The GATF team lectures on ethical fashion and the role of fashion in making the world a better place. Along with the multiple university lectures, GATF has participated in lecture series and conferences including the Net Impact Lecture series, San Francisco Fashion and Merchants Alliance, and the Start’s With You (SWU) conference in Sao Paolo Brazil.

GATF is an active participant in the Net Impact lecture series. On May 13th, 2010, GATF founders Domenica Peterson and Grant Ennis joined Heather Franzese of Fair Trade USA (formerly TransFair USA) and Meghan Connolly Haupt of C5 Jewelry Company for a panel discussion titled “Ethical Supply Chains in Luxury Goods: Exciting, Green and Fabulous“ in San Francisco. The four speakers discussed sustainable supply chain complexities and the challenges of starting ethical fashion companies. Participants included apparel industry professionals as well as professionals from all industries interested in sustainability.

GATF presented at the Starts With You Global Sustainability Symposium in Sao Paolo Brazil the weekend of October 9-11, 2010. At SWU, GATF connected with other specialists, thinkers, politicians, businesspeople and representatives of NGOs to discuss the main themes of sustainability that affect the world in the 21st century. This Concert-Symposium featured 60 high profile bands including Dave Matthews Band, Incubus, Kings of Leon, Linkin Park, Os Mutantes, Pixies, Rage Against the Machine, Regina Spektor and many more.