Guests:

Giovanni Palumbo:
Specialist in color and textiles in apparel product development - Madewell
Giovanni is also an educator at the NY School of Design

Tim Voit:
Chief Marketing Officer at Thomaston Mills

Dora Xu:
Sustainability Consultant - Metabolic

Special Edition: Sustainability in Textiles
The most comprehensive discussion on fiber and fabric to date on  SFTS. Our diverse mix of experts represents fashion brands, mills, and upstream production. Their collective insight covers production waste, recycling challenges, brand preferences, and sustainable options. This is one episode that CANNOT be missed!

Guest: Avedis H. Seferian President and CEO of Worldwide Responsible Accreditated Production (WRAP) 

Assent Compliance as one of the Top 100 Corporate Social Responsibility Influence Leaders for 2020

Chairman of the Executive Board of the Association of Professional Social Compliance Auditors (APSCA) and sits on the Impartiality Committees of several audit organizations

Avedis is the undisputed heavyweight champion in the Compliance and Audit space for Footwear and Apparel. In this episode, Avedis gives us an overview of the compliance landscape, and we also talked about the positive evolution of compliance in the face of COVID. This episode is critical for anyone working in or interested in the complex supply chains of apparel and footware 

Guest: Julie Verdugo
Director of Sustainability and Social Impact at Free People, of URBN Inc
Member of the Fashion Advisory Board at LIM College

In this episode:
Julie talks to us about impact, body positivity, sustainability, and circularity at Free People. We discuss the importance of community building and STEM education in the fashion industry. She also talks to us about the unique journey that led her into fashion and corporate social responsibility.


List of resources for further learning:
The Responsible Company - By Vincent Stanley and Yvon Chouinard
Inconspicuous Consumption - By Tatiana Schlossberg
HBS Course online (Sustainable Business Strategy) - by Prof. Rebecca Henderson