Big Closets Small Planet

A podcast by Michael Schragger

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Business Education

38 Episodes

  1. THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Dr. Jennifer Hinton Thinks Not-for-Profit Business Models Can Help Address The Problems of Fast Fashion.

    Published: 8/05/2024

  2. THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: For Ken Pucker, circularity is just another win-win fantasy & distraction for the fashion industry.

    Published: 29/06/2023

  3. HOT OFF THE PRESS: Climate & The 1 Trillion Dollar Question

    Published: 6/04/2022

  4. HOT OFF THE PRESS: Fashion is endangering our forests. A new report from Canopy weighs in on what we need to do about it.

    Published: 16/12/2020

  5. HOT OFF THE PRESS: Are the Sustainable Apparel Coalition and the HIGG tools making a meaningful difference? A new report weighs in.

    Published: 25/11/2020

  6. DEBATE: Part 2 - A proposed Swedish chemical tax on textiles - is this a case study in great government leadership or political greenwash?

    Published: 11/11/2020

  7. DEBATE: Part 1 - A proposed Swedish chemical tax on textiles - is this a case study in great government leadership or political greenwash?

    Published: 28/10/2020

  8. THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Sustainable investment expert Sasja Beslik thinks the fashion industry is a very poor performer and possibly a stranded asset.

    Published: 14/10/2020

  9. 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!

    Published: 30/09/2020

  10. FACT OR FICTION: Alden Wicker and Sandra Roos think the fashion industry has a misinformation problem... do you agree?

    Published: 16/09/2020

  11. THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Femke Groothuis argues that tax reform is the best way to transform the apparel industry at the scale and pace required.

    Published: 24/06/2020

  12. LEADING CHANGE: What can a new psychology of climate action teach us about being better change agents?

    Published: 10/06/2020

  13. 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?

    Published: 27/05/2020

  14. FACT OR FICTION: Does the apparel industry really create more greenhouse gases than flights and shipping combined?

    Published: 13/05/2020

  15. INDUSTRY UPDATE: COVID-19 - Are millions of workers at risk? Will Bangladesh ever be the same?

    Published: 29/04/2020

  16. INSPIRING INNOVATION: Is digital clothing the future of fashion and a solution to overconsumption?

    Published: 15/04/2020

  17. HOT OFF THE PRESS: Pioneering Analysis Estimates 300 Billion USD Is Needed By 2030...

    Published: 25/03/2020

  18. MAKE YOUR CASE - Lewis Perkins Warns the Industry Not to Reinvent the Wheel

    Published: 11/03/2020

  19. INSPIRING INNOVATION BITE - Will molecular bonding of fibers mean the end of polyester?

    Published: 27/11/2019

  20. BUSINESS LEADERSHIP - The optimist CEO of Lenzing, Stefan Doboczky, weighs in on circular business models, short-termism & watchdogs.

    Published: 13/11/2019

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Fashion and apparel. It touches nearly everyone. When its at its best, fashion and apparel is not only functional, but also fun, expressive, sexy, and for some businesses, very profitable. But when it is at its worst, fashion and apparel is superficial, exploitative, polluting and extremely wasteful - in other words the essence of unsustainable consumption. And while it is argued that the industry's rapid growth has created employment opportunities for more than 300 million people worldwide, especially for women in poorer countries and those in extreme poverty, many garment workers still struggle to earn enough to pay to meet even their most basic needs. More alarming is the fact that as the industry grows - by 2030 more than 8 billion people will live on the planet, and nearly 5 billion of these will be part of the global middle class - its negative environmental impacts may become unmanageable, potentially undermining its social benefits and contributing to ecosystem degradation on local, regional and global scales. Who would have thought garments could be so destructive? The fashion industry must change now, but will we manage in time? Join Mike Schragger, founder of the Sustainable Fashion Academy, as he explores the challenges, incentives and disincentives and emerging solutions needed to rapidly transform the industry. Listen in as he talks with the business leaders, activists, researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs, investors, legislators, consumers and citizens - who are racing against the clock to find solutions that will transform the industry, thus ensuring it truly operates for the benefit of people and the planet. www.sustainablefashionacademy.org/podcasts/big-closets-small-planet
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