The Source4Style Team. photo: ecouterre

Source4Style, the world’s premier B2B online marketplace that allows designers and retail sourcing specialists search, compare and purchase more sustainable materials and services around the globe, will be launching it’s online platform in two weeks time. The team is very excited to get Source4Style out to retail brands, designers, and interior decorators throughout the world. You can catch up with us and learn more about Source4Style and its offerings at the following locations from September through November. Some dates and times are still TBD.

The Art & Science of Sourcing Sustainably - September 30, 2010, 10:00-11:00AM

Eco-Fashion Week Vancouver, Creekside Community Center
A birds eye view on defining sustainability; international industry metrics; latest technologies to help designers and retail sourcing specialists source more sustainably, and what suppliers should be prepared to answer. Talk includes the great reveal of Source4Style, the much-anticipated B2B online materials sourcing site. Also visit the Source4Style booth at the tradeshow venue.

The Rite Conference, Central Hall Westminster, London, UK
Join Source4Style Co-founders, Summer Rayne Oakes and Benita Singh at the Central Hall in Westminster and find out more on Source4Style, the first ever B2B online marketplace that allows designers to search, compare and purchase sustainable materials from a network of global suppliers.

Social Enterprising Conference, Columbia University, Alfred Lerner Hall
Demand for sustainable and fair trade products continues to grow, and businesses are working to supply the market with goods. Speakers will address the current market and emerging trends in fair trade practices and explore opportunities and challenges in building linkages between developing country producers and customers. What is the role of the private sector and developed nations in the expansion of these industries around the globe? How are retailers integrating sustainable sourcing of products into their core operations? What are the incentives for retailers to get involved? What are the major supply chain management challenges facing these industries?

Moderator: Rick Larson, Director of Sustainable Ventures, The Conservation Fund; and Adjunct Associate Professor, Columbia Business School

Speaker(s): Summer Rayne Oakes, Co-founder and CEO, Source4Style; Jim Thaller Managing Director, Talier Trading Group; Michael Faherty, Vice President Brand Development, Unilever

Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, 2 East 91st Street, NY, NY 10128
The trend toward organic goods and ethical trade is spreading in the fashion world with a wealth of new initiatives to connect designers to sustainable resources and materials. Hear from Summer Rayne Oakes, Co-founder/CEO of Source4Style – a B2B marketplace that allows designers – both fashion and interior – to search, compare and purchase more sustainable materials from around the world, and Tone Tobiasson, co-founder of NICE, Nordic Initiative Clean & Ethical, and nicefashion.org, a web tool for consumers, designers and people involved in the textile business, as well as a forum where professionals can find resources and exchange information.

launching in San Francisco & New York in October 2010; launching in the UK in November 2010.

Locations and Topics TBD
Announcing The Source4Style Atelier: A series of workshops and training programs that provide designers, fashion teams, and company boards with leading edge information, insider knowledge and hands-on experience in the sustainable design industry. Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Level offerings are available.

The American Apparel & Footwear Association Eco-Committee Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., Specific Location and Time TBD
Source4Style will unveil it’s sustainability questionnaire and B2B materials platform at the latest AAFA committee meeting.