Lewis Perkins
President, Apparel Impact Institute

Biography

As president of Apparel Impact Institute (Aii), Lewis Perkins has supported the mobilization of brands, manufacturers and financiers to fund and scale high-impact environmental solutions, including the Fashion Climate Fund and the Climate Solutions Portfolio—driving progress in key production regions like India, Bangladesh, China and Vietnam. Before leading Aii, he served as president of the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, where he pioneered the Fashion Positive initiative, embedding circularity into fashion supply chains. He has also advised major organizations, from the Earthshot Prize to the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Consumption. Lewis has shared his insights at COP, the Global Fashion Summit, the Clinton Global Initiative, Aspen Ideas: Climate and Vogue’s Forces of Fashion, among others.

Visit the Apparel Impact Institute website to learn more about the organization's decarbonization mission.


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Lewis Perkins
President, Apparel Impact Institute

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