45) What's The Missing Link to Ethical Fashion? Here's What A Supplier Has to Say | with Arjen Laan of Pactics

In this episode, we're going to get a glimpse into the world of supplier factories in fashion.You'll hear from Arjen Laan, the CEO of Pactics, a sustainability-minded manufacturing company focused on building longer-term partnerships with conscious brands instead of short-term sales.Arjen is sharing his perspectives, from a supplier side of things, on audits, certifications, and even compliance legislation. He's also talking about:The power imbalances between brands and suppliers (particularly, big brands)The imbalance of financial risk and how that leads to a lot of the poor conditions we see at factories today, andThe differences between working with smaller brands versus larger corporations There are a lot of great insights in this episode that gave me some really important food for thought when it comes to how we can really build a better future for fashion. I hope you learn from this conversation, too! FULL SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT:https://www.consciouslifeandstyle.com/fashion-brand-supplier-partnerships LINKS MENTIONED:[Article] Changing fashion’s buying practices: What’s to come for brandsEp.40 What It’s Really Like Working for Fast Fashion with Amanda McCarty CONNECT WITH ARJEN AND PACTICS:WebsiteLinkedIn CONNECT WITH ELIZABETH & CONSCIOUS STYLE:WebsiteInstagramPinterestYouTube SUBSCRIBE TO THE CONSCIOUS EDIT:https://www.consciouslifeandstyle.com/edit