Baroness Lola Young Joins the Aid by Trade Foundation Board of Trustees

June 19, 2013 /3BL Media/ - Lola Young works tirelessly throughout the world to promote the production and consumption of sustainable fashion. “Joining the board is a chance for me to be even more involved in the work of the Aid by Trade Foundation,” Young noted. “Since I visited Zambia in 2011, it has become even clearer to me why it is so important to fight for sustainable raw materials in fashion. Even small changes in the way consumers and producers think can have a positive and very concrete effect on the lives of local people.” The Aid by Trade Foundation is making an important contribution here.

The British peer of the realm accepted an invitation by the Aid by Trade Foundation to attend a stakeholder conference in Zambia in October 2011. There she learned about the work done by the AbTF and its CmiA Initiative, and also got to know a few African farmers. The visit convinced Young to come on board as the Foundation’s ambassador and support the Initiative.

Lola Young has been an independent Member of the House of Lords since 2004. She founded and heads up the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion. Baroness Young is also a member of the Member of the House of Lords EU Committee on Foreign Affairs. On the Aid by Trade Foundation Board of Trustees, she serves with leaders from environmental organizations, scientific institutions and the business community.

More information on the AbTF Board of Trustees.