Interviews

Interviews

One of the best ways to learn is from people who have been in your shoes. Here, you'll find video conversations with experienced business owners, inspiring creatives and mentors so you can learn from the best, stay focussed and feel motivated. And, like all of our video content, all of our interviews are available as audio files, so you can listen to all of these wonderful conversations on the go.

The importance of garment conservation with Soteria

Friday Dec 1st, 2023

The Challenges of Sustainability in a Performance Wear Brand

Wednesday Nov 1st, 2023

Supporting Communities with Handwoven Textiles

Tuesday Aug 1st, 2023

The Sustainable Textiles Company Supporting Small Brands from Raw Material to Finished Garment

Tuesday Aug 1st, 2023

Supporting a healthy and happy workforce in fashion business supply chains, with WageIndicator

Wednesday May 31st, 2023

In conversation with Unseen, the anti-slavery organisation that combats all forms of modern slavery

Thursday Mar 30th, 2023

Recycling Unrecyclable Textiles, with David Sudolsky, President & CEO of Anellotech

Wednesday Mar 1st, 2023

Measuring and Reducing your Carbon Footprint with Lorenzo Curci, Founder of Earthly

Tuesday Nov 1st, 2022

Eco-friendly Packaging Options, with Magda Sowierszenko of Packhelp

Friday Oct 7th, 2022

Recyclability: How can brands improve the lifecycle of their clothes? With Lina Londono of Debrand Services

Monday Oct 3rd, 2022

Implementing a Takeback and Repair Scheme with Nick Reed, Founder of Neem London

Saturday Oct 1st, 2022

Working with Sustainable Bamboo, with Merryn Chillcott of BAM

Wednesday Sep 14th, 2022

Greenwashing in Fashion: What is it and how can you avoid it?

Friday Aug 5th, 2022

Surface Pattern Decoration with Kimberley Wilson of Mellow Ground

Friday Jul 1st, 2022

Scaling a Social Enterprise Through Financing

Tuesday May 3rd, 2022

Unhidden Clothing: Sustainable Adaptive Fashion

Monday Jan 3rd, 2022

Fashion Revolution: Fashion Transparency Index

Saturday Jan 1st, 2022

Cordwainers Grow: Urban Food and Textiles

Monday Nov 1st, 2021

Sustainable Fashion Week: The Lifecycle Of Your Clothes

Monday Nov 1st, 2021

Lora Gene: Investigation and Research (Of Silk) As A Tool For A Thriving Business

Friday Oct 1st, 2021

The Ethical Silk Company: Building A Brand Around Peace Silk Fabric and Fair Trade Production

Friday Oct 1st, 2021

HOTELMOTEL: Handcrafted Unisex Sneakers

Wednesday Sep 1st, 2021

Lunar Method: Cactus Leather Bags That Support Women

Sunday Aug 1st, 2021

A.Lynn: Reducing Waste And Returns with A Unique Sizing System

Sunday Aug 1st, 2021

Outland Denim: Denim To End Poverty

Tuesday Jun 1st, 2021

Coyuchi: Luxury Organic And Climate Beneficial Home Textiles

Saturday May 1st, 2021

MUD Jeans: Designing Denim For Circularity

Thursday Apr 1st, 2021

I Am Denim: Designing Jeans For Adaptability

Thursday Apr 1st, 2021

Alice Robinson: Connecting Food, Farming And Fashion

Monday Mar 1st, 2021

Infantium Victoria: Avant-Garde Organic And Vegan Certified Childrenswear

Monday Feb 1st, 2021

DAME: Changing Periods For Good

Monday Feb 1st, 2021

Traidcraft Exchange: Fighting Injustices In Trade To Eliminate Poverty

Saturday Jan 2nd, 2021

Holition: Shaping The Consumer Experience Online And Offline

Tuesday Dec 1st, 2020

Found Hea: Navigating The Changing Fashion Retail Landscape

Tuesday Dec 1st, 2020

Ethically Woven: Using Markets And Events To Test Out Your Brand

Tuesday Dec 1st, 2020

Alice Robinson: Leather Production Under A Regenerative Regional Model

Sunday Nov 1st, 2020

Fashion Without A Face: Initiating Conversation With Ethical Cork Accessories

Sunday Nov 1st, 2020

Martina Spetlova: Traceable Handmade Leather Fashion Goods

Sunday Nov 1st, 2020

CLOVO: Responsibly Revitalising An Everyday Accessory

Thursday Oct 1st, 2020

Luxtra: Building A Luxury Vegan Accessories Brand

Thursday Oct 1st, 2020

ReLondon: Developing Circularity In Urban Environments

Monday Sep 14th, 2020

Kristen Anderson: Building A Meaningful Intimate Apparel Business

Saturday Aug 1st, 2020

Bedstraw and Madder: Plant-Dyed Regenerative Underwear

Saturday Aug 1st, 2020

Sheep Inc.: Climate Negative and Socially Positive Knitwear

Friday Jul 3rd, 2020

Staiy: Where Style Meets Sustainability

Wednesday Jul 1st, 2020

Jake + Maya [Kids]: Clothes that Grow with Kids

Monday Jun 1st, 2020

Beeboobuzz: Gender-Neutral Children's Clothing

Monday Jun 1st, 2020

The Little Loop: Kids Clothing Rental

Monday Jun 1st, 2020

Little Hands Design: Engaging Young People in Sustainable Fashion

Monday Jun 1st, 2020

Infantium Victoria: Changing The Mindset Around Sustainable And Ethical Fashion

Monday Jun 1st, 2020

How Children's Clothing Can Increase Engagement In Conscious Behaviour

Monday Jun 1st, 2020

People Tree: Working with Fair Trade Producers and Sustainable Fibres

Friday May 1st, 2020

Mayamiko: Using Fashion To Increase Awareness of Sustainable Fibres and Empower Local Communities

