In response to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) put forward by the United Nations, Unleash 2017 assembled youth from across all continents to Denmark for ten days of untethered ideation to help resolve some of the world鈥檚 most persistent issues.
Published on: 11 Oct 2017
Podcasts have become an integral part of people鈥檚 daily media browsing, and the Business of Fashion鈥檚 Founder and Editor-in Chief, Imran Amed (BCom'97), is set to expand into this influential platform.
The BoF podcasts will comprise new and archival conversations with a cast of designers, executives and other industry insiders whom Amed has spoken to since the blog鈥檚 inception in 2007. The six initial episodes are currently available for download, with new content to be featured weekly moving forward.
Published on: 11 Oct 2017
Desautels alumna and Global Expert, Monica Ruffo (BCom鈥�86), has launched Well Told Health to respond to an alarming gap in the market for organic supplements that are made without any synthetic ingredients.
After considerable market research, which included partnering with a researcher at 六合彩开奖结果, Ruffo has crafted supplements that are Non-GMO Project certified, vegan, and free of synthetics, fillers and isolates.
Published on: 5 Oct 2017
In the age of technology with growing emphasis on sustainable living, many in the fashion world, including Desautels Global Expert, Imran Amed (BCom'97), have questioned the continued prevalence of paper fashion show invitations.
It turns out that wastage permeates every facet of the fashion industry, from excessive fabric waste spurred by fast fashion, to unsustainable product packing.
Published on: 4 Oct 2017
Desautels undergraduate student Sydney Kalyn achieved the gold level of the Duke of Edinburgh award, which recognizes personal development and community involvement among today鈥檚 youth.
Recipients of the international award must demonstrate excellence in a variety of areas, including: skill, physical fitness, service, placement, volunteering, adventurous journey, and educational pursuit.
Kalyn was among a group of 150 young adults who received their award on September 24 in the presence of Prince Harry.
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Published on: 2 Oct 2017
D. Jennifer Rhee (BCom鈥�88, DPA鈥�89) has been named Chief Financial Officer at Loop Industries, a manufacturer of environmentally responsible Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) and Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG). Ms. Rhee has over 25 years of finance, accounting, international tax and management experience, having worked, most recently, as a partner with Richter LLP since January 2007.
Published on: 29 Sep 2017
Alibaba hosted its Gateway鈥�17 conference, which brought together an array of forward-looking retailers, along with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who commented on the healthy trade relationship between Canada and China.
Also in attendance was Aldo Group International鈥檚 Director of Business Development, Martina Gimenez-Comas (BCom鈥�11) who shared that, while Aldo continues to expand into global markets, it recognises the importance of meeting business objectives, while also leaving room to dream.
Published on: 29 Sep 2017
Imran Amed (BCom'97) has been named to the Queen鈥檚 New Year鈥檚 Honours list for his contributions as CEO of The Business of Fashion, an online news site for the fashion industry. The list recognises people in the UK who have made significant contributions to society.
Founded in 2007, The Business of Fashion has since become one of the leading sources of news for the fashion world.
Published on: 29 Sep 2017
While looking into supplements as part of her treatment for breast cancer, Monica Ruffo (BCom鈥�86) realized something was amiss. 鈥淚 couldn鈥檛 actually understand what was written on the labels,鈥� Ruffo says. Further research uncovered a lack of legal framework surrounding the use of the word 鈥渘atural鈥� in Canada and the U.S., and that most supplements labelled so are hardly natural at all. Even worse, the companies aren鈥檛 obligated to say where their ingredients are sourced.
Published on: 26 Sep 2017
David Levenson (BCom'96) has been nominated to the Board of Teekay Offshore Group as news of a completed comprehensive transaction with Brookfield Business Partners L.P. is also shared.
Mr. Levenson is a Managing Partner at Brookfield and oversees the company鈥檚 opportunistic credit initiatives, including the Brookfield Credit Opportunity Fund and Brookfield Private Credit. He has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and restructurings.
Published on: 26 Sep 2017
Light Reading reports that after leaving her position as Head of Ericsson North America, Rima Qureshi (BCom鈥�87, MBA鈥�96) has been hired as Verizon鈥檚 new Chief Strategy Officer. She will be working for CEO Lowell McAdam.
Qureshi has a deep understanding of the issues involved with running a successful tech company in today鈥檚 network-heavy reality: she started at Ericsson as a system analyst in 1993, before moving up through the ranks.
Published on: 20 Sep 2017
In an interview for Flare Magazine, Toronto-based Shereen Ladha (BCom鈥�10) talks about finding success both as a brand strategist and as a busy Bollywood dancer in movies, Netflix shows, on Canada鈥檚 Got Talent and since 2014, on her own YouTube channel.
Ms Ladha says that the moment she realized that she could indeed balance her day job and her side hustle was when she left work late one night to go to a video shoot for which she鈥檇 hired dancers. She worked through the stress, and the video ended up going viral.
Published on: 19 Sep 2017
Nour Hadidi (BCom鈥�10) is a comedian and TV writer who grew up in a family of doctors, earned a BCom, and spent a half-decade as a financial analyst before leaving Montreal for the comedy stages of Toronto.
In an interview with Flare Magazine, Ms Hadidi says that she got her big break in the form of an appearance on a CBC Radio special. That event led to other CBC appearances and gigs at comedy clubs.
Published on: 19 Sep 2017
Mark 鈥淛appy鈥� Gonzalez is thrilled to be included on BoF 500, the list of people moving and shaking the fashion industry. Mr Gonzalez says that being included on the list can only open doors, and maybe even 聽鈥渃reate a retail environment that evolves into Manila as a retail centre.鈥� After nearly thirty years of experience in Philippine shopping, he knows just what the country needs. In 1995, he brought that knowledge to life in H&F Retail Concepts, which runs several stores known for impeccably curated product lines, as well as franchises for big-name labels.
Published on: 11 Sep 2017
TerraCycle Marketing Manager Jessica Panetta (BCom鈥�16) recently appeared on Toronto鈥檚 Breakfast Television to talk about recycling 鈥渘on-recyclable鈥� waste, specifically used cigarette butts.
TerraCycle collects them, composts the tobacco and the paper, then recycles the plastic filters. Members can package their used butts in a TerraCycle box and send them in via an included UPS label, but that is not the only solution: the company has collection receptacles on street corners in several Canadian cities.
Published on: 8 Sep 2017
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