ESG Talk: Weaving sustainability into the fabric of fashion

From Waste to Wealth: Sustainable Fashion's Masterclass in Business Resilience’ by Nicola Weir, Internal Climate and Sustainability Leader at Deloitte with her Partners

Nicola is Deloitte Asia Pacific's Internal Climate and Sustainability leader and an ESG leader within Deloitte Anjin, South Korea. Prior to this Nicola was head for Deloitte UK and Europe internal sustainability strategy, WorldClimate. She has 20 years experience in business transformation, with specialism in ESG. She has worked in UK, Indonesia, Nepal, Tanzania and Mozambique.

From Waste to Wealth: Sustainable Fashion’s Masterclass in Business Resilience in partnership with Nicola Weir, Internal Climate and Sustainability Leader at Deloitte.

Eric Ko is a seasoned marketing professional with a passion for driving positive change in the fashion, beauty, and luxury industries. As the Marketing Director of WWD Korea, Eric brings a wide range of expertise and experience, spearheading innovative campaigns and covering initiatives that prioritize sustainability here in Korea and abroad. His strategic vision and creative flair have helped brands connect with audiences on a deeper level, fostering a conscious community committed to making a difference.

Daniel M. Shin is a venture capitalist, executive scholar, and luxury executive. Daniel has run KingsBay Capital, a cross-border venture capital firm based in San Francisco. Daniel also oversees corporate development at MCM, a German luxury brand, that operates in 40+ counties, and has taught at Korea University on adjunct basis. Daniel has served in various executive and board positions at private and public companies such as KT, Hanwha, CJ and Daesung Group. He also worked at Accenture as a summer business analyst. Daniel has published several books and is a frequent speaker on the subjects related to entrepreneurship and innovation. Daniel was nominated as Young Global Leader in 2016 by the World Economic Forum. He was also honored to become Yale World Fellow under the former president Richard Levin's legacy at Yale. Daniel was also honored to become Cambridge Policy Fellow and Salzburg Global Seminar Fellow in 2020 and 2021 respectively. Daniel received DBA from l'Université de Paris(IX)-Dauphine, Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL), MSc from the Department of Law, Oxford University and Stern School of Business, New York University and BSc from Kelley School of Business, Indiana University at Bloomington. He completed post-graduate studies at Harvard, Stanford, Princeton University, and so forth. Daniel resides in Seoul, Korea.

Alex Bu-Hyung Lee is the Chief Strategy Officer of the fashion brand CEEANN and a General Partner at MoneyLab Value-Add Fund. He leads projects that integrate fashion business with other sectors, including entertainment, beauty, healthcare, senior business, and real estate, aiming to create a high value-added sustainable lifestyle. Before joining CEEANN, he worked in the global energy and renewable energy sectors, managing projects for the construction of gas-fired and combined-cycle power plants. His work included participation in multiple projects in Malaysia, Algeria, and Saudi Arabia. Currently, Alex Lee is focused on investing in and developing the fashion industry by merging the metaverse with fashion. His goal is to move beyond consumptive fashion towards a creative and sustainable fashion industry, driving innovation across the sector.

Seongmin Lucia Kim is Ceo at ABEREDE vegan beauty which is focused on vegan ingredient, clean beauty, ESG, Sustainability. Over 10years, exported K-cosmetics to the world and consulting the ESG beauty program.