Interested in the S.F.C? Get Involved

Are you a Researcher?

Apply to Join the Network

This is a focused research network so our members are mostly academic and other researchers who are working specifically on fashion consumption topics. We also have a few practitioners who work on consumer-focused initiatives.

If you are involved in these activities, please apply to join. Executive Board members get together once every two months to discuss applications.

We will get back to you with the decision by the 15th of the month following your application.

If you are interested in joining the network, please complete this application => APPLICATION TO JOIN

Are you interested in sustainable fashion and want to engage?

There are also ways for interested individuals to get involved with the Sustainable Fashion Consumption Network and other programs based at Yale. For more opportunities, read below:

Yale’s Moving the Needle

Moving the Needle is an interdisciplinary initiative at Yale dedicated to advancing research, dialogue, and innovation in sustainable fashion.

Yale Center for Business and the Environment

The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) is a hub for creating innovative and sustainable solutions to the challenges facing the human and natural systems upon which we all rely.

Participate

in our

Symposium

October 27-29

Yale University
New Haven, CT

Join our annual symposium where we will share research around sustainable fashion consumption. You can submit an abstract to present at the event, or you can plan to attend as an audience member (registration will open in July 2025).

The following core themes will be discussed at the Symposium:

  • Collaborative fashion consumption and sustainable fashion consumption practices, including second-hand shopping, swaps, and renting, repair and creative re-imagining of clothing

  • Trends of minimalism, downsizing and decluttering, mindful consumption, and slow fashion

  • Wear and use practices, wardrobe studies