply chain.

Consulting

Leslie was a professional consultant around responsible design, sourcing, manufacturing, and retail distribution.