Sustainability in Action: Insights From Luxury Industries and Urban Innovation in France

Project Coordinator: Rin Westbay, Caleb Foulks, Henry Cummings, Anna Kilpela

Project Sponsor: Suzanne Cook

Responsible Department: Office of International Affairs, Languages and Cultures, French

Total GAF Funding: $16,300

Themes: Sustainability Integration, Luxury Fashion Industry

Goal: Understand how French companies are integrating sustainability practices​ and advocate for more sustainable practices through an eight day, faculty led trip to Paris, France. Create modules or presentations that professors who are teaching sustainability or compass courses could have access to that has all of the information that the group learned in a more cohesive and accessible form that shares our experience. 

Impact:  Canvas modules for sustainability flagged compass courses (84)​. Class visits: lessons learned. Presenting at the 2026 Sustainability Summit​.