Friday May 1st, 2020

League Collective: Sustainable Multisport Activewear Borne From Personal Lifestyle

Wednesday Apr 1st, 2020

Rockay Socks: More wearing, less washing

Wednesday Apr 1st, 2020

Cora Ball: Finding a Solution to the Marine Plastic Pollution Problem

Sunday Mar 1st, 2020

Socko: Beautiful darning with purpose

Sunday Mar 1st, 2020

The Seam: Connecting People with Seamstresses and Tailors

Sunday Mar 1st, 2020

Selkie Patterns: Reinstating Our Connection with Clothing

Sunday Mar 1st, 2020

Paper London: Eco Luxe Swim & Resort Wear Journey

Saturday Feb 1st, 2020

London Contour Experts: Design and Development of Eco Swimwear

Saturday Feb 1st, 2020

January Networking: Panel Discussion on Eco Swimwear

Saturday Feb 1st, 2020

How to Make an Active Impact with RubyMoon Swim

Saturday Feb 1st, 2020

BLANC: The Eco-friendly Alternative to Toxic Dry Cleaning

Wednesday Jan 1st, 2020

Cubitts: The Spectacle Makers Reframing Waste

Sunday Dec 1st, 2019

Kyle Parsons, Indosole: Repurposed tyres into sustainable footwear

Friday Nov 1st, 2019

Changing Lives in Cheshire: Recycling Furniture for Social Good

Friday Nov 1st, 2019

Provenance: Tech solutions for transparent supply chains

Tuesday Oct 1st, 2019

From Belo: Bags of Kindness

Tuesday Oct 1st, 2019

John Lewis: Sustainability and Big Business

Monday Sep 2nd, 2019

Kinder Wilder: Beautiful, Contemporary Hats Made Responsibly

Thursday Aug 1st, 2019

The Very Good Bra: The world's first zero post-consumer waste bra

Thursday Aug 1st, 2019

Usedem: Upcycled Denim, Remade in China

Thursday Aug 1st, 2019

Rifò Lab: Circular-Fibre Fashion Made in Italy

Thursday Aug 1st, 2019

Linda Thomas Eco Design: Luxury Upcycled Clothing

Thursday Aug 1st, 2019

I'mdividual: Breaking into the sustainable fashion market [Member Highlight]

Monday Jul 1st, 2019

Zerobarracento: A zero waste fashion brand

Monday Jul 1st, 2019

Selkie Patterns: Sewing Patterns and Sustainable Fabrics [Member Highlight]

Saturday Jun 1st, 2019

Socko: Reteaching the Lost Art of Darning

Saturday Jun 1st, 2019

Panel Discussion: How Communities Can Shape the Future of Sustainable Fashion

Saturday Jun 1st, 2019

Buttonbag: A High-Growth Craft Business Case Study

Wednesday May 1st, 2019

Powerful Techniques to Incite Change

Wednesday May 1st, 2019

Navygrey: Launching a socially-conscious knitwear label [MEMBER HIGHLIGHT]

Wednesday May 1st, 2019

Ellen Rock: Collaborating with artisans across the globe

Monday Apr 1st, 2019
  • In Conversation With

Conscious House London: Starting a Sustainable Lifestyle Brand & Overcoming Challenges [MEMBER HIGHLIGHT]

Monday Apr 1st, 2019
  • In Conversation With

STALF: Growing a Global Sustainable Brand in Sleepy Lincolnshire

Friday Feb 1st, 2019
  • In Conversation With

NYS Yarn SourceBook: connecting local farmers, mills and designers in a single resource

Friday Feb 1st, 2019
  • In Conversation With

Unmade: Changing the Knitwear Industry

Thursday Nov 1st, 2018
  • In Conversation With

Sustainable Knitwear Design Panel Discussion

Thursday Nov 1st, 2018
  • In Conversation With

Made & Worn: Custom Hand-Knitting Perfectly Fitting Clothing

Thursday Nov 1st, 2018
  • In Conversation With

Safia Minney: Growing an Eco Empire

Monday Oct 1st, 2018
  • In Conversation With

Georgina Wilson-Powell, Pebble Magazine: How to Talk to Media and Journalists

Monday Oct 1st, 2018
  • In Conversation With

Elvis & Kresse: Sustainability, Longevity and Working with Celebrity

Monday Oct 1st, 2018
  • In Conversation With

Sofia Ilmonen: Organic Fabrics and A Unique Organic Process

Saturday Sep 1st, 2018
  • In Conversation With

How to encourage customers to consume more responsibly

Wednesday Aug 1st, 2018
  • In Conversation With

Mindful Makers Panel Discussion: Sustainability and Style

Sunday Jul 1st, 2018
  • In Conversation With

Bourgeois Boheme: making vegan shoes from rubber, pineapple and ecostone

Friday Jun 1st, 2018
  • In Conversation With

See Fashion: leveraging technology in retail

Tuesday May 1st, 2018
  • In Conversation With

Wear The Walk: Transforming Consumerism

Tuesday May 1st, 2018
  • In Conversation With

Unmade: using technology to reduce wastage

Tuesday May 1st, 2018
  • In Conversation With