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Host Philip Berman talks to Maxine Bedat, Executive Director at New Standard Institute, the official sponsor of the Fashion Environmental Accountability Act, a new bill introduced into the California State Assembly at the start of February 2025 which, if enacted, would become the first law in the country to require brands to engage in “environmental due diligence” concerning their products and supply chains.   This Californian Bill is essentially the same as the 'New York Fashion Act' which was introduced into the New York State legislature in 2022 - though it's not yet law - and which is also backed by Maxine, The New Standard Institute and a broad coalition of industry folk including influential names such as, Rothys, Everlane, Reformation, Eileen Fisher, Patagoina, ThredUp, Circ, Vestiaire Collective, Stella McCartney, Ganni, Faherty, Cotopaxi, NRDC, Sierra Club, Canopy, Trove, EVRNU, American Academy of Pediatrics. Full list at thefashionact.org Maxine talks about both bills, their purpose, what stage they have reached in the legislative process. what it's like trying to push through groundbreaking legislation in two states on opposite sides of the US, simultaneously, whether her work has become harder with President Trump in the White House, and how she manages to build broad support with politicians of all persuasions. Subscribe to Ecotextile Talks podcasts on Apple, Spotify and Amazon Music or have a look around our complete podcast archive here.    

Carrie Ellen Phillips is a partner in the global strategic communications and consulting firm BPCM, which she co-founded with Vanessa von Bismarck in 1999. Carrie spearheads BPCM's flourishing Sustainability and Impact practice and has transformed it into the fastest-growing part of the agency. She is an established industry strategist in the fashion, beauty and lifestyle arenas, helping brands set and achieve sustainability and impact-driven goals while maintaining growth and profitability. She is a frequent speaker and advisor to the Bard MBA in Sustainability, a lecturer at Columbia University, and an advisor to private equity funds Closed Loop Partners and ReGen. She was also a founding partner of the U.S. Coalition on Sustainability at the United Nations and a policy advisor to the New Standard Institute. In this episode, Carrie speaks with her business partner, Vanessa von Bismarck. Carries discuss their partnership in a strategic communications agency specializing in fashion, lifestyle, beauty, automotive, and sustainability, as well as Carrie also highlights the importance of pursuing work that excites you and shares insights into their sustainability practice developed over recent years.

