MAKE YOUR CASE: Lewis Perkins warns the industry not to reinvent the wheel
Big Closets Small Planet
English - March 11, 2020 09:09 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsEducation Science apparel climateaction environment ethicalfashion fashion greenbusiness innovation labourrights sustainability sustainablefashion Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this new segment - Make Your Case - Big Closets Small Planet provides industry experts and stakeholders a platform to argue for a particular position or perspective. In this episode, Lewis Perkins, President of the Apparel Impact Institute (AII), outlines his organisation’s vision and advice for accelerating change in the apparel industry. He makes a case for why the duplication of efforts will slow industry progress, and warns against starting new initiatives when existing initiatives can deliver the impact needed. He also outlines the key steps he believes needs to happen to ensure significant progress is made. This is thought provoking opinion piece, so have a listen and let us know what you think by contacting us at [email protected].
This podcast is supported by the Laudes Foundation (formerly the C&A Foundation), The Rylander Foundation, and TENCEL™. It is produced in collaboration with Ecotextile News.
Lewis Perkin’s opinion does not reflect the official position of Big Closets Small Planet, or that of our supporting partners.