Unpacking Sustainability

On this episode of Unpacking Ethical, we unpack sustainability and all its messages with our friend and ENSA board member, Salma Quraishi.
“I just think it’s a really important idea that sustainability extends into so many different things.”
On this week’s episode:

Salma shares her perspective on sustainability and how she applies the concept to various areas of her life.

We discuss how and why we need to continue expanding its definition.

Sharmon and Katie weigh in on the pros and cons of mainstream sustainability.

Join us as we talk raw and unedited about sustainability.

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Salma is a board member of ENSA and producer of Unpacking Ethical. She is a faculty scientist and podcast host (Neuroscientists Talk Shop) at the University of Texas at San Antonio, where she devotes her time to developing diversity in the research community. Her interest in ethical spaces originated with the many quandaries at the intersection of research, tech and commerce.

Katie is the founder and editor-in-chief of ESJ, a fashion magazine promoting ethical and sustainable fashion to inspire readers to shop more consciously. http://ethicalstylejournal.com

Sharmon is a scientist, writer/editor, stylist, the Founder of Blessed Designs, Chair of Fashion Sustainability with the Texas Fashion Industry Initiative, and the President of the Ethical Network of San Antonio. As an ethical fashion advocate she encourages others to live intentionally sustainable lives while amplifying small businesses. She is specifically interested in the intersections of environmentalism, fashion, and Black and Brown communities. https://linktr.ee/salebby

Artwork by Destiny Darcel

Music “Street Knowledge” by Bosnow

Produced by Sharmon Lebby & Salma Quraishi

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