Amanda is joined by Maxine Bédat, author of Unraveled: The Life and Death of a Garment and the founder/director of sustainable fashion think tank New Standard Institute. In 2021, Maxine led the introduction of the New York Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act...aka the Fashion Act!  In this episode we will answer all of your questions about this groundbreaking piece of legislation, includingWhy is the fashion industry largely unregulated?What are the policies within the legislation?What are the penalties for brands that don't adhere to the guidelines?How do science based targets lead to business shifts?How would the Fashion Act impact us (people who buy and wear clothing)?How can you (yes, YOU) get involved in the Fashion Act?How is working as a community good for our mental health?What are examples of other times in history where concerned citizens have powered major social/political change?Also: Amanda talks about the importance of hope and how community creates and spreads hope.Learn more:Follow @nsifashion2030 to stay in the loop.Support the Fashion Act here.Join us in Albany, NY for our next lobbying day on May 7! Details coming in the following weeks.Be the first to hear all of the details about where, when, and how Episode 200 is happening: join the mailing list.Have a question for Amanda to answer during episode 200? Submit it here.The March webinar/hang out session is happening on Thursday, 3/28. Want to join us? Register here.Behind the SeamsIf you want to share your opinion/additional thoughts on the subjects we cover in each episode, feel free to email, whether it's a typed out message or an audio recording:  amanda@clotheshorse.worldDid you enjoy this episode? Consider "buying me a coffee" via Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/clotheshorseFind this episode's transcript (and so much more) at clotheshorsepodcast.comClotheshorse is brought to you with support from the following sustainable small businesses:​High Energy Vintage is a fun and funky vintage shop located in Somerville, MA, just a few minutes away from downtown Boston. They offer a highly curated selection of bright and colorful clothing and accessories from the 1940s-1990s for people of all genders. Husband-and-wife duo Wiley & Jessamy handpick each piece for quality and style, with a focus on pieces that transcend trends and will find a home in your closet for many years to come! In addition to clothing, the shop also features a large selection of vintage vinyl and old school video games. Find them on instagram @ highenergyvintage, online at highenergyvintage.com, and at markets in and around Boston.The Pewter Thimble Is there a little bit of Italy in your soul? Are you an enthusiast of pre-loved decor and accessories? Bring vintage Italian style — and history — into your space with The Pewter Thimble (@thepewterthimble). We source useful and beautiful things, and mend them where needed. We also find gorgeous illustrations, and make them print-worthy. Tarot cards, tea towels and handpicked treasures, available to you from the comfort of your own home. Responsibly sourced from across Rome, lovingly renewed by fairly paid artists and artisans, with something for every budget. Discover more at thepewterthimble.comSt. Evens is an NYC-based vintage shop that is dedicated to bringing you those special pieces you'll reach for again and again. More than just a store, St. Evens is dedicated to sharing the stories and history behind the garments. 10% of all sales are donated to a different charitable organization each month.  New vintage is released every Thursday at wearStEvens.com, with previews of new pieces and more brought to you on Instagram at @wear_st.evens.Deco Denim is a startup based out of San Francisco, selling clothing and accessories that are sustainable, gender fluid, size inclusive and high quality--made to last for years to come. Deco Denim is trying to change the way you think about buying clothes. Founder Sarah Mattes wants to empower people to ask important questions like, “Where was this made? Was this garment made ethically? Is this fabric made of plastic? Can this garment be upcycled and if not, can it be recycled?” Signup at decodenim.com to receive $20 off your first purchase. They promise not to spam you and send out no more than 3 emails a month, with 2 of them surrounding education or a personal note from the Founder. Find them on Instagram as @deco.denim.Gabriela Antonas is a visual artist, an upcycler, and a fashion designer, but Gabriela Antonas is also a feminist micro business with radical ideals. She's the one woman band, trying to help you understand, why slow fashion is what the earth needs. If you find your self in New Orleans, LA, you may buy her ready-to-wear upcycled garments in person at the store “Slow Down” (2855 Magazine St). Slow Down Nola only sells vintage and slow fashion from local designers. Gabriela's garments are guaranteed to be in stock in person, but they also have a website so you may support this women owned and run business from wherever you are! If you are interested in Gabriela making a one of a kind garment for you DM her on Instagram at @slowfashiongabriela to book a consultation.Vagabond Vintage DTLV is a vintage clothing, accessories & decor reselling business based in Downtown Las Vegas. Not only do we sell in Las Vegas, but we are also located throughout resale markets in San Francisco as well as at a curated boutique called Lux and Ivy located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Jessica, the founder & owner of Vagabond Vintage DTLV, recently opened the first IRL location located in the Arts District of Downtown Las Vegas on August 5th. The shop has a strong emphasis on 60s & 70s garments, single stitch tee shirts & dreamy loungewear. Follow them on instagram, @vagabondvintage.dtlv and keep an eye out for their website coming fall of 2022.Country Feedback is a mom & pop record shop in Tarboro, North Carolina. They specialize in used rock, country, and soul and offer affordable vintage clothing and housewares. Do you have used records you want to sell? Country Feedback wants to buy them! Find us on Instagram

Entrepreneur, researcher, and advocate Maxine Bédat's new book is UNRAVELED: The Life and Death of a Garment. Her research is a groundbreaking chronicle of the birth--and death--of a pair of jeans, that exposes the fractures in our global supply chains, and our relationships to each other, ourselves, and the planet. Maxine Bédat is the founder and director of New Standard Institute, a think-and-do tank dedicated to turning industry into a force for good. She is a former lawyer and the cofounder of ethical fashion brand Zady.

Maxine Bedat is the director of the New Standard Institute, “a think and do tank using data and the power of citizens to turn the fashion industry into a force for good.” She is also the author of the book Unraveled: The Life and Death of a Garment Today on Change Agents, an IRONCLAD original, Maxine and Andy Stumpf discuss the humanitarian, ethical, and environmental issues with the fashion industry -- and how things can change. Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/change-agents-with-andy-stumpf/id1677415740 Sponsors: HVMN – You can find Ketone-IQ at https://hvmn.com/ and use promo code ANDY at checkout to save 20% Shop IRONCLAD Apparel: https://shop.thisisironclad.com/ Change Agents is an IRONCLAD original. Visit https://www.thisisironclad.com to learn more. Be sure to subscribe to @thisisironclad on YouTube and major social platforms. Follow us on Social - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisisironclad Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ThisIsIRONCLAD

