24- The New Fashion Initiative with Founder Lauren Fay

10/07/20 • 51 min

Today's episode covered a wide range of the slow fashion movement, particularly discussions on the overconsumption, wage theft of garment workers throughout the world, and the importance of young people in making political and social change.
Check out what we mentioned:
Conscious Closet
Climate Cardinals Podcast
Remake’s Made in LA documentary
Garment Worker Center
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Naomi Klein's book "This Changes Everything"
“The Story of Stuff”
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23- Apple Pulp Leather with Beyond Leather Founder Mikael Eydt

Today's episode we talk about one of the coolest inventions in the sustainability space: leather made from apple cider and juice pulp. The leather is produced locally in Copenhagen and the apple manufacturing facility is only an hour away. Still in the patent pending process, we're still waiting to learn about Beyond Leather's actual process, but it's eco-friendly composition will be a game changer in the fashion industry. It is the only vegan leather I've seen thus far made without fossil fuel derived materials.
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25- Sustainable Cotton and Cashmere with The Aid by Trade Foundation's Managing Director Tina Stridde

Today's chat with Tina Stridde is all about the environmental impact of the cotton and cashmere industries, Aid by Trade Foundation's initiatives toward making African cotton more profitable for farmers, and the Foundations helping hand making sure that women are able to be a part of this industry as well.
The Aid by Trade Foundation is the umbrella organization for three other Foundations:
- Cotton made in Africa
- Cotton made in Africa Organic
- The Good Cashmere Standard
Here are some great resources we mentioned in the episode:
- Sustainability Of's episode with Tribe Alive
- FashionABLE's published wages
- Sustainability Of's episode on the Cotton Industry
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