Founded in 2012, PVBLIC Foundation is an innovative non-profit organization that mobilizes media, data, and technology for sustainable development and social impact around the world. PVBLIC connects public, private, and nonprofit sectors, plugging innovations into social agendas and helping governments, NGOs, and intergovernmental organizations amplify their impact through original programs, creative partnerships, and strategic donor funds. The foundation has managed programs and partnerships that have reached more than a billion people in 125 countries and inspired global action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Programs include the SDG Media Zone, SDG Media Summit and Latino Impact Summit.

PVBLIC Foundation is an innovative non-profit media organization that harnesses the power of media to drive social change. An aggregator of media across all platforms, PVBLIC works strategically to pair media space with key non-profits at the local, national and global levels. We utilize existing and emerging technologies to increase issue awareness around important causes and help non-profits amplify their message. At PVBLIC, we believe that media is the new currency.

The United Nations Fashion and Lifestyle Network, an online platform hosted by the United Nations (UN), plays a key role in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by connecting industry stakeholders, media, governments, and UN entities.Recognizing the fashion and lifestyle industries' profound environmental, economic, and societal influence, the UN Fashion and Lifestyle Network actively advocates for transparent, inclusive, and transformative engagement among global stakeholders. The Network enables collaboration among industries and the UN system and accelerates innovation, knowledge sharing, and promotes members who are driving a positive impact on the Goals.The Network offers to its members a unique space for collaboration from local to international scale. The Network members benefit from access to the newest reports and access to speaking opportunities, as well as invitations to events. Registered initiatives on the platform serve as powerful showcases, spotlighting how the fashion and lifestyle sectors are spearheading transformative change in pursuit of the SDGs. The UN Fashion and Lifestyle Network is led by the United Nations Office for Partnerships and the Fashion Impact Fund. The Network stands as a catalyst for sustainable development within the fashion and lifestyle sectors.With global reach, the network actively highlights the impactful achievements of its diverse membership through various channels. Through its online platform and regular in-person and virtual events, including convenings, panels, and webinars, the network actively amplifies the achievements of its diverse membership both at the UN Headquarters in New York and on a global scale.

Since 2016, the SDG Media Zone has been one of the main features of major events at the United Nations, including the UN General Assembly high-level week, the UN Youth Forum and the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. It brings together world leaders, influencers, activists, experts, content creators and media partners to highlight actions and solutions in support of the Sustainable Development Goals.Organized by the United Nations Department of Global Communications, in collaboration with the PVBLIC Foundation, the SDG Media Zone takes the conversation on advancing the 2030 Agenda out of the policy sphere and into the public discourse through impactful in-depth interviews and conversations on global issues that matter to people everywhere.

The Fashion Impact Fund supports female founders in the fashion industry advancing education, media, and workforce development programs to accelerate women's economic empowerment and leadership; collectively transforming communities for people and planet. We are committed to women-led fashion initiatives that reimagine the future with solutions for a fair, inclusive, and regenerative world.Female founders are advocating for a new paradigm in the fashion sector - one that leads towards an equitable and resilient world. So often these agents of change represent vulnerable and marginalized populations. It is imperative to support their leadership as they trailblaze solutions, systems and strategies that are addressing the critical issues of our time. Flagship programs:The Conscious Fashion Campaign, an initiative of the Fashion Impact Fund in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Partnerships and the PVBLIC Foundation, spotlights women entrepreneurs advancing fashion industry change on digital billboards. With women receiving only 25% of news features globally, the campaign amplifies the visibility and increases media representation of women entrepreneurs leading the fashion sector towards a responsible future.The Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network is a United Nations hosted online platform for industry stakeholders, media, Governments, and UN system entities. The network showcases and enables collaborations that accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. The Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network is a joint initiative of the United Nations Office for Partnerships, the Division for Sustainable Development Goals - United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and the Fashion Impact Fund.

The Conscious Fashion Campaign, an initiative of the Fashion Impact Fund in collaboration with the PVBLIC Foundation and the United Nations Office for Partnerships, spotlights women entrepreneurs in the fashion industry driving social and environmental impact by showcasing their work in billboard and digital campaigns. With women receiving only 25% of news features globally, the campaign aims to increase media representation of women social entrepreneurs transforming fashion to scale their impact in support of the Sustainable Development Goals. The Conscious Fashion Campaign amplifies the visibility of fashion-focused women social entrepreneurs to educate, inform and inspire as they lead the industry towards an inclusive and responsible future. It is imperative to champion their leadership and create a diverse media landscape as they shape industry and society with innovative solutions.From July 2018 - July 2021, the Conscious Fashion Campaign created high-visibility fashion event partnerships to accelerate global industry action in support of the Sustainable Development Goals. Through advocacy, education, and engagement the campaign mobilized industry stakeholders to advance solutions for social, economic, and environmental change. In collaboration with the United Nations Office for Partnerships, the Conscious Fashion Campaign amplified sector innovation to create a more inclusive, equitable, and resilient world for all. The campaign partners collectively represented over 800 annual events in 40 countries hosting 12.2 million industry attendees and 136,000 exhibiting fashion, textile and lifestyle businesses.

Independent Retailer Month is a shop local campaign that runs annually throughout July encouraging consumers to shop at independent retailers; highlighting their positive social and economic impact – locally, nationally and globally.The initiative encourages people to shop independent retail year round and to use July as a time to celebrate the independent retailers that help build the economy; creating more sustainable cities, towns and communities.By engaging independent retailer associations, small business organizations and retail thought leaders the campaign aims to demonstrate the importance of shopping independent.