TLDR: Learning the truth about how your clothes are made is overwhelming but there's one simple & wonderfully life-enhancing thing you can do about it. I want to put that up front because, if you (like me) are likely to skip past this episode & continue to bury your head in the sand because the state of fast fashion is so damn depressing, you may well believe there's nothing you can do about it. That's not true! In this episode Maxine Bedat, Founder and Director of fashion industry think & do tank New Standard Institute, takes us around the world following the life-cycle of a pair of jeans & the very simple thing we can all to do combat fast fashion. This episode is supported by Sleeping Duck CONNECT WITH USConnect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Maxine on Instagram Find New Standard Institute on Instagram & via their website BOOKUnraveled: The Life & Death of a Garment Got an episode suggestion or feedback for me? Email me - ed@edwinastott.com

A group of sustainability experts join BoF's Sarah Kent to discuss greenwashing in the fashion industry and how to create effective change at BoF VOICES 2022.Background: When it comes to sustainability, the fashion industry has long relied on self-regulation rather than external enforcement. But oftentimes, these self-defined targets create a “convenient fantasy,” Blackrock's former chief investment officer of sustainable investing Tariq Fancy said in a talk at BoF VOICES 2022. This gives the appearance of positive movement, but not necessarily real progress. , Indeed, activists like Fancy, as well as consumers and investors are calling for for government regulators to intervene. “Many companies are playing dirty,” he said. “It's time we called in the refs.” This week on The BoF Podcast, BoF's chief sustainability correspondent Sarah Kent speaks with Fancy; Maxine Bédat, director of the New Standard Institute; Baroness Margaret Omolola Young, activist and a member of Britain's House of Lords and Ken Pucker, former chief operating officer of Timberland to explore the role that regulation can play in creating a more sustainable fashion industry. Key Insights: Fancy believes we are past the point that self-regulation is acceptable. Companies should no longer hold responsibility over their own regulation as the resulting action, if any, is not enough. “It has to be mandatory,” Fancy said. “Then we actually have a chance of turning the tide this decade.”To move past Greenwashing, “governments need to take bold action, and we need to tell them to be bold at the ballot box and at every opportunity,” says Baroness Young..“Green bonds” and ESGs need to be left behind. Fancy has identified ESGs specifically as a point of disillusion, saying that it essentially is a way for the fashion system to “paint itself green.” “This ESG stuff can actually be harmful if people don't know its BS,” Fancy says. “[It's] a convenient fantasy… where the world corrects itself and no sacrifice is required.The US has paved the way with the proposal of the New York Fashion Act. The legislation proposed in New York would see “basic guard rails,” says Bédat, setting minimum environmental standards for all companies, with revenue over $100 million, trading in the state.Additional Resources:Measuring Fashion's Sustainability Gap - Sustainability Index: Brands are talking about sustainability more than ever before, but does their rhetoric stand up to scrutiny? BoF's new report, The BoF Sustainability Index, benchmarks 15 of the industry's biggest companies against ambitious environmental and social goals and finds fashion is falling short.BoF VOICES 2022: Fashion's Fresh Challenges and New Directions: From cracking down on greenwashing to planning for a challenging 2023, big thinkers from fashion and beyond shared their insights on the future of the fashion system in the second session of BoF VOICES.To subscribe to the BoF Podcast, please follow this link. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Resale Edit: Weekly Edition #2-The hot news this week was Farfetch's option to acquire Yoox/Net-a-Porter from Brand House, Richemont. Richemont had to exit this business but Farfetch is the real winner. This is a game changer for Farfetch, already a leader in digital luxury, now folding in their largest competitor, Yoox/Net-a-Porter. The additional customer data and influence this gives Farfetch over luxury brands in both their direct-to-consumer and Farfetch Platform Services (FPS) should be concerning for luxury brands. From a resale perspective, FPS already includes some capabilities for brands to accept trade-ins and resell, although these capabilities have been fairly nascent to date. I expect Farfetch will be a resale player to watch in the future. Reflaunt, the B2B resale player that allows customers to list items in their account profiles on third-party marketplaces, closed an $11M funding round. Closing the fundraising in a difficult economic market illustrates interest in branded resale and maintains Reflaunt's relevance in the growing branded resale space. Mercari and The Real Real each published resale reports. The Mercari report rechecked the box that resale is big and growing in this case with parents, however, The Real Real (TRR) report included new data on emergent behavior in resale. Specifically "Since the beginning of the pandemic, we've seen two times as many people purchase something on The RealReal, then go back and re-consign it on The RealReal." While purchasing an item new or used is an existing behavior, trade-in or consignment is a relatively new behavior. TRR data point illustrates this behavior will become more mainstream as resale grows–customers will increasingly consider the resale value as a factor in the decision-making process when purchasing. This week had several stories about luxury bags as an asset class, including the way Gen Zs are fighting inflation–hmmm. Luxury bags continue to be an asset class just like art, wine, and more recently sneakers. Most Gen Zs can barely afford high-end art or handbags and very few are sitting around figuring out how to hedge inflation or invest for the future via handbags. Instead, this goes back again to customers considering the future resale