Sustainably Influenced

Sustainably Influenced

By Bianca FoleyScienceTechnologyEducationSelf-ImprovementEarth Sciences
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Sustainably Influenced episodes

  • S04EP12: Christmas Special - Making Sustainable Christmas Swaps 🎄

    In today's episode we discuss how you can make swaps this Christmas in favour of more conscious or sustainable items, from giftware, to tree decorations to a purely plant based Christmas dinner, listen to Bianca & Charlotte chat through the changes that you can make in time for the big day!  

    We wanted to take a moment to say thank you for your continued support over the past 2 years.  We love creating this podcast and cannot wait to be back in the New Year 💕


    Products/Services mentioned in today's show (please note no products mentioned are endorsed by the brands):

    Dissolvable Wrapping Paper: https://cleanwith.plus/products/the-dissolvable-gift-wrap

    Treedom Trees: https://www.treedom.net/en/

    The Week Junior: https://theweekjunior.co.uk




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    25 min
  • S04EP11: Season Finale with Bianca Foley & Charlotte Williams
    We wanted to close of this incredible fashion season by saying thank you to all of our guests and to say we will see you in 2022! In the meantime, you can find us on Instagram @sustainablyinfluenced and www.sustainablyinfluenced.com Thank you all for your support and please remember to rate and review us on Apple podcasts!

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    14 min
  • S04EP09: Is Rental Finally Becoming Acceptable in Mainstream Fashion? With CEO and co-founder of HURR, Victoria Prew

    There are many ways that eco-conscious fashion lovers keep their closets low-impact and fashion rental is just one of them.  In today’s episode, we will be discussing how fashion rental is a positive way to consume and how mainstream retailers can pivot into non-traditional routes to market with Victoria Prew, the co-founder and CEO of HURR, the fashion marketplace changing the way we wear.  HURR aims to address an underserved market of women who want access to the latest trends, without the commitment of purchase. Prew is the first to tap into the growing market, spearheading rental fashion and shifts in millennial behaviour.

    Headquartered in London, HURR aims to address an underserved market of women who want access to the latest trends, without the commitment of purchase. Prew is the first to tap into the growing market, spearheading rental fashion and shifts in millennial behaviour.

    Prew studied Real Estate, launching her own technology product before training as a Chartered Surveyor. The entrepreneur identified an opportunity born from two complementary movements: the rise of sustainable fashion and the rental revolution. The website showcases an unlimited ‘virtual wardrobe’ for luxury rentals, including curated edits, the latest trend pieces and celebrity wardrobes. HURR carries over £10 million+ of inventory and is showing no signs of slowing down. Partnerships with Depop and Selfridges are putting HURR on the map as a pioneer of the fashion tech sector.


    Rent today: https://www.hurrcollective.com


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    28 min
  • S04EP08: What is Ethical Photography? With Eunice Pais, founder of Pais Agency

    As influencers are no strangers to photography and photoshoots, but what impact does what we do and the wider fashion industry have on the environment? Can photography be carbon neutral as well as environmentally and socially impactful?  We are speaking with Eunice Pais, founder of Pais Agency to find out just that…

    Eunice Pais is a photographer and co-founder of PAIS.  PAIS is a photography production agency specialized in carbon neutral and socially impactful fashion photo productions.  The agency focuses on addressing systemic imbalances in fashion photography by supporting people and celebrating a diversity of voices through deep engagement in the ethical fashion community.

    As an artist, Eunice creates bodies of work that explore, aesthetically, all things related to human-nature interactions.


    @pais.agency


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    28 min
  • S04EP07: What goes into getting a B Corps Certification with Kristi Soomer, founder of Encircled

    Have you ever heard of the phrase “B Corps Certified?”  In the UK there are only 16 certified B Corporation fashion brands

    Certified B Corporations are businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. B Corps are accelerating a global culture shift to redefine success in business and build a more inclusive and sustainable economy.

