Weaving the Future: Youth, Heritage and the Climate Cost of What We Wear

​Hosted by: Southeast Asian Cultural Heritage Alliance (SEACHA)

​Language: English

​This panel aims to bring together ASEAN youth leaders to explore the climate cost of what we wear. Drawing on the region’s rich textile heritage and the emerging sustainable fashion movements, the panel and side events unpack the intersections of consumption, climate justice, labor ethics, fashion innovation and cultural identity in the global fashion economy. Covering micro and macro aspects of the circular fashion economy, the youth will share their personal practices on how they mitigate climate change through their choices in fashion and will be shared through the panel dialogue.

​Speakers:

• ​Ms Supitcha Sutthanonkul (Representative from Thailand)

• ​Mr Gio Abcede (Representative from The Philippines)

• ​Ms Shar Thae Hoy (Representative from Myanmar)

• ​Ms Celia Anh Tho Le Bui (Representative from Vietnam)

​Moderator:

• ​Ms Alka Puri (Founder of Fashion RETHINK)

• ​Ar. Fauzy Ismail (SEACHA/Singapore Heritage Society)