value in their initial purchase. This is a significant change in purchase drivers, especially as luxury players are raising prices. Brands need a plan for how they manage their resale market. Finally, Vanessa Friedman, WSJ fashion editor, answered a question on the most sustainable options for back to work. She was right on point, “the truth is that there are no simple answers and definitely no perfect ones. Well, other than not buying anything at all.” If we are going to keep shopping we need a better model where shopping doesn't require commensurate growth in production- resale. All brands have the opportunity to lead the way and profit. The So What?1. Resale momentum continues. Brands need to take action to stay relevant and the sooner the better.2. Growth of resale will affect overall commerce as customers consider the future resale value as part of the initial purchase decision. This further cements the importance for brands to take control of their resale markets as part of their brand and pricing strategies.About Trove:Trove's Recommerce Operating System™ powers trade-in and resale for world-class brandsand retailers, delivering profitable and sustainable growth at scale. Lululemon, Levi's,Patagonia, REI, Eileen Fisher, and Arc'teryx are among the leading global brands leveragingTrove's technology to create and profit from their own branded resale programs. A CaliforniaBenefit Corporation, Trove is accelerating the shift to a new era of commerce essential to amore sustainable future. The company ranked number 1,944 on the Inc. 5000 list in 2022. Tolearn more, visit Trove.com‘I'm not worried about the recession: What inflation means for luxury resaleModern Retail The sale of luxury goods has historically remained stable during economic downturns. However, shoppers have never been faced with the inflation we see today, leading them to find alternative ways to shop for designer brands in resale. Although resale companies create a fantastic solution for consumers, they still have to face the uphill battle of turning a profit. In 2022, More People Bought Vintage Clothes, ‘Flipped' Resale Purchases, and Shopped Indie Designers on The RealRealFashionistaIn its annual Luxury Resale Report, the platform looks at its customer data to identify upcoming trends, purchasing behaviors, growing categories, and popular brands in the resale market. As the resale market has continued to grow, more and more shoppers are turning to reselling (aka. flipping) than ever before. Specifically, Gen Z sees flipping as an investment or source of revenue, making it a business for themselves. Primark enters resale vintage market with WornWellJust-StylePrimark is partnering with The Vintage Wholesale Company to create a new resale concession at its flagship Birmingham and Manchester stores- naming it WornWell. The store will allow customers to shop branded and non-branded vintage items from 70s, 80s and 90s trends. Resale tech solution Reflaunt secures 11 million US dollars in fundingFashionUnitedReflaunt has secured its Series A Funding of 11 million US dollars to accelerate its circular growth in the fashion industry. The resale tech solution used by Balenciaga and Net-A-Porter, will also be joining forces with Global Blue, offering tax-free shopping and omnichannel tech solution to deepen relationships with luxury brands. Is Renting My Clothes Really the Most Sustainable Shopping Option?The New York TimesVenessa Freidman answers the question, “What is the most sustainable way to build a wardrobe?” in her column Ask Veness. Spoiler… there are only trade-offs, other than buying less or buying used (so long as it keeps items in use) Can Luxury Bags Be Smart Investments?Business of FashionAs top luxury labels raise prices and tighten distribution, designer bags are garnering higher prices at resale, with some styles from coveted brands retaining a significant portion of their retail value long after purchase. Sustainable Fashion Comes to US Open With Rothy's x Evian CollectionBloombergAhead of this year's US Open, Rothy's Inc. is launching a tennis-inspired collection made from approximately 72,000 Evian water bottles collected at last year's tournament. The collection will consist of two types of sneakers, a cap, a visor, and three bags. It takes 11 to 19 bottles to make a shoe and up to 56 bottles to make a bag.Is Renting My Clothes Really the Most Sustainable Shopping OptionThe New York TimesThere is no best way to be a sustainable shopper or renter of apparel. With so many moving parts in the supply chain and the making of products at the end of the day, it comes down to what you value most. The Executive Director of the New Standard Institute said, “anything can qualify as fast fashion if you go through it fast enough, including rentals and secondhand” clothing.”Can Luxury Bags Be Smart InvestmentsBusiness of FashionDisrupted by the pandemic, the luxury handbag supply chain has caused an increase in demand on the resale market for the most coveted labels. These designer pieces are fetching a pretty penny in second-hand markets gaining more value after purchase. Compared to 2019, the average price for designer bags has increased 26%.Richemont, FarFetch Shares Climb on YNAP DealWomen's Wear DailyRichemont Strikes a deal with Farfetch! This partnership with the luxury recommerce sight will allow YNAP and Richemont to adopt Farfetch's technology platform and aid in the development of its Luxury New Retail program.Gen Z is “Shopping to Sell” Luxury Brands as in Inflation HackBusiness of FashionThe trend of shopping to sell rose with inflation and Gen-Z's are the stars of the show. These young consumers buy used designer goods with the intent of selling them at higher price points later. The RealReal saw a 50 percent jump in the first half of this year in the reselling of items bought by Gen-Z customers.Mercari's Second Annual Reuse Report Reveals: American Parents Projected to Spend $12.8 Billion on Secondhand Products for Kids and Babies by 2030PR NewswireMercari released its Reuse Report: Family Edition which focuses on the resale environment of American families and parents. With a whopping 59% of secondhand shoppers surveyed say they buy secondhand to save money.

