Podcast appearances and mentions of sandra capponi

My guest today is  Sandra Capponi, the co-founder of Good On You. Good on You is the leading source for sustainability ratings in fashion and beauty. Since 2015, Sandra has led the ‘Good On You' team to rate over 6,000 brands for their impact and partner with global retailers – like Westfield and FARFETCH – to empower millions of consumers to buy better.With years of experience in corporate social responsibility, Sandra has been long concerned about supply chain issues in big business. Sandra founded Good On You because she sees HUGE potential in using consumer power to drive industry change.I learned so much during this dynamic conversation with Sandra as we discussed one of the most important topics as the forefront of a sustainable Future in Fashion, and no doubt you will too. So let's dive in. ______________ If you would like to take your Fashion Business to the next level, connect with us via any of the following links and enquire about Consulting, Mentorship or Online Learning.  Instagram: @fashionequipped  @startyourfashionbusiness_au Podcast Insta: @fashionbusinessmindset Facebook: www.facebook.com/fashionequipped Website: www.fashionequipped.com.au Let's do this together, let's make The Fashion Business, YOUR Business!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gordon Renouf from Good On You, chats to us about sustainable fashion. We all want to look good and stay up with the latest trends but how do we do this in a sustainable and ethical way? It's an area definitely worth solving as the global apparel industry accounts for an estimated 8% of emissions! That’s on par with the steel sector. It's a complex topic and one that is so confusing. Thankfully Gordon and his co-founder Sandra Capponi started Good on You, the #1 sustainability ratings platform for fashion brands. It independently rates brands and gives you an easy to understand overview of their supply chain sustainability and ethics. In this episode we cover: The challenges of the fashion industry to decarbonise Top tips for ensuring your fashion habits are more sustainable: hint - it’s just buying what you need Why Sydney’s love of linen might make it a more sustainable city than Melbourne Whether or not sustainable fashion is a class issue New types of emerging materials: like leather that’s made from mushrooms! This a topic we want to learn more about so if you know any amazing brands doing great things send us an email at hello@apositiveclimate.com *** Some more reading if you’re interested in the topic This Vogue article outlines some of the awesome companies doing work in leather alternatives. The 5 R’s of Fashion: Reduce, Rewear, Recycle, Repair and Resell Good on You "Made From" article series also touches on alternative sustainable fabrics. What to do about microfibres in your clothing. Also, you might want to check out some other great sustainable fashion podcasts including The Wardrobe Crisis with Clare Press and the Sustainable Fashion Forum. *** If you enjoy the show, subscribe! You can also follow us: on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn or say hi at hello@apositiveclimate.com Music by the late, great Nick Weaver Production by our hero Mark Spencer from Here.Media Socials by the legend Rebecca Sather Jenkins *** About the podcast A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An inspiring look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference. Hosted by Australian climate technology experts Alex McIntosh and Nick Zeltzer, two friends on a mission to find the solutions to keep our existential crises at bay. We cover it all on the show while keeping things optimistic and accessible: electric planes, waste eating maggots, plant-based meats, hydrogen made from beer, the solar revolution, the coolest new sustainable products and much much more. If you’re passionate about the environment, the latest clean technology or just want to know how to get involved in the movement, this podcast is for you! Say hi on Instagram, Twitter or our website. ***Music by the late, great Nick Weaver.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GREENWASHOctober 12th 2020Production: Vivien Langford and Andy BrittInterviews: Kurt Johnson with Sandra Capone of Good On You fashion App. James Whitmore with Dr Ted Trainer of UNSW http://simplicityinstitute.org/  When the CEO of Royal Dutch Shell says "We cannot go faster than society. We cannot sell what customers don't want", we have to wonder who persuaded us to want oil?  IN Australia as COVID recovery plans promote gas we need to ask, Who filled our minds with the idea that gas is "cleaner", more modern, and the gas companies are a commmunity asset.? https://mumbrella.com.au/gas-billboard-claiming-to-be-cleaner-and-greener-pulled-by-watchdog-for-misleading-consumers-635364 The Guardian this year decided to refuse all ads for oil and gas. They were driven by the urgency of climate action reported by their journalists.https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/jan/29/guardian-to-ban-advertising-from-fossil-fuel-firms-climate-crisis Client Earth launched a complaint against BP's global advertising. Australian Lawyer Sophie Marjanac said  “BP is spending millions on advertising to give the impression that it’s racing to renewables, that its gas is cleaner, and that it is part of the climate solution.” BP is an oil and gas giant and historically the fifth most polluting fossil fuel company in the world."We ask should all fossil fuel ads be banned or should they carry a tobacco style warning from the IPCC? SANDRA CAPPONI talks to  Kurt  about  Good On YOU. : Greenwashed Fashion means that you may need this  app to buy ethically produced clothes.It is used globally and Emma Watson is their No 1 Supporter . She says" On the red carpet we’re often asked not what we are wearing but ‘who’. It’s as if the ideas behind the clothes – the label, the designer, the collection – have more meaning than the garment itself. But there’s something missing.........In truth, we can all play a part in driving fashion to be more sustainable and ethical. By choosing to wear clothes from labels that embrace transparent, creative and innovative production methods; and by re-wearing, recycling, swapping and thrifting.Good on You: https://goodonyou.eco/TED TRAINER repairs his own clothes and lives frugally. He talks to James about a life of simplicity and a radical reorganisation of society based on co operative communities. COVID may have made us more receptive to his ideas and we have had a taste of the alternatives in lockdown. Without  the delusions created by GREENWASH maybe we could take back some of our power as citizens instead of being powerless consumers. As Thoreau said:  "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life and see if I could not learn what it had to teach me, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.”Thoreau. Waldenhttp://thesimplerway.info/ The article mentioned by Ted Trainer about decoupling is by Parrique et al https://eeb.org/library/decoupling-debunked/ Introduction to Sam Alexander https://theconversation.com/life-in-a-degrowth-economy-and-why-you-might-actually-enjoy-it-32224    