    Encircled is a slow fashion brand that does it all. Founded by Kristi Soomer, Encircled is one of the few apparel brands that is a Certified B. Corp, which puts the planet and people before profits. To give you some perspective, there are only 9 apparel brands in Canada that are Certified. B Corps, and only 4 of these are female-founded/majority female owned B.Corps.

    Find out more about Encircled here: https://www.encircled.ca


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    21 min
  • S04EP06: THE LIVE EPISODE with Circular Block Party

    Welcome to the first live episode of Sustainably Influenced! 

    Our Panel:

    Harriet from @Saywoo.studio - responsible sourcing and ethical manufacture. Small quantity stock model.

    Teresa from @this_is_Revive - vintage sourcing and revival through embroidery and painting - small collection drop model.

    Tabby @Re_considered - Repurposing and remaking - small collections and bespoke service.

    Sara @Simastylistlondon - sustainable fashion influencer and conscious shopper.


    The Circular Block Party is a new initiative bringing together a collective of small brands and start-ups to celebrate their sustainable and circular approach to creation and showcase their brands. A unique shopping experience, the Circular Block Party provides a creative atmosphere for audiences to interact, create and learn from the brands and industry experts through workshops and events.  Today's episode was recorded back at the end of August 2020 in front of a live audience so you may hear a few other voices!


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    1 hr 4 min
  • S04EP05: Colonialism, climate change & consumerism...How can me make changes? With Aja Barber
    Aja is writer, stylist and consultant whose work deals with the intersections of sustainability and the fashion landscape. Her Instagram video 'Why Performative Allyship is Triggering', which called out brands and influencers for monetising the Black Lives Matter movement, has accumulated over one million views. The video also put a spotlight on the disparity between fast fashion brand billionaires and their unpaid factory workers during the Covid-19 economic downturn. Aja’s upcoming book, Consumed, continues this important work by exploring the endemic injustices in our consumer industries and confronting the uncomfortable truth behind why we consume the way we do.Get your copy of “Consumed” here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/consumed/aja-barber/9781914240041

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    44 min
  • S04EP04: What does it take to create a sustainable fashion brand? With Steven Wright, Prof at USW
    In this episode we wanted to discuss what it takes to create a sustainable fashion brand. A lot of our audience are entrepreneurs and we thought it would be good to really do a deep dive. First, let’s get into what “sustainable fashion” actually is and what it isn’t to make sure that we’re on the same page. Sustainable isn’t exactly the same as ethical, although a brand can be both. When it comes to sustainability, we are talking about how a brand impacts the environment. Ethical fashion, on the other hand, concerns moral issues such as working conditions and the welfare of animals, which is super important, too! You can contact Steven Wright on Instagram via these handles: @uswfashiondesign@usw_fashion_marketing@[email protected]

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    45 min
  • S04EP03 What is Regenerative Agriculture? Special Guest Hilmond Hui, Vice president of PFG

    Today we are going to discuss the steps after sustainability. To be sustainable is great and it is something we strive for here on Sustainably Influenced, however the term “sustainability” itself is unclear.  What exactly are we trying to sustain? What can we do to rebuild after the mass devastation to the planet? We need to look forward and look towards the future.

    Vice President of PFG and head of their BOMBYX Silk division, Hilmond Hui leads a team in defining consciously-made silk for the industry. A second generation of his family’s international business, Hilmond has been immersed in the world of garment manufacturing all his life. From this family legacy and experience, he’s witnessed the challenges with conscious production methods in silk. In Hilmond’s mind, things like quality and construction have always gone hand in hand with social responsibility and sustainability to create a garment. It starts from the source of the raw materials, leading him to create the world’s cleanest silk at the very same point of origin of this ancient textile.  Hilmond has always followed a path that marries ancient and modern thinking. Having studied Communications at Ryerson University in Toronto, Hilmond brings a global perspective to operations. Currently, Hilmond works closely with numerous departments including raw material development and sourcing, product and development, merchandising, corporate social responsibility and sustainability, production, and marketing.


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    24 min

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Sustainably Influenced is a platform created by Bianca Foley, guiding people to make more sustainable choices. Our host interviews a series of experts in the sustainability space to help shed some…