Dry Clean Only: Conversations on Fashion + Style In this episode, fashion-insider, host Kristen Cole (in NYC) sits with Kristy Caylor an industry veteran and founder of the first-of-its kind, zero-waste, circular fashion brand, FOR DAYS, known for its organic cotton knits and basics. The women discuss Kristy's big mission behind founding the brand and all things circular economy, including; tackling the fashion industry's waste problem, For Day's Take Back Bag, influencing consumer behavior shifts, excess consumption, supply chain issues, her upcoming denim launch, dreams for the future, and her past experience at The Gap and foundation work. Kristen also touches on the just announced NYFW September 2022 schedule, Resort 23 collections, Balenciaga's just-released humanitarian charity t-shirt to benefit Ukraine, Fashion Revolution, New Standard Institute, and more.

#EXPERT Maxine Bédat - Setting The New Standard of The Industry[ENG] Big polluters must be constrained by lawMaxine Bédat is the kind of person that dive deep into any subject. Entrepreneur, researcher, and advocate, she was a pioneer launcher of a sustainable items marketplace and company Zady, revealing in details the impact of the products. An approach so bold and unconventional that the time, that media and brands came to her to ask to share such interesting data and brilliant methods. Therefore, she realized the problem wasn't actually so much the lack of sustainable brands but more the fact that big players ignore their impacts, remain unpunished for producing giant quantities of cheap clothing and don't know where to start when they want to improve themselves. So was born the New Standard Institute, a global community driving the fashion industry to achieve science-based environmental & social targets, through counseling and the establishment of laws. NSI is the voice of the experts and a bridge to the law. Maxine works on a new one, the Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act, aiming to hold fashion brands accountable for the environmental and social impacts of their manufacturing, sponsored by State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi and Assemblywoman Dr. Anna Kelles. Just as Maxine Bédat, we believe legislation is needed to help good companies, currently at a competitive disadvantage, investing money where others are not.This episode is full of humanity and precious pro insights, in the image of Maxine. It was also a very selfish opportunity for me to meet a role model. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did. [FR] Établir de nouveaux standards pour l'industrie de la modeMaxine Bédat est le genre de personne qui plonge profondément dans n'importe quel sujet. Entrepreneure, chercheuse et avocate, elle a été l'une des pionnières du lancement d'un marché d'articles durables et de la société Zady, révélant en détail l'impact des produits. Une approche si audacieuse et non conventionnelle que l'époque, que les médias et les marques sont venus lui demander de partager des données aussi intéressantes et des méthodes brillantes. Par conséquent, elle a réalisé que le problème n'était pas tant le manque de marques durables, mais plutôt le fait que les grands acteurs ignorent leurs impacts, restent impunis pour produire des quantités géantes de vêtements bon marché et ne savent pas par où commencer quand ils veulent s'améliorer. eux-mêmes. Ainsi est né le New Standard Institute, une communauté mondiale qui pousse l'industrie de la mode à atteindre des objectifs environnementaux et sociaux fondés sur la science, par le biais de conseils et de l'établissement de lois. NSI est la voix des experts et un pont vers la loi. Maxine travaille sur une nouvelle loi, la Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act, visant à tenir les marques de mode responsables des impacts environnementaux et sociaux de leur fabrication, parrainée par la sénatrice d'État Alessandra Biaggi et la députée Dr Anna Kelles. Tout comme Maxine Bédat, nous pensons qu'une législation est nécessaire pour aider les bonnes entreprises, actuellement désavantagées par la concurrence, à investir de l'argent là où d'autres ne le font pas.Cet épisode est plein d'humanité et de précieux insights pro, à l'image de Maxine. C'était aussi une occasion très égoïste pour moi de rencontrer un modèle. J'espère que vous l'apprécierez autant que moi.Website New Standard Institute https://www.newstandardinstitute.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NSIFashion2030 The Good Goods : thegoodgoods.fr Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out.

