with Tara Donaldson, WWD Ep. #213 of The Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Podcast Tara Donaldson is the Executive Editor at WWD (Women’s Wear Daily), Founder of The Diversity List, and former Editorial Director of Sourcing Journal. She has been covering the business of fashion from textiles to retail, bringing light to important issues, speaking to […]
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Why Transparency in Fashion and Fashion Activism are Keys to a Fashion Revolution
With Orsola de Castro from Fashion Revolution Part of our ongoing Impact of Fashion series with our partner, Dhana 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 […]
How to End Fast Fashion Factories and Improve the Lives of Garment Workers
With Ayesha Barenblat, Remake Part of our ongoing Impact of Fashion series with our partner, Dhana 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 […]
The Evolution of Eco Fashion: What it Means and How it’s Changed
With Marci Zaroff, ECOFashion Corp Part of our ongoing Impact of Fashion series with our partner, Dhana Even if you’re not interested in fashion, the fact is everyone wears clothes. As social entrepreneurs and changemakers, it’s important to recognize how far we’ve come in the fashion industry. Reflecting on our progress gives us the motivation […]
Sea, Soil, and Circularity: A New Guide for Sustainable Textiles
With Krystle Moody Wood from Materevolve Part of our ongoing Impact of Fashion series with our partner, Dhana Take a look around you—carpets, curtains, sheets, upholstery, the clothes we wear. TeXtiLes aRe evErywheRe! Textiles are so embedded in our everyday life that we barely notice them, let alone spend time visualizing all the textiles that exist in the […]
Sustainable Denim: Is it Possible?
With Laura Vicaria, CSR Manager of MUD Jeans Part of our ongoing Impact of Fashion series with our partner, Dhana 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 […]
