Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

NCCC065: Indicators of Social Change in the Marketplace: Producers, Retailers, and Consumers. Annual/Termination Reports (SAES-422): Date of Annual Report: Report Information: " Annual Meeting Dates: 10/12/12 to 10/13/12 " Period Report Covers: 9/1/11 to 10/31/12 Participants: " See Meeting Minutes (attachment) Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting: " See attachment Accomplishments: Outputs: " Events: Fostered new collaborations as a result of a USDA/NIFA Higher Education Challenge planning grant: multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional scholars were brought together to develop a collaborative project around mutual interest in climate change and sustainability. The outcome of the planning conference was the development and submission of a large-scale initiative grant proposal to USDA/NIFA Higher Education Challenge grant program. The subsequent three-year project was selected for funding. Encouraged new collaborations through a NCCC065 and Educators for Socially Responsible Apparel Business (ESRAB) sponsored workshop delivered prior to the International Textile and Apparel Association annual conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The workshop brought together scholars interested in sustainability to discuss key issues and potential collaborative endeavors. Twenty participants attended the workshop. Enhanced rigor of research methods and analysis techniques through completion of a SEM course by one NCCC065 member. " Activities: Strengthed granstmanship skills of a team of non-tenured scholars through experiential learning by developing a large-scale project proposal focused on Social Change in the Marketplace and submitting to federal funding agency. The proposal was funded. " Dissemination plans: Outcomes and products from funded projects will be disseminated through conference presentations and journal publications. Sustainability collaboration developed during workshop will be disseminated through a special topic/workshop at subsequent annual conference. Outcomes and Impacts: Multidisciplinary and multi-institutional planning meeting brought greater understanding of the scientific aspects of climate change for textile and apparel disciplinary participants, and stimulated awareness of the magnitude of environmental impacts resulting from textile and apparel industry to STEM disciplinary participants. Partnerships were developed for future collaboration. ESRAB organization, established and supported by NCCC065, offers programing and support for Social Change in the Marketplace scholarship. The workshop held at the 2011 International Textile and Apparel Association resulted in three action-oriented taskforces with the goal to initiate mutually beneficial partnership with the industry-based Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC). One tangible result was a grant proposal submitted to SAC to support development of baccalaureate learning outcomes based on the Sustainable Apparel Index developed by SAC.