Have you heard about New York's proposed sustainable fashion law? It's called the Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act, and if it is passes those behind it say: this groundbreaking piece of legislation that will make New York the global leader in accountability for the $2.5 trillion fashion industry. Supporters include the likes of Stella McCartney and Jane Fonda.So, why do we need it?If New York were a country, it would rank as the world's 10th largest economy, bigger than Canada, Russia and Korea. You already know that the global fashion industry has major climate impacts. It is responsible for around 4% of carbon emissions (some say 10%). Meanwhile, supply chains remain stubbornly opaque, garment and textile workers continue to get a raw deal and fashion waste is a major polluter. And New York, as an iconic commercial rag trade hub, has the potential to play a powerful role in transforming things.This week, Clare sits down with Maxine Bedat, founder of New Standard Institute, one of the driving forces behind the Act. They discuss how it came about, what it hopes to achieve and whether it's likely to fly. Maxine is sustainable fashion pioneer, formerly one half of Zady and last year she published her first book - Unravelled, The Life & Death of Garment.Let us know what you think. Follow Clare on Instagram @mrspress @thewardrobecrisiswww.thewardrobecrisis.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With hopes of reducing energy emissions, pollution and unethical labor practices in the global fashion industry, a new bill in the state legislature would require large apparel and footwear brands to disclose their environmental impacts and supply chains. One of the the Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act's sponsors, New York State Senator Alessandra Biaggi (D-34) and Maxine Bédat, founder and director of The New Standard Institute, discuss the function of transparency in creating sustainable clothing.   

On Today's Show: With hopes of reducing energy emissions, pollution and unethical labor practices in the global fashion industry, a new bill in the state legislature would require large apparel and footwear brands to disclose their environmental impacts and supply chains. One of the Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act's sponsors, New York State Senator Alessandra Biaggi (D-34) and Maxine Bédat, founder and director of The New Standard Institute, discuss the function of transparency in creating sustainable clothing.   

Jan. 14, 2022 - The fashion industry isn't associated with greenhouse gas emissions, but legislation from Democratic lawmakers would highlight their environmental footprint and promote greener policies. Maxine Bédat, director of the New Standard Institute, explains what these potential changes could mean for consumers and the fight against climate change.

In this lively interview series from the RSA, Matthew Taylor, puts a range of practitioners on the spot - from scholars to business leaders, politicians to journalists - by asking for big ideas to help build effective bridges to our new future.Maxine Bédat is the director of New Standard Institute, a non-profit working with scientists and citizens to make the fashion industry more sustainable, ethical, and equitable. Her new book is Unraveled: The Life and Death of a Garment.A Tempo & Talker production for the RSA.  In this time of global change, strong communities and initiatives that bring people together are more invaluable than ever before. The RSA Fellowship is a global network of problem solvers. We invite you to join our community today to stay connected, inspired and motivated in the months ahead. You can learn more about the Fellowship or start an application by clicking here.

Maxine Bédat is the founder and director of New Standard Institute, a think-and-do tank dedicated to turning industry into a force for good. She is a former lawyer and the cofounder of ethical fashion brand Zady. She is an ambassador at the Rainforest Alliance and has spoken at the World Economic Forum, the United Nations, and the Clinton Global Initiative. Important topic this week on Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People podcast.

