Sustainable Talks with N&N

In this talk you will learn at what you should pay attention if you want to make a sustainable brand and a sustainable design.

Starting from a waste material (leather skin) using another waste to make the tanning.

Black dyes are is the most used color and it is mostly synthetic (petrol base).

Everybody talks about circularity in the fashion industry, but what does it exactly means?

Denim can be one of the most polluting material.

IMPACT OF DENIM  If you are passionate about denim you can't miss this episode.  

Today we have the pleasure to have with us one of the biggest expert of denim from the brand side, Nicolas Prophte  

There are a lot of misconception on denim impact. A lot of developments have been done in the last 5-6 years from the #environmental to the #traceability side. 

We wrongly think that the dyeing andwashing process is the most polluting part but is the growing of the cotton that has the biggest impact and that needs most of the attention.  It is the right time to put in place Physical and Digital traceability of the material to analyse and improve the real numbers. 

This is the only way brands can proof the real impact beside the specific #certifications that can be a starting point but can't proof much.  

This means to be responsible for the product we are producing and responsability (for the planet, environment and people) is one of the key interpretation of Nicolas for sustainability   He associate the denim process and supply chain with the process of cooking where ingredients and kitchens have a key role.  

But how can we calculate the impact of denim? What are the tool out there? Who is in charge of making the rules?  

Thank you so much Nicolas to bring awareness to our community in a such delicate topic Let's start the next chapter of denim

In this talk Alberto tell us how to become a B-corporation in 2 years from 0. 

They created and patented a new model called Re3 to Recycle, Reuse and Regenerate old garments. 

They are the first one that don't only take back their own clothes and give a discount but also other brands clothes, that's the game changer. And you ask "How do I know where my garment goes?"  Though a QR code you can trace your old garment and see where it goes.  

This and more, including the importance of certification and the use of the world SUSTAINABILITY

Joe Pringle the Co-Founder of Veshin Factory talk with us a bout his journey.

 If the meaning of vegan food is clear and understandable the meaning of a vegan bag is not. 

Of course a bag will never eat meat. Especially when we associate the meaning of sustainability with the word vegan in fashion it is a clear greenwashing. No animal is killed because of leather in fact leather is a byproduct from the meat industry that would be burned otherwise. Until a certain extend we could consider this material as a circular bio material. Circular because it comes from a waste and his durability is the longest of all the materials as well it can be repaired. 

But if your factory embrace Buddhism you can't of course use leather and you start to look into alternatives materials that are not the easiest ones to industrialise. 

Joey also looks beyond a common factory mindset as profit is not everything but wellbeing of the employee has also a crucial role in his view. 

Can the fashion industry make also this step and don't think only about have higher turnover but a better wellbeing? 

Looking at the most popular fashion magazines it seems we are still very far from there.  

Thank you joey for sharing with us your view and to open up our mind into a different challenges we do not always think

How to hack a life situation and make your dreams come true. 

How many time you need to go to a special event, gala, party, wedding etc... and you do not have high budget to spent for one time dress but you still want to look memorable? 

Most of this clothes are used once or twice and stay all your life in the wardrobe Waste of money, resources and space.  

Trisha Bantigue (Forbes under 30) and Kathy Zhou founded Queenly, the number one formal reselling platform,  to solve this issue

How is it difficult to look for a sustainable garment? 

First of all you need to know what is sustainability for you. 

Then you need to search into the multitude of brands that claim to be sustainable but they are only greenwashing. 

Iris tell how she is trying to solve this issue with other 3 Italians co-founder and un app called Renoon. They created a platform that gives you a selection of brands and fashion items based on your sustainability preferences.  

In less than a year from starting the company, the team has been internationally recognised by WWD, FashionUnited, Vogue Business, DutchNews etc. and is among the 70 top change makers in Europe for 2020 according to Sifted from Financial Times.  

Renoon’s CEO is among Forbes Under 30 list for 2021 and the team as a whole is a young (at heart) and dynamic group putting high skills, talent and passion into something positive for the world.    

www.renoon.com