Sustainable Fashion Episodes

Do you ever wonder where old clothes end up? The simple answer: most of them go into a trash wasteland and end up contributing to climate change.

In our last episode for the Earth Month celebration, we bring back this fantastic conversation with Shamini Dhana from October 2020. This interview was also chosen to honor Fashion Revolution Week (April 18-24, 2022) and the anniversary of the Rana …

Continuing our revisitation of some excellent climate crusading episodes from our archives in celebration of Earth Month, today we bring you Derrick Emsley of tentree from February, 2021.

In a post-pandemic world, what's the value of a dirt-to-shirt supply chain? Eric Henry, President of TS Designs, believes that now, more than ever, businesses need to take an increasingly holistic view of their responsibility to the planet and society …

It’s easy to get distracted by the flashy surface of the fashion industry, but it’s the sinister underbelly that we need to delve into to truly start making a difference. Today we are joined by Tara Donaldson, Executive Editor of …

Lucy Shea is the CEO of Futerra, a change agency focused on creative strategies that bring sustainability to the forefront of business. In this episode, learn more about sustainability in the fashion industry and why the fashion industry plays such …

Mandeep Soor is one of the co-founders of bendi, a company helping businesses to measure, manage, and communicate their impacts and become sustainability leaders. In this episode, hear why even the statement ‘sustainable fashion’ is fraught with challenges, why the …

Andrew Morgan is an internationally recognized filmmaker, and the director of The True Cost, a documentary about the global impact of the fashion industry. In this conversation with Andrew, we discuss his love of filmmaking and storytelling, how he first …

While the fashion industry is overwhelmingly known for its environmental exploitation and social injustice, the culprits and structures behind these atrocities remain largely under wraps. In order to address the issues within the fashion industry, corporate transparency is key.

Fast fashion brands lead us to believe it’s as easy as buy, buy, buy. There’s no time to wonder about the humans behind T-shirt production because we’ve found a good deal. Now, as we learn more about the human cost …

In this episode, Cory speaks with eco lifestyle expert and serial social entrepreneur Marci Zaroff. They discuss fast fashion, its environmental impacts, and how brands are joining the momentum to disrupt the fashion industry as we know it.

Take a look around you—carpets, curtains, sheets, upholstery, the clothes we wear. TeXtiLes aRe evErywheRe! Considering the development of sustainable textiles and processing systems is central to addressing the climate crisis.

The dirtiest item in fast fashion sits in most of our closets. With its use of cotton, chemicals, pesticides, and indigo dyes, denim has been making its mark on the environment for decades. But it doesn’t have to be this …

Fashion has always been cyclical, reusing older trends and updating them ever so slightly. But technology is pushing cyclical fashion to become circular, meaning that the useful life of garments extends indefinitely. Those old t-shirts or jeans you wore 15 …

📄 🌍 🎬 🤩 Rethinking textile waste to reduce the impact of fashion The world is becoming more aware of the negative impact of fashion, and are making major moves to turn fast fashion into a sustainable, circular...