Do you ever think about the full life cycle of your clothes? This week we're unraveling the journey of a garment with the wonderful Maxine Bédat, author and founder of the New Standard Institute. We chat with Maxine about the lifecycle of our clothes, the cycle of trends and seasons, the fascinating research for Maxine's new book, and what shoppers and brands need to do to build a more equitable fashion system. Buy Maxine's book ‘Unraveled: The Life and Death of a Garment' here. Follow the work of the New Standard Institute on Instagram and Twitter, and visit its website for independent, science-backed analysis of sustainability claims. Common Threads is an ethical fashion podcast from stylist Alice Cruickshank and writer Ruth MacGilp. If you liked this episode and you want to support our work, you can buy us a Ko-Fi here. For more updates on the ethical fashion conversation, follow Common Threads on Instagram, like us on Facebook, and join the conversation on Twitter. You'll find Ruth on Instagram: @ruthmacgilp_ and Twitter @ruthmacgilp You'll find Alice on Instagram: @styledbyalicex and Twitter: @styledbyalice Common Threads artwork was created by Madeleine Welsch. Music produced by Feena McKinnell.

Join our discussion with Maxine Bédat as we discuss her new book, “Unraveled: The Life and Death of a Garment,” and also discuss the role of her organization, The New Standard Institute. In her book, Ms. Bédat follows the global path of a pair jeans from the cotton fields of Texas, to the textile manufacturing centers of Asia, to cut-and-sew operations in Sri Lanka, distribution back to U.S. stores for sale to consumers, to the after-life of garments once they are disposed of and end up in burning trash heaps in countries like Ghana. “Unraveled” is essential reading for anyone in the textile supply chain, from farmers to retailers, as well as consumers worried about the environmental and social impact today's globalized textile/garment industry. Hosted by Jennifer Crumpler, Fiber Development Manager and Manager of the e3 Sustainable Cotton Program from BASF, and interviewed by industry consultant Bob Antoshak.

With the COP26 global climate conference coming up later this year, we're spending five episodes this series looking at pressing climate issues. In this episode we're talking fast fashion. Summer is here and Love Island is all over the telly. The show's sexy singles are competing for big prize money, and the inevitable sponsorship deals with fast fashion brands like Shein, Boohoo and Pretty Little Thing. But these companies have been accused of exploiting their workers and polluting the environment. Our t-shirt label might say ‘made in China', but the raw materials and finished product have often travelled around the globe before it ends up in our wardrobes. How have we ended up with such a complicated system? What are the costs for our environment, and the people who make our clothes? And what can the fashion industry tell us about how our global economy works? In this episode Ayeisha is joined by Maxine Bédat, director of New Standard Institute and author of Unraveled: the life and death of a garment. - Grab a copy of Maxine's book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/611479/unraveled-by-maxine-bedat/ - Find out more about the New Standard Institute: https://www.newstandardinstitute.org/ ----- Music by Blue Dot Sessions and Podington Bear, used under Creative Commons licence. Researched by Margaret Welsh. Produced by Becky Malone. Enjoying the show? Tweet us your comments and questions @NEF! The Weekly Economics Podcast is brought to you by the New Economics Foundation. Find out more at www.neweconomics.org

