The Forward Minds

On today’s show we’re joined by Oyuna Tserendorj, the founder and creative director of heer eponymous brand. Known for architectural silhouettes and uplifting hues, Oyuna uses one soft, natural fibre in particular: Mongolian cashmere.

Cashmere, the ‘diamond of fibres', represents 4bn of the 60bn global luxury market. The demand keeps on growing creating a vicious circle that is weakening Mongolia's cashmere supply while wrecking its natural environment.

Keep listening to learn why cashmere is so precious and why protecting its supply chain is essential.

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Today we meet Laura Roso Vidrequin, a former buyer for Net a Porter and Moda Operandi who launched Kids’Oclock, an online platform focused on recycling clothing for babies from birth up to 10 years old.

Between the ages of 0-3 years, kids get through around 8-10 sizes. This means that approximately 90% of their wardrobe is rarely used, sometimes untouched. When we consider the huge waste problem that exists in fashion, it would be ridiculous to ignore childrenswear as a contributing factor.

Tune in to dive with us into the very promising world of second-hand clothing and the fashion industry’s shift into a more circular economy.

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Following the motto “what goes around, comes around,” KanKan is working to reduce single-use plastics in the home by taking refills mainstream. Today we sit down with Eliza Flanagan, the brand's co-founder to discuss why refill is the future!

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Created with vegan and natural formulas, KanKan's products are all conveniently canned, ready to be cracked and poured into luxurious ‘Forever’ bottles. Let’s discover the pros of aluminium and what role the personal care category can play in a circular economy.

Today we’re asking the question: ‘how do you turn trash into treasure?’ Joining us to explain is Genia Mineeva – the founder and creative director of sustainable accessories brand Been London.

Passionate about zero waste design, circularity and supporting local makers, she believes in both innovation and the art of collaboration.

Stay tuned as we find out more about her label’s use of recycled materials and what challenges fashion still needs to overcome for a better future.

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Meet Anna Brightman, co-founder of Upcircle, an exciting beauty brand with a positive impact. Upcircle collects used coffee grounds (and other very exciting by-products) from coffee shops throughout London to produce sustainable skincare products.

Discover how they are turning your morning coffee into amazing beauty products while saving 80 tonnes of coffee grounds from going to landfill and how breaking into beauty requires constant improvement as well as a strong focus on never compromising on your values.

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Meet Vanessa Barboni-Halik, founder of sustainable fashion brand, Another Tomorrow.

Modern sustainable luxury at its best, Another Tomorrow focuses on: conscious foundational clothes, education, and providing a platform for discovery, action and activism.

Today, Vanessa tells us about her switch from finance to fashion, and how the boundaries are there to be pushed when it comes to what responsible and ethical materials can achieve.

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Today we’re chatting to the “Queen of Thrift” herself: Bay Garnett. The first to include vintage pieces in luxury shoots, Bay is an esteemed stylist, editor, author and creative director with over two decades worth of experience in the world of fashion.

Taking a break from her own podcast ‘This Old Thing’, she joins us to talk about her vintage debut with ‘Cheap Date’, her amazing on-going work with Oxfam and what she thinks the future of vintage will look like.

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For the launch of Season 1 of The Forward Minds podcast, we are joined by sustainable travel expert, Juliet Kinsman: writer, consultant and Condé Nast Traveller’s first-ever Sustainability Editor. Juliet is also the founder of Bouteco, a luxury consultancy boutique and the author of ‘The Green Edit: Easy Tips for the Eco-Friendly Traveller’.

She shares with us today how positive change is possible, without being too radical.

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