Behind the Seams: Becoming a Sustainable Fashion Entrepreneur

Hannah Y.Opens in a new tab is a student at the Stanford Online High School and the founder of sustainable fashion label Amarewear. She discovered her interest in fashion and sustainable development through Coursera courses. Hannah curated this collection as an introduction to sustainability in the fashion industry with a focus on design, environmental issues, business, and management. Whether you're curious about how to be a conscientious consumer of fashion or you're an aspiring sustainable fashion entrepreneur, this collection provides you with essential background knowledge.

Behind the Seams: Becoming a Sustainable Fashion Entrepreneur

Hannah Y.Opens in a new tab is a student at the Stanford Online High School and the founder of sustainable fashion label Amarewear. She discovered her interest in fashion and sustainable development through Coursera courses. Hannah curated this collection as an introduction to sustainability in the fashion industry with a focus on design, environmental issues, business, and management. Whether you're curious about how to be a conscientious consumer of fashion or you're an aspiring sustainable fashion entrepreneur, this collection provides you with essential background knowledge.

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Why Hannah recommends these courses

Fashion as DesignOpens in a new tab will ignite your love for fashion. One week is focused on sustainability, which is a great starting point for understanding which issues you should be concerned about.

The Age of Sustainable DevelopmentOpens in a new tab is a fantastic overview of sustainable development; it puts you in the mindset of seeing how different sustainability issues connect, enabling you to be a more creative problem solver.

Design: Creation of Artifacts in SocietyOpens in a new tab covers all aspects of design and teaches the basic design process through projects. This course gives aspiring designers a toolkit for starting to create their own garments.

Now that you are familiar with the design process and the issues at hand, it's time to get down to business! Management of Fashion and Luxury CompaniesOpens in a new tab teaches you everything you need to know about managing your budding business.

Business Strategies for A Better World SpecializationOpens in a new tab is all about "profits with purpose," or designing a business model that will also lead to a positive impact on the planet. If the previous courses still haven't given you ideas for how you want to be a social entrepreneur, this Specialization is a focused and in-depth set of courses about making informed business decisions for social impact.

Design strategy: Design thinking for business strategy and entrepreneurshipOpens in a new tab provides creative business models and new ways of designing a business. This is essential, as fashion is a fast-moving industry where brands need to predict and satisfy consumer needs at an increasing pace.

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