In episode 240, Kestrel welcomes Maxine Bédat, the founder and executive director of New Standard Institute, to the show. A think-and-do-tank, New Standard Institute is dedicated to turning industries into a force for good. Maxine is also the author of Unraveled: The Life and Death Of A Garment. "The society in which we live in is very much a result of the rules of our society — in that, it is people who change the rules, who create them and can change them, I should say. And so, I think that was definitely my biggest takeaway, is like, nothing about this system that we live in right now is inevitable. You know, where women garment workers are exploited and we're just trashing rivers and throwing up climate change-causing emissions into the air and creating this product that isn't making us happy — that's not an inevitability, it's just the systems of rules that we create and have to change.” -Maxine On this week's show, Maxine shares more on her past journey, from law to fashion, and what has culminated in the writing of her new book — Unraveled: The Life and Death Of A Garment. Maxine and Kestrel quickly discover their mutual love of “context”, which plays into the overall conversation. They explore more on the origins of business — something Maxine discusses in her new book — and how corporations were initially founded on democratic ideals with the intention of being for the peoples' benefit, where citizens were also considered as shareholders in the model. This may be surprising, considering how businesses have now become aligned with profit, profit, and profit, at the expense of everything else. Maxine helps tie some of these layers of context into how we should be looking at the current state of the fashion industry, and how we must get beyond these buzzwords (how circularity won't save us), to move toward doing business based on equity, that exists within planetary bounds. “We have learned that there has been an enormous investment in getting us - citizens - to see ourselves as docile buying machines, which social media has only exacerbated, rather than powerful stakeholders in our democracy.” -quote Kestrel mentions from Maxine's book “This adoption of circularity as this kind of panacea that's gonna get us to this magical place where we can keep growing to infinity, in a land of limited resources — it's those frameworks that are just denying really the central problem that you just identified. And I think, to me, when I first was reading about the origins of business, which as you said — it was not to maximize profit, the whole corporate forum was created as a vehicle to pool resources for public goods like bridges and hospitals. And that's why the government of the people would give corporate paperwork and created the legal infrastructure around it. And then, as you said, it was Milton Friedman and the conversations from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s that just took this in a completely different direction, and that's … where we now really need to have the serious conversation. We desperately and do not have any time to waste in moving beyond these like “win, win”, “triple bottom line”, “circularity” — this fluffed … how do we actually go from a society that is based now on maximizing profits for shareholders to a society that is much more equitable and that exists within planetary bounds. And nobody within business has a good answer to that right now, but that's where the conversation has to be.” -Maxine “I will not just be a consumer, passively consuming while things fall apart.” -quote Kestrel mentions from Maxine's book Follow Maxine on Instagram > Follow New Standard Institute on Instagram > This week's episode is brought to you by OEKO-TEX® - a worldwide association of 18 independent research and test institutes that sets standards for safer textile and leather production and products. The OEKO-TEX® portfolio of independent certifications and product labels help all of us make responsible decisions to choose products that are safer, more environmentally friendly, and manufactured in a socially responsible way.  Learn more about their labels at www.oeko-tex.com.

Maxine Bédat is the founder and director of New Standard Institute, a think-and-do tank dedicated to turning industry into a force for good. She is a former lawyer and the cofounder of ethical fashion brand Zady. She is an ambassador at the Rainforest Alliance and has spoken at the World Economic Forum, the United Nations, and the Clinton Global Initiative. In her new book, "Unraveled: The Life and Death of a Garment," she follows the life of an American icon--a pair of jeans--to reveal what really happens to give us our clothes. "Unraveled" is not just the story of a pair of pants, but also the story of our global economy and our role in it.

Maxine Bédat is Executive Director at New Standard Institute and the author of the new book, "Unraveled: The Life and Death of a Garment." The book: https://www.amazon.com/Unraveled-Death-Garment-Maxine-Bedat/dp/0593085973/ https://www.newstandardinstitute.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxinebedat/ https://americanfashionpodcast.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever wondered where your jeans come from, or where they'll end up once you're done with them? This week's guest did the research for you. Maxine Bédat is the Executive Director of New Standard Institute, and an author of a freshly-released book, Unraveled: the life and death of a garment, published by Penguin. Maxine is passionate about environment conservation and uses her platforms to urge the fashion industry to make changes to its business in order to preserve our planet. Listen to this episode to hear about Maxine's role at NSI, where she works with scientists and citizens to make the fashion industry more sustainable, ethical, and equitable; to learn more about her book, which chronicles the entire lifecycle of a pair of jeans, from the manufacturing of its yarn all the way to the landfill where it ends up; and to expose the broken system that is our global supply chains, as well as the fractures in our relationships to each other, to ourselves, and to the planet.This season of The Brand is Female is brought to you by TD Bank - Women Entrepreneurs. TD is proud to support women entrepreneurs and help them achieve success and growth through its program of educational workshops, financing, and mentorship opportunities! Find out how you can benefit from their support!————Visit: TBIF: thebrandisfemale.com //TD Women Entrepreneurs: td.com/ca/en/business-banking/small-business/women-in-business //Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/thebrandisfemale

Maxine Bédat, Founder and Director of the New Standard Institute, discusses her book "Unraveled: The Life and Death of a Garment" about the human and environmental costs of fashion fashion. Host: Carol Massar. Producer: Paul Brennan. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Maxine Bédat, Founder and Director of the New Standard Institute, discusses her book "Unraveled: The Life and Death of a Garment" about the human and environmental costs of fashion fashion. Host: Carol Massar. Producer: Paul Brennan.