Earth Refuge: Faces

Public Interest Lawyer Rebecca Ballard on Fast Fashion and Climate Justice


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A public interest lawyer and entrepreneur who has worked in DC and throughout Asia, Rebecca founded @MavenWomen to meet an unmet market need for additional socially conscious options for professional women's attire, and went on to found the recently launched @The.Fashion.Connection (FTS) to "move the needle" in the global garment industry through product creation and partnership, consumer education, and advocacy. This year, FTS is highlighting the links between the impacts of fast fashion and human trafficking. During this interview, she discusses the vulnerability of the - largely female - fast fashion workforce, the modern day slavery landscape, and the overlaps between fast fashion, human trafficking, and climate justice.

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