Showing just how important sustainability has become to industry brands, SIMA had a great turnout for its Speaker Series event on the topic last week at Vans headquarters.
More than 160 people registered, and a nice cross section of the industry turned out, including a wide range of brands and job titles.
Speakers included Derek Sabori, a sustainability advisor and instructor who created Volcom’s forward-thinking sustainability programs years ago; Kim Matsoukas, Senior Manager of Sustainability and Social Responsibility at Vans; Wendy Savage, Director of Social Responsibility and Traceability at Patagonia; Megan Stoneburner Azim, Director of Sustainability and Sourcing at Outerknown; and Josh Reddin, CEO of Elastic.
SIMA has posted videos of all the presentations on its website in addition to other resources.
Also mark your calendar for the next SIMA Speaker Series on Tuesday, Sept. 24 about the women’s market.
SIMA President Shannan North - Photo courtesy of SIMA
O'Neill's Kari Johnson, Ali Perez and Rachael Hill - Photo courtesy of SIMA
Kevin Meehan of RVCA and Vicki Redding of Vans - Photo by SES
Kim Matsoukas of Vans - Photo courtesy of SIMA
Kyle Calcagno of Brixton, Jon Sinko of Element, Garrett Turk of Dark Seas - Photo courtesy of SIMA
Kim Matsoukas of Vans, Megan Stoneburner Azim of Outerknown, Wendy Savage of Patagonia, and Derek Sabori - Photo courtesy of SIMA
Seea's Rhea Cortado, Carla Borella and Amanda Chinchelli - Photo courtesy of SIMA
Dallas Farrell of Stance, Alan Garcia of RVCA, Martina Go of Stance, and Mikol Brinkman of Stance - Photo courtesy of SIMA
Danny Effron and Sawyer Frank of PlumRiver Technologies - Photo courtesy of SIMA
Katie Singer with former Billabong President Shannan North, and Billabong Women's Creative Director Allison Roberts in 2019 - Photo courtesy of SIMA
Chad Crites and Stephen Gerard of The Leisure Collective, Chris Evans of Vissla, Mark Sawyer Chu of The Inertia, and Ben Warner of Skelton Key Agency - Photo courtesy of SIMA
Cocktails on the Vans patio after the event - Photo courtesy of SIMA
The event sold out - Photo courtesy of SIMA
