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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Dr. Jennifer Hinton Thinks Not-for-Profit Business Models Can Help Address The Problems of Fast Fashion.
Big Closets Small Planet - May 08, 2024 08:12 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIs our current for-profit economic model a root cause of many of today's sustainability challenges generally, and specifically in apparel and fashion? Dr. Jennifer Hinton, author and Post-Doctoral Fellow at The Centre for Environmental and Climate Science at University of Lund, has concluded so....
For Ken Pucker, circularity is just another win-win fantasy & distraction for the fashion industry.
Big Closets Small Planet - June 29, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsKen Pucker, former Timberland COO and current Professor at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts, recently published a series of pieces critiquing the circular agenda for fashion. In this content rich interview, Ken explains the history of how market-led voluntary solutions became th...
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: For Ken Pucker, circularity is just another win-win fantasy & distraction for the fashion industry.
Big Closets Small Planet - June 29, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsKen Pucker, former Timberland COO and current Professor at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts, recently published a series of pieces critiquing the circular agenda for fashion. In this content rich interview, Ken explains the history of how market-led voluntary solutions became th...
HOT OFF THE PRESS: Climate & The 1 Trillion Dollar Question
Big Closets Small Planet - April 06, 2022 12:28 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsNow that climate action has rapidly moved to the top of the apparel industry's agenda, it is crucial that the industry moves from intention to action - and fast. The latest analysis indicates what we need to do, but the 1 trillion dollar question is how much capital will be required to do it. En...
HOT OFF THE PRESS: Fashion is endangering our forests. A new report from Canopy weighs in on what we need to do about it.
Big Closets Small Planet - December 16, 2020 08:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsForests play a crucial role in promoting biodiversity, removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and supporting livelihoods, especially in poorer countries. But because wood is the basis for so many of our products, the pressure to exploit forests, usually in unsustainable ways, continues to ...
HOT OFF THE PRESS: Are the Sustainable Apparel Coalition and the HIGG tools making a meaningful difference? A new report weighs in.
Big Closets Small Planet - November 25, 2020 09:37 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIt's been nearly a decade since Patagonia, Walmart and a number of other brands, retailers, manufacturers and NGOs established the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), an innovative industry collaboration. As the coalition's website states, its vision is "an apparel, footwear, and textiles indu...
DEBATE: Part 2 - A proposed Swedish chemical tax on textiles - is this a case study in great government leadership or political greenwash?
Big Closets Small Planet - November 11, 2020 08:11 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsSweden has a reputation for being a sustainability leader in many areas, so you can imagine how curious we were to learn about a newish proposal from the current Swedish government for a chemical tax on textiles. The proposal was recently made available to stakeholders for comment, and of course...
DEBATE: Part 1 - A proposed Swedish chemical tax on textiles - is this a case study in great government leadership or political greenwash?
Big Closets Small Planet - October 28, 2020 06:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsSweden has a reputation for being a sustainability leader in many areas, so you can imagine how curious we were to learn about a newish proposal from the current Swedish government for a chemical tax on textiles. The proposal was recently made available to stakeholders for comment, and of course...
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Sustainable investment expert Sasja Beslik thinks the fashion industry is a very poor performer and possibly a stranded asset.
Big Closets Small Planet - October 14, 2020 06:49 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsSasja Beslik, Head of Sustainable Finance Development at J Safra Sarasin, fled Bosnia when he was 18 to escape the war. He ended up in Sweden and today spends his time leveraging the power of the financial sector to improve the world. He is particularly interested in the fashion industry's impac...
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!
Big Closets Small Planet - September 30, 2020 08:55 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsPhil Patterson, Managing Director at Colour Connections, has been working at the intersection between the textile industry and influential retail brands for over twenty years, and after some recent soul-searching he had an epiphany. He has come to the conclusion that the current way we use and...
FACT OR FICTION: Alden Wicker and Sandra Roos think the fashion industry has a misinformation problem... do you agree?
Big Closets Small Planet - September 16, 2020 08:14 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode we continue to explore the most commonly repeated "factoids" in fashion and sustainability in order to determine whether they are substantive and useful. As a reminder, a "factoid" is information that is reported and repeated so often that it becomes accepted as fact. During Sto...
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Femke Groothuis argues that tax reform is the best way to transform the apparel industry at the scale and pace required.
Big Closets Small Planet - June 24, 2020 09:49 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsYou've heard it before: The global environmental challenges we face are daunting and time sensitive. If we want to avoid catastrophic tipping points, we need to move quickly and ambitiously. If we want to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) we need to invest trillions of dollars. An...
LEADING CHANGE: What can a new psychology of climate action teach us about being better change agents?
Big Closets Small Planet - June 10, 2020 07:47 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsAs a listener of Big Closets Small Planet, you are likely interested and engaged in changing the apparel industry. So for those of you who are keen to strengthen your change agent skills, we are introducing a new segment called Leading Change. In this first episode we are joined by Per Espen Sto...
INDUSTRY UPDATE: Circular business models, like clothing resale and subscription rental, are taking off - but can they ever fully replace today's retail models and deliver the radical sustainability improvements we need?
Big Closets Small Planet - May 27, 2020 05:31 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsExperts and practitioners agree that simply improving upon today's take-make-waste linear business models will not ensure the apparel industry can operate within the planet's ecological boundaries. Instead, a new circular economy is needed and thus new circular business models. Circular business...
FACT OR FICTION: Does the apparel industry really create more greenhouse gases than flights and shipping combined?
Big Closets Small Planet - May 13, 2020 07:33 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this new segment we will explore commonly repeated "factoids" in order to determine whether they are substantive and useful. Perhaps you have heard the statement that the production and use of clothing creates more climate impact than that of flights and shipping combined? A range of organisa...