How much of a brand’s marketing can you trust? Are brands acting responsibly, and who is holding them accountable? Sandra Capponi founded Good on You to answer just these questions, empowering consumers to make informed purchase decisions.

Who made my clothes? Untangling the fashion supply chain, model Charli Howard gets a first-hand account of what it takes to stitch the western wardrobe from Bangladeshi garment-worker-turned-activist Kalpona Akter. Kalpona shares her journey from being a child working on a factory floor to becoming a frontline campaigner for jobs with dignity in the garment factories of Bangladesh and beyond. How can we be sure that £2 T-shirt didn't cost someone's livelihood - or even their life - as in the case of the Rana Plaza factory collapse of 2013? Well, now there's an app for that - sort of. Good On You co-founder Sandra Capponi explains how the app rates fashion brands on their impact on people, planet and animals. The app aims to empower shoppers to make ethical choices, while incentivising the industry to do better. Presenter: Charli Howard Producer: Kirsty McQuire Editor: Rebecca Stratford

Today’s episode is taking us down under, to connect with Australian native and social innovator Sandra Capponi. Sandra spent 8 years working for National Australian Bank trying to move the social responsibility needle from within a large institution. Equal parts inspired and infuriated by her experience, she stepped out to found Good On You - an app dedicated to helping consumers check the integrity and impact of the brands they buy from.

What if customers could improve the environment and make money by renting out their clothes simultaneously? And whom do you trust to provide an honest assessment about the ethical and environmental performance of apparel products and the companies behind them? Mike Schragger talks to Lona Alia from Style Lend and Sandra Capponi from Good On You, two entrepreneurs who believe their solutions will empower customers and drive change. This podcast has been produced in collaboration with Ecotextile News.

Good On You: The App That's Changing the Way We Shop For Ethical Clothing The Takeaways: Good On You is an app that rates brands in the fashion industry on a five-star scale based on the sustainability and ethical practices used in manufacturing the clothing Brands earn their ratings based on three components: methods of production, quality-of-life for their employees, and animal cruelty assessments The app is FREE to download! The other day I was out shopping for a new bathing suit. As I was pulling hangers off the rack, it occurred to me that I had no idea where the majority of these fabrics came from or how they were manufactured. I wondered about the quality of the material, if there was micro-plastic particles hiding behind the bold prints, and the health of the human whose hands had been sewing this suit just months before my hands found it. The fashion industry has been making serious strides toward sustainable and ethically produced products, though some brands are more dedicated to these practices than others. Curious how your favorite brands stack up against the rest? There’s an easy way to find out: use the Good On You ethical shopping app! Sandra Capponi, co-founder of Good On You, grew up in Melbourne, Australia, and found her niche in the fashion industry after focusing on social justice issues for many years. The Good On You app gives consumers the power to shift the culture in the fashion industry by rating brands based on the ethical practices used to manufacture their clothing line. The app also encourages brands to improve their rating by transitioning to sustainable and ethical methods of production, increasing quality-of-life for their employees, and eliminating animal testing. Good On You is free of charge, and provides tips and resources about the evolution of the fashion industry by highlighting the newest ethical brands in the business. Their overarching goal is to encourage both consumers and corporations to take responsibility for the health of the planet to create lasting change. "Everytime we buy, we vote for the kind of world we want to live in" Be sure to listen to this week’s podcast to learn more about Sandra and the Good On You app, you can do that here on our website or on iTunes. Your next step after that? Download the app and start learning about your favorite brands! Check out their website, and follow them on Instagram and Facebook to stay up to date on their progress. Thank you, Sandra, for being on the show! I LOVE this app and will recommend it to everyone I know.   Sandra is the co-founder and head of business development at social impact startup, Good On You. The free Good On You app gives ethical ratings for 1000s of fashion brands so shoppers can make a difference every time they shop. With over 10 years experience in corporate social responsibility, Sandra has long been concerned with sustainability and supply chain issues in big business. Sandra left the corporate world to join the founding team at Good On You as she sees huge potential in creating a fairer, more sustainable future through the everyday purchasing decisions we all make. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In episode 54, Kestrel connects with Sandra Capponi, the Co-Founder & Head of Development for Good On You, an app that helps you find fashion that has a positive impact on people, the planet and animals. Nowadays, there’s literally an app for everything. In this chat, Sandra shares insight on how she believes that apps can make an impact, and how giving people access to information can empower them to make better decisions. Kestrel asks Sandra about the sharing of information and how apps can potentially work together to aggregate their information, and collaborate on pushing for change. Also, they explore further the idea of "inconvenience" that arose in episode 52 with Whitney Bauck of Fashionista, and how it affects our purchasing habits.  Click here to check out more on the Good On You app, and what they're up to!