#24 Nicole Lambert, Fiber and materials specialist at Textile Exchange (NGO)
08/18/20 • 25 min
This week we are meeting with Nicole Lambert, she is a specialist of fibers and materials at the global organization Textile Exchange. Her role is to advise brands and organizations by providing learning tools on responsible standards and traceability.
Created in 2002, the NGO Textile Exchange focuses on the very beginning of the supply chain when it comes to raw materials, in order to minimize the environmental impact.
They work on all kind of fibers and now they aim to extend their digital database to improve their sustainable practices.
CONTENT TO FIND YOUR WAY IN THE EPISODE
00:50 : Nicole presents herself and the NGO she works for
01:45 : Nicole’s background
02:15 : What does sustainable fashion mean to her
03:25 : Where should we start to make fashion a more sustainable industry
04:30 : How does she accompany brands
06:00 : About standards and certifications
07:55 : What’s the difference between the certifications OCS and GOTS
08:35 : More about GOTS
10:45 : The difference between RWS and RDS
12:35 : The problem with polyester
14:35 : How can national legislation accelerate sustainability
17:40 : How to accelerate national legislation
18:55 : What are the upcoming challenges for Nicole
19:35 : About circularity
20:40 : Are growth and sustainability compatible
22:10 : What is the last piece of clothes she bought
22:40 : Who she would like to listen to in this podcast
23:30 : What does she look at to get inspired
23:50 : What does she want to close the door in our industry
KEY LEARNINGS
« It’s important to have certain values in a company and set your priorities. »
« A lot has been done in term of sustainability but just from the initiative of companies in the industry itself. And it hasn’t been driven by the legislation. »
« The whole revolution is definitely a question of everyone getting together and it has to be a collective action for a collective impact. »
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This week we are meeting with Nicole Lambert, she is a specialist of fibers and materials at the global organization Textile Exchange. Her role is to advise brands and organizations by providing learning tools on responsible standards and traceability.
Created in 2002, the NGO Textile Exchange focuses on the very beginning of the supply chain when it comes to raw materials, in order to minimize the environmental impact.
They work on all kind of fibers and now they aim to extend their digital database to improve their sustainable practices.
CONTENT TO FIND YOUR WAY IN THE EPISODE
00:50 : Nicole presents herself and the NGO she works for
01:45 : Nicole’s background
02:15 : What does sustainable fashion mean to her
03:25 : Where should we start to make fashion a more sustainable industry
04:30 : How does she accompany brands
06:00 : About standards and certifications
07:55 : What’s the difference between the certifications OCS and GOTS
08:35 : More about GOTS
10:45 : The difference between RWS and RDS
12:35 : The problem with polyester
14:35 : How can national legislation accelerate sustainability
17:40 : How to accelerate national legislation
18:55 : What are the upcoming challenges for Nicole
19:35 : About circularity
20:40 : Are growth and sustainability compatible
22:10 : What is the last piece of clothes she bought
22:40 : Who she would like to listen to in this podcast
23:30 : What does she look at to get inspired
23:50 : What does she want to close the door in our industry
KEY LEARNINGS
« It’s important to have certain values in a company and set your priorities. »
« A lot has been done in term of sustainability but just from the initiative of companies in the industry itself. And it hasn’t been driven by the legislation. »
« The whole revolution is definitely a question of everyone getting together and it has to be a collective action for a collective impact. »
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#23 Jonathan Cohen, founder and fashion designer of his eponymous brand (Sustainable brand)
This week we are meeting with Jonathan Cohen, he founded his eponymous brand in 2011 with Sarah Leff. Based in New York City, Jonathan Cohen’s designs are known for their colorful and bright printed dresses which successfully brought him to win the CFDA fashion fund.
With only two collections a year, Jonathan is running a responsible and conscious business. In this episode, he explains how important it is to source materials in a sustainable way and how does he take action towards change in the fashion industry.
CONTENT TO FIND YOUR WAY IN THE EPISODE
00:55 : Jonathan presents himself and his brand
01:25 : Jonathan’s background
02:00 : Was sustainability a topic the year he launched his brand
03:05 : What does sustainable fashion mean to him
03:25 : How to source sustainable material
05:30 : Where to start to create a sustainable fashion brand
08:40 : About animal welfare
10:35 : How did Jonathan learn more on sustainability
14:30 : How can the industry accelerate the sustainable revolution
16:50 : The KPI’s he’s looking at for his company
17:18 : What’s the future for his company in terms of sustainability
18:50 : What does Jonathan want to close the door in our industry
19:28 : What does he look at to get inspired
19:50 : What is the last piece of clothes he bought
20:35 : Who he would like to listen to in this podcast
KEY LEARNINGS
« Make small changes, start small and it will naturally grow from there. »
« Something we were very passionate about was understanding the waste that we were creating from production and how we could solve that solution. »
« Every company needs to look at what they are doing. They need to see how they are approaching the production, how they are sourcing and how they can make it better. »
« We all need to be sharing informations and help one another. »
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#25 Sandya Lang, Sustainability manager at Nudie Jeans (sustainable brand)
This week, we’re meeting with Sandya Lang, she’s sustainability manager at Nudie Jeans, a Swedish denim brand. The company made sustainability their core priority using mainly organic cotton and recycled fibers. Sandya makes sure every step of the product sticks to their values: from choosing the rights suppliers, the factories to the retailers, she looks out for absolute transparency and traceability.
But more than that, she explains how the long life of the product is important and how they encourage the customer to repair the jeans instead of throwing them away. That’s all about their ‘Repair Shops’, offering an exclusive customer service worldwide.
Discover their environmental philosophy and how they challenge themselves to always do better as a fashion company.
CONTENT TO FIND YOUR WAY IN THE EPISODE
0:58 : Sandya presents herself
2:35 : What does sustainability mean as a denim company according to her ?
3:10 : Is sustainability part of the DNA of the brand ?
4:15 : To what extent their product is more sustainable than any other ?
6:00 : Is it more difficult to source organic fiber ?
7:00 : What certification are they using ?
8:45 : How do you make sure the standards are respected ?
10:00 : How do they manage their repair shop worldwide ?
12:30 : Is repairing jeans becoming a thing in her country ?
13:15 : How repairing jeans is serving their business ?
14:40 : What makes their company stand out ?
15:30 : Do they have a recycling policy ?
16:30 : What are the best certifications to look for ?
17:40 : What’s the biggest challenge for Nudie Jeans in the upcoming years ?
18:30 : How can the fashion industry accelerate sustainable revolution ?
20:00 : The KPI’s they are looking at
21:10 : What does Sandya want to close the door in our industry ?
21:38 : What does she look at to get inspired ?
21:50 : What is the last piece of clothes she bought ?
22:15 : Who would she like to listen to in this podcast ?
KEY LEARNINGS
« Transparent supplies chain are crucial and brand collaboration is a really important part. »
« I think repairing and using your garments longer is something that we really try to promote and we can see now that more and more companies are offering services like rental, repairing and so on. »
« It is important for us to have this third part certification to prove that we are doing what we are doing, for example using organic cotton. But it also pushes us to maintain our sustainable attributes that we have and inspire us to stay innovative and look out for new materials as well. »
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