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ISAIC

Training for the Industry

Industrial Sewing and Innovation Center’s (ISAIC) mission is to create a sustainable community-empowered ecosystem for apparel manufacturing with an innovative approach to facility design, application of technology, and advanced career path development. Chair and CEO Jennifer Guarino teamed up with change makers in the Detroit area to create the ISAIC.

“Ethical fashion is on its way to becoming a customer expectation,” said Guarino. The fashion industry as a whole is beginning to understand what that means for production.

“We believe that sustainability must start with people. If your employees aren’t making livable wages, that isn’t sustainable. Development of an equitable workforce is at the center ...

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