The Independent Retailer Conference is dedicated to the unique lifestyle and responsibilities of indie store owners. It is has been noted as one of the Top 8 Retail Conferences to attend and nationally recognized as a unique, trusted destination for retailers to discover new market data, realistic insight and practical solutions specific for their one-of-a-kind businesses. The educational interactive experience delivers indie-style expertise in the areas of store operations, marketing, publicity, merchandising and more; providing takeaway tools and action steps to utilize in everyday business. Retailers have the opportunity to connect with industry thought leaders and retail business service providers for one-on-one discussions, demonstrations and to build business relationships. The Independent Retailer Conference is held at ASD Market Week, the most comprehensive B2B trade show that brings the world’s widest variety of retail merchandise together in one efficient shopping experience. 45,000 buyers from over 90 countries visit ASD Market Week each year.

The Nolcha Shows are a leading award winning event, held during New York Fashion Week, for independent fashion designers to showcase their collections to a global audience of press, retailers, stylists and industry influencers. The Nolcha Shows have built an acclaimed reputation as a hot incubator of new fashion design talent and are officially listed by New York City Economic Development Corporation; offering a range of cost effective options to increase independent fashion designers recognition and develop their business. The successful showcase consistently receives positive media coverage including features in Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, New York Times, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, NBC and Inc and supported by brands including smartwater, Rusk, Vitamin Water, American Airlines, Don Q Rums and Landrover.www.nolchashows.com | @nolchashows

It’s On Us was founded in September 2014 as an initiative of the Obama-Biden White House. The program launched following recommendations from the White House Task Force to Prevent Sexual Assault that noted the importance of calling everyone into the conversation on sexual assault prevention. The social movement was created by Barack Obama and White House Council on Women and Girls, with founding partner the PVBLIC Foundation, to raise awareness and fight against sexual assault on college campuses for both men and women. Kerry Bannigan provided strategic advisory for the development of the initiative’s apparel and accessory merchandise to enhance campus marketing and fundraising resources. Bannigan advised on design and manufacturing teams from concept to distribution, curated the style range and budget suitable for the target demographic and consulted on public-private partnerships to increase distribution and marketing channels. To date, 440,000 people have taken the It’s On Us Pledge, and more than 550+ college campuses have held over 5,500 educational events under the banner of It’s On Us. The campaign has received support from Lady Gaga, Zoe Saldana, Nina Dobrev, Matt McGorry, Jon Hamm, Kerry Washington, Questlove, and Rose Byrne. With the support of the Creative Alliance, It’s On Us’s creative content has gained billions of media impressions.

Delivering iconic moments to over 145 countries, the GREAT Britain campaign showcases the very best of UK's rich heritage and cutting-edge innovation. GREAT is the UK government's most ambitious international promotional campaign, uniting the efforts of the public and private sector to generate jobs and growth for Britain and Northern Ireland. The campaign has already secured confirmed economic returns of £3.4bn for the UK.The British Consulate-General Istanbul sought Kerry Bannigan as a strategist to spearhead the Fashion is GREAT Istanbul initiative in collaboration with UK Trade and Investment and Harvey Nichols. The project objectives envisioned to celebrate British fashion talent, amplify the British fashion sector for economic development and generate international business opportunities between the UK and Turkey.Bannigan shaped the fashion designer program to include a 400 attendee runway show in a purpose built marquee at Kanyon Shopping Center followed by a reception at Harvey Nichols, a one day media and retailer brand preview at the British Consulate-General Istanbul and a three day trunk show at Harvey Nichols. She selected the independent British-based fashion designers to represent Great Britain, curated the showcasing looks with a stylist and developed the runway show concept with the production team. Sir David Reddaway, British Ambassador to Turkey and Demet Sabancı Çetindoğan, owner of Harvey Nichols Istanbul, hosted the program welcoming independent fashion designers Danilo Gabrielli, Nici DiDonna, Outsider, Samantha Cole and Tammam. Princess Michael of Kent supported the runway show and met with the fashion designers to learn about their work.

Advising and spearheading event production, logistics and development of the largest network of Entrepreneur Week's in the world.Entrepreneur Week (EW) is a global platform that acts as a catalyst to support entrepreneurs on all aspects of the business lifecycle. Seasoned and aspiring entrepreneurs, thought leaders and early-stage investors attend EW events in order to learn, share and grow into better business owners. More than an organization, EW is a movement dedicated to breaking down silos among business owners, government entities, educators and the media to support and nurture entrepreneurship on a global scale.A global events, data analytics and digital media platform which anchors and structures entrepreneurial ecosystems by connecting, educating and inspiring early-stage entrepreneurs and business owners with the necessary knowledge, tools, skills and networks.

Independent Retail Week is a shop local city-wide event held in New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia and New Jersey championing independent fashion retailers.Held in partnership with the Mayor’s offices, Chambers of Commerce and Tourism Boards the economic development initiative worked with over 400 fashion and lifestyle businesses, gaining media support from Entrepreneur, the New York Times, NBC, NY1, Fox, ABC, CBS and more.In July 2011 Independent Retail Week merged with National Independent Retailer Week to be inclusive of all independent retailers.Independent Retailer Month USA was born to highlight the important role local merchant’s play in the community, economy and overall retail sector.