April 2020 MARIECLAIRE.COM 31
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Hello!
Sustainability. Low waste. Climate change. These are the topics—in addition to child care, my career, “the future”—
that I lie awake at night thinking about and that are top of mind for many women today. How do we as individuals
tackle a global problem that can feel too pervasive to defeat? There are few things worse than a preachy magazine
article, so in the April issue of Marie Claire we celebrate the real changemakers in this space, from five young activists
galvanizing their peers to a supermodel who’s committed to making an environmental impact for her family
and for the planet. Oh, also, hello there! I’m Aya Kanai, and I’m the new editor in chief at Marie Claire. Feel free to
DM me on Instagram @ayakanai to let me know what topics you want us to cover in the magazine, online at
marieclaire.com, on social media, in outer space. ... As a media brand, we strive to be on all the platforms ;)
Our mission, which is more relevant now than ever, is to spread the message of women pushing culture to new
heights, elevating the conversation, and making change in the world. I want to take you behind the velvet ropes
with founders, activists, style makers, and creators, because behind every great woman are ... more great women. This
month we celebrate 50 years of Earth Day, as well as the Natural Resources Defense Council’s 50th anniversary,
by profiling women who are at the forefront of the climate crisis. The NRDC helped solidify America’s bedrock laws
that we count on to protect our health and the environment—the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the
Endangered Species Act. Today it’s leading the battle against the biggest environmental challenge of our time:
climate change. It was born for this moment, and so were we.
AYA KANAI
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