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Welcome back to another episode of the Plant Based News podcast! This time we're thrilled to be joined by activist, author, and consultant Emma Hakansson, whose work in the fashion industry has set the tone for ethical fashion, raising awareness around the deep-seated issues of the industry.

Emma is the founding director of ethical production agency Willow Creative and not-for-profit Collective Fashion Justice, working for a fashion industry that prioritises animals, people and the planet before profit.

The PBN Podcast is hosted and produced by Robbie Lockie, edited by Phil Marriott and researched and scripted by Antonia Georgieva.

00:00:00 An introduction to Emma Hakansson

00:04:10 The beginning of Emma’s vegan story

00:07:00 The power of animal agriculture in Australia

00:10:30 How Emma avoids being depressed when fighting for animals

00:13:50 SPONSOR - Zen B ad

00:14:23 Total Liberation for all

00:19:30 The horrors of the fashion industry

00:23:50 Clip from Willow and Claude fashion documentary

00:25:45 The environmental impact of the fashion industry

00:30:40 Green washing

00:33:30 The egotistical activist

00:40:00 The difficulty with finding sustainable fashion which is accessible and affordable

00:44:20 Slay - a documentary by Rebecca Cappelli

00:50:50 How Veganism Can Save Us - A book by Emma Hakansson

01:00:50 Stranded on a desert island