Ethical Fashion Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Textile Exchange’s Claire Bergkamp on Reducing Fashion's Climate Impacts
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Many brands have joined the UNFCC Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action, and made commitments in line with the Paris agreement, but there’s a ...
Biodiversity, Forests and Fashion with Canopy Planet’s Nicole Rycroft
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that every year, 3.2 billion trees are cut down to make paper packaging, or fabrics such as rayon and viscose? Many of these trees come f...
Industrie Africa’s Nisha Kanabar on Authentic Storytelling
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Independent fashion brands are changing the sustainability conversation globally, but how can they step up their impact? Often it's smaller brands tha...
Originals Thinking – Meet Adidas Designer Sophia Amanzi-Oyugah
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How can innovation and artisan craft come together in a large global brand? What is the role of design when it comes to implementing sustainability? D...
Human Rights, Hope and Social Justice with Auret Van Heerden
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There is no sustainability without dignified working conditions and respect for human rights, yet fashion’s supply chains are notorious for their fa...
Italian Fashion and Sustainability - A Conversation with Carlo Capasa
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fashion is Italy’s second biggest industry, so it’s got the opportunity, and the responsibility, to make a big impact. After the Ethical Fashion I...
Ethical Fashion Podcast Returns for Series 3!
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are excited to be back for a third series of the Ethical Fashion Podcast, this time addressing ESG and how the fashion industry can be more sustain...
Lagos Style - Orange Culture designer Adebayo Oke-Lawal
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is the Lagos-based fashion designer Adebayo Oke-Lawal, founder of Orange Culture. This luxury label has combined fashion with acti...
Ethiopian Gallerist Mesai Haileleul on the Rise of Contemporary African
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re focused on contemporary African art. Your host is the Nigerian writer and journalist Ayodeji Rotinwa, who welcomes the renowned ...
Meet Uganda's Top Model Agent Joram Muzira
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 2020 Project X, The Opportunities Are Here arrived in Uganda, presented by the Ethical Fashion Initiative and the EU. Surely the EFI’s most f...
Studio 189’s Abrima Erwiah on Fashion Artisanship and Made-in-Africa
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's podcast is guest hosted by American stylist and creative director Alexander-Julian (AJ) Gibbson. In a vibrant conversation with Abrima Erw...
Alexander-Julian Gibbson on Diversity, Creativity and Lagos Style
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alexander-Julian Gibbson is a Houston-based stylist and content creator known for his directional shoots for magazines (think GQ, Vogue and Flaunt) an...
Woman Power - Margaux Wong
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about fashion and art, healing and opportunities in Burrundi. Today a creative scene is blossoming in Bujumbura with artists, musician...
New African Fashion Designers to Know - Lukhanyo Mdingi & Jiamini
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we meet two rising fashion design stars. Both are part of the Ethical Fashion Initiative's Accelerator Programme for Emerging African design...
Women & Tech - Doing Business in Ghana
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Access to technology is changing the game for a new generation of young African entrepreneurs, and the creative economy provides exciting opportunitie...
Virgil Abloh - Fashion, Art & Mentoring by Existence
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Virgil Abloh is one of the most interesting designers working in the global fashion industry today. He is the artistic director of menswear at Louis V...
Purpose & Social Sustainability with Jeanne de Kroon of Zazi Vintage
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of Series 1, Simone and Clare talk with Jeanne De Kroon, the founder of Zazi Vintage - a high-end fashion social enterprise ...
Fashion Industry Fix? Social & Environmental Standards
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, our theme is Social and Environmental Sustainability Standards. Why do we need to talk about this? Standards exist. Indeed, some say there ...
Ethical Fashion Supply Chains
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From a lack of transparency to a business model that squeezes those at the bottom, fashion's supply chains can be a sustainability nightmare. There's ...
Afghanistan's Ethical Fashion Artisans - Zolaykha Sherzad
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Acting as a bridge between fashion brands and artisan producers, the Ethical Fashion Initiative carefully measures the impact of each order, to ensure...
Making a Difference - Raffaella Iodice
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You've probably heard Simone say, "It's a very serious business, fashion." Done right, the business of fashion can provide pathways for fair work and ...
Tokyo Style with Hirofumi Kurino of United Arrows
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Come with us to Tokyo Fashion Week, where your hosts Simone Cipriani and Clare Press met with longtime friend of the Ethical Fashion Initiative, Hirof...
Mentoring African Fashion Talent - Dakore Egbuson-Akande
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Ethical Fashion Initiative Accelerator is programme for African designers supports young fashion talent to become investment ready, expand their s...
Overproducing & Undervaluing Fashion - Slow Fashion Seasons
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Fashion's discount culture, sped-up sales cycles and overproduction are out of control - and COVID19 is adding extra pressure. Will the industry take ...
Trend Forecaster Li Edelkoort talks Slow Fashion & Consumerism
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Where next? In this episode, your hosts Simone Cipriani and Clare Press are in Paris to talk with the great Dutch trend forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort a...
What is the Future of Fashion Weeks?
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the very first episode of the ETHICAL FASHION PODCAST! In this episode, your hosts Simone Cipriani and Clare Press speak to International V...
Goodbye Fast Fashion! Welcome to The Ethical Fashion Podcast
12 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How can fashion be a force for good? Goodbye fast fashion! Hello to a better way that focuses on social and environmental justice, inclusivity and sus...