Sustainable Solutions with Planet Aid

This enlightening discussion with hosts Monica Johnson and Haley Chitty features a sustainable fashion communications specialist underscores the importance of understanding sustainability in fashion and how everyone can contribute to a more sustainable future.

In episode 14 of Sustainable Solutions with Planet Aid, hosts, Monica Johnson and Communications Manager, Haley Chitty are talking to Shannon Mouton, Executive Director of Laurel Advocacy and Referral Service (LARS) in Laurel, Maryland. Shannon discusses how partnerships with Planet Aid and other nonprofits and commercial entities have helped LARS

Ericka Leigh is a sustainable advocate and entrepreneur who spends quite a bit of time doing experiments in textile composting. She shares her observations and studies on social media, which gives her audience an understanding of how clothing/shoes break down (or don't) due to their natural or synthetic construction. It's a fascinating conversation discussing composting, repurposing, and the social ills perpetuated by fast fashion. Check out the episode and don't forget to subscribe and follow.

Sustainable Solutions with Planet Aid is celebrating its first anniversary with Planet Aid’s President and CEO Fred Olsson on episode 12. Hosts Monica Johnson and Haley Chitty sat down with Fred as he shared fascinating insights into Planet Aid’s origins, its mission, and his own inspiring journey, starting as a young man traveling and working with various global development projects, to his position at the helm of Planet Aid.

Here is our latest episode of the Sustainable Solutions with Planet Aid Podcast. Our guest is Nathan Hryn, the young founder of Acorn Hills Clothing Company, a sustainable clothing brand doing a lot of good for conservation and environmental restoration.

In this episode, we talk to Nate about why he created his sustainable clothing company while in college, where his inspiration came from, his goals going forward, ..and much more.

It's a great conversation! Don't forget to subscribe and get notifications for all of our upcoming podcast.

Podcast hosts Monica Johnson and Haley Chitty, talk with Kanwar Usman, head of textiles at ICAC, discussing the organization's role in the global cotton and textiles industry. They cover ICAC's significance, annual meetings, and Usman's initiatives in advising countries on textiles. The conversation delves into challenges in cotton consumption and production, the impact of synthetic products, and the importance of cotton farming in underdeveloped countries. The movement of cotton, challenges faced by cotton farmers, and efforts to expand beyond traditional textiles are also highlighted. The discussion emphasizes the biodegradability of cotton, regulations like extended producer responsibility, and ICAC's involvement in sustainability scoring and trade facilitation. The impact of high yields on sustainability, the secondhand clothing industry, and the potential for recycling cotton products are explored, along with the regulations and global direction for sustainability.

In the latest episode of Sustainable Solutions with Planet Aid, host Monica Johnson speaks with Simon Glimtoft, the mall manager of ReTuna, the world's first recycling mall, located in Eskilstuna, Sweden. Glimtoft shares how ReTuna is leading the way as a global sustainable shopping model.

In Episode 7 of Sustainable Solutions with Planet Aid, we talk to Finch and Frog Founder and Owner, Pamela Batzel about the power of language and rhetoric in corporate sustainability messaging. Finch and the Frog is a linguistics-based market research company that helps businesses evaluate and achieve their sustainability messaging goals.