Whether a T-shirt costs $5 or $100, it can take 100 human hands to make it. Most of those are the hands of women who probably aren’t being paid a fair wage and often are working long hours in often unsafe conditions. When we’re stocking our closets or grabbing a cute new top on sale, we don’t think much about the true costs of our choices. In this episode, Ayesha Barenblat, founder and CEO of Remake, connects the dots between the clothes on our backs and climate and women’s issues. Ayesha is a social entrepreneur with a passion for building sustainable supply chains that respect people and our planet. With over 15 years of leadership in promoting social justice and sustainability within the $3 trillion clothing industry, she founded Remake to mobilize citizens to demand a more just, transparent, and accountable fashion industry. Ayesha breaks down the complex issue, separates fact from fiction about fast fashion and luxury brands, lets us know which steps we can take to support the women who make our clothes and help protect our planet, and asks: how can we make it cool to buy less?
Key points in this episode:
The fashion industry’s environmental impact.
The lack of transparency around wages.
The truth about both fast fashion and luxury brands.
The power of regulation and how we can support better laws.
The truth about donating your clothes.
Making it cool to buy less.
How Ayesha found her purpose.
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