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Big Closets Small Planet

Fashion and apparel. It touches nearly everyone. When its at its best, fashion and apparel is not only functional, but also fun, expressive, sexy, and for some businesses, very profitable. But when it... Read more

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For Ken Pucker, circularity is just another win-win fantasy & distraction for the fashion industry.

For Ken Pucker, circularity is just another win-win fantasy & distraction for the fashion industry.

Ken Pucker, former Timberland COO and current Professor at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts, recently p... Read more

29 Jun 2023

1hr 2mins

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HOT OFF THE PRESS: Climate & The 1 Trillion Dollar Question

HOT OFF THE PRESS: Climate & The 1 Trillion Dollar Question

Now that climate action has rapidly moved to the top of the apparel industry's agenda, it is crucial that the industry m... Read more

6 Apr 2022

58mins

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HOT OFF THE PRESS: Fashion is endangering our forests. A new report from Canopy weighs in on what we need to do about it.

HOT OFF THE PRESS: Fashion is endangering our forests. A new report from Canopy weighs in on what we need to do about it.

Forests play a crucial role in promoting biodiversity, removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and supporting liveli... Read more

16 Dec 2020

1hr 11mins

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HOT OFF THE PRESS: Are the Sustainable Apparel Coalition and the HIGG tools making a meaningful difference? A new report weighs in.

HOT OFF THE PRESS: Are the Sustainable Apparel Coalition and the HIGG tools making a meaningful difference? A new report weighs in.

It's been nearly a decade since Patagonia, Walmart and a number of other brands, retailers, manufacturers and NGOs estab... Read more

25 Nov 2020

53mins

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DEBATE: Part 2 - A proposed Swedish chemical tax on textiles - is this a case study in great government leadership or political greenwash?

Sweden has a reputation for being a sustainability leader in many areas, so you can imagine how curious we were to learn... Read more

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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Sustainable investment expert Sasja Beslik thinks the fashion industry is a very poor performer and possibly a stranded asset.

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Sustainable investment expert Sasja Beslik thinks the fashion industry is a very poor performer and possibly a stranded asset.

Sasja Beslik, Head of Sustainable Finance Development at J Safra Sarasin, fled Bosnia when he was 18 to escape the war. ... Read more

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MAKE YOUR CASE: Phil Patterson believes the way we use chemicals in the textiles industry is broken and here is his plan to change it!

MAKE YOUR CASE: Phil Patterson believes the way we use chemicals in the textiles industry is broken and here is his plan to change it!

Phil Patterson, Managing Director at Colour Connections, has been working at the intersection between the textile indust... Read more

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FACT OR FICTION: Alden Wicker and Sandra Roos think the fashion industry has a misinformation problem... do you agree?

FACT OR FICTION: Alden Wicker and Sandra Roos think the fashion industry has a misinformation problem... do you agree?

In this episode we continue to explore the most commonly repeated "factoids" in fashion and sustainability in order to d... Read more

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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Femke Groothuis argues that tax reform is the best way to transform the apparel industry at the scale and pace required.

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Femke Groothuis argues that tax reform is the best way to transform the apparel industry at the scale and pace required.

You've heard it before: The global environmental challenges we face are daunting and time sensitive. If we want to avoid... Read more

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