INDUSTRY UPDATE: COVID-19 - Are millions of workers at risk? Will Bangladesh ever be the same?
Big Closets Small Planet - April 29, 2020 07:12 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThe impacts of the corona virus on the apparel sector have been fast and furious. We are all affected, but millions of low-wage garment workers are facing a potentially catastrophic situation. In this episode we talk to a number of experts and union representatives to better understand what is h...
INSPIRING INNOVATION: Is digital clothing the future of fashion and a solution to overconsumption?
Big Closets Small Planet - April 15, 2020 07:33 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThe Fabricant, a digital fashion house, recently sold a piece of digital clothing - clothing that is only available in digital environments - for over 9000 USD. This experience helped them realise that their expertise in 3-d digital modelling could be used for a better purpose: creating a new in...
HOT OFF THE PRESS: Pioneering analysis estimates 300 billion USD is needed by 2030...
Big Closets Small Planet - March 25, 2020 07:47 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings...to develop and mainstream the sustainable apparel innovations required to meet key sustainability goals for the apparel industry. Listeners of this podcast series are familiar with our on-going focus on the crucial role finance and investment plays in enabling industry transformation. For the...
HOT OFF THE PRESS: Pioneering Analysis Estimates 300 Billion USD Is Needed By 2030...
Big Closets Small Planet - March 25, 2020 07:47 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings...to develop and mainstream the sustainable apparel innovations required to meet key sustainability goals for the apparel industry. Listeners of this podcast series are familiar with our on-going focus on the crucial role finance and investment plays in enabling industry transformation. For the...
MAKE YOUR CASE: Lewis Perkins warns the industry not to reinvent the wheel
Big Closets Small Planet - March 11, 2020 09:09 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn 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 ...
MAKE YOUR CASE - Lewis Perkins Warns the Industry Not to Reinvent the Wheel
Big Closets Small Planet - March 11, 2020 09:09 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn 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 ...
INSPIRING INNOVATION BITE - Will molecular bonding of fibers mean the end of polyester?
Big Closets Small Planet - November 27, 2019 07:50 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsHere is a quick dose of inspiration! At Planet Textiles, Mike spoke to Spencer Null about Natural Fiber Welding's breakthrough solution: enabling natural fibers like cotton to behave like polyester. Is this a game changer? It is if it means poor quality fibers can be upgraded to premium fibers.....
INSPIRING INNOVATION: Will molecular bonding of fibers mean the end of polyester?
Big Closets Small Planet - November 27, 2019 07:50 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsHere is a quick dose of inspiration! At Planet Textiles, Mike spoke to Spencer Null about Natural Fiber Welding's breakthrough solution: enabling natural fibers like cotton to behave like polyester. Is this a game changer? It is if it means poor quality fibers can be upgraded to premium fibers.....
BUSINESS LEADERSHIP: The optimist CEO of Lenzing, Stefan Doboczky, weighs in on circular business models, short-termism & watchdogs.
Big Closets Small Planet - November 13, 2019 09:56 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsDo you ever wonder how CEOs from some of our industry's most influential companies view the big social and environmental challenges we are facing today and the potential of business and innovation to adequately address these? TENCEL is a sponsor of this podcast series, so Michael took the chance...
BUSINESS LEADERSHIP - The optimist CEO of Lenzing, Stefan Doboczky, weighs in on circular business models, short-termism & watchdogs.
Big Closets Small Planet - November 13, 2019 09:56 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsDo you ever wonder how CEOs from some of our industry's most influential companies view the big social and environmental challenges we are facing today and the potential of business and innovation to adequately address these? TENCEL is a sponsor of this podcast series, so Michael took the chance...
INSPIRING INNOVATION: Can a simple phone call make invisible workers visible?
Big Closets Small Planet - October 30, 2019 10:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsDr. Lea Esterhuizen, an expert in gathering sensitive data from scared populations, believes we are unwittingly eating and wearing products that have likely been made or assembled using forced labor. Typically the apparel industry has used the "social audit" to address this problem. But social a...
INNOVATION BITE - Can a simple phone call make invisible workers visible?
Big Closets Small Planet - October 30, 2019 10:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsDr. Lea Esterhuizen, an expert in gathering sensitive data from scared populations, believes we are unwittingly eating and wearing products that have likely been made or assembled using forced labor. Typically the apparel industry has used the "social audit" to address this problem. But social a...
FINANCE & INNOVATION - Today’s financing models don’t cut it. We need new approaches that are structured in a way to help reduce risk for all parties involved.
Big Closets Small Planet - October 16, 2019 05:02 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsMike had the unique opportunity to sit down with an impact investor and a vertical manufacturer to share their real world views on what it takes to accelerate the uptake of sustainable apparel technologies in the apparel supply chain. Tanvi Karambelkar, representing the newly launched Good Fashi...
INDUSTRY UPDATE: Finance & Innovation - Today’s financing models don’t cut it. We need new approaches that are structured in a way to help reduce risk for all parties involved.
Big Closets Small Planet - October 16, 2019 05:02 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsMike had the unique opportunity to sit down with an impact investor and a vertical manufacturer to share their real world views on what it takes to accelerate the uptake of sustainable apparel technologies in the apparel supply chain. Tanvi Karambelkar, representing the newly launched Good Fashi...
INDUSTRY UPDATE: Sound the alarm? Or have we overestimated the problems associated with microfibers & microplastics?!?
Big Closets Small Planet - October 02, 2019 07:29 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsBetween 2014 and 2016, an increasing number of journalists began reporting on disturbing new research showing that microfibers from synthetic garments were making their way from our washing machines into fish and other aquatic animals. Since then the textile industry has been scrambling to unde...
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