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Unspun
by Population
Unspun, is a podcast by Population. Three sustainability experts, Lauren Hill, Danielle Arzaga and Catherine Tedrow unravel what’s holding us back from regeneration and liberation in the fashion and home industries. The world was already at a tipping point when the pandemic hit. Fashion brands cancelled orders, leaving garment workers unpaid. Not long after, the same workers put their lives at risk to make PPE. In the midst of all this, a racial reckoning swept the U.S. triggering the greatest wave of wokewashing the country had ever seen. It may not seem like it, but these problems are all interconnected. On this podcast we look at the whole system—and the people within it—to discover why and what it will take to create change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Part IIII: Fibers of Pactics Capsule
Fibers of Pactics is a 4-part capsule series, produced by Population, in which employees and management at Pactics, a unique manufacturer in Siem Reap, share their invaluable perspectives on the manufacturing industry in Cambodia. Throughout this series, we have heard some of the challenges…
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Part III: Fibers of Pactics Capsule
Fibers of Pactics is a 4-part capsule series, produced by Population, in which employees and management at Pactics, a unique manufacturer in Siem Reap, share their invaluable perspectives on the manufacturing industry in Cambodia. Previous parts of this series have touched on some of the benefits...
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Part II: Fibers of Pactics Capsule
Fibers of Pactics is a 4-part capsule series in which employees and management at Pactics, a unique manufacturer in Siem Reap, share their invaluable perspectives on the manufacturing industry in Cambodia. Tune in to Part 2 of the series to hear from Mrs. Vong Hoy, an operator at Pactics, and…
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Part I: Fibers of Pactics Capsule
Fibers of Pactics is a 4-part capsule series in which employees and management at Pactics, a unique manufacturer in Siem Reap, share their invaluable perspectives on the manufacturing industry in Cambodia. Tune in to the first part of the series where Kelsey Tsuchiyama and Dorian van der Mullen…
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Reframing Supply Chain Narratives
"I wanted to show people that the framing of the problem itself was problematic...I think a lot of people in powerful positions really do subscribe to this savior/empowerment narrative. And those narratives need to be 'unspun' in their heads and their decision-making. At least be honest about…
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Representations of a Universal Garment Worker
On this episode of Unspun, Lauren, Danielle, and Catherine sit down with recent NYU Stern School of Business graduate Kelsey Tsuchiyama, to talk about her human and women’s rights approach to the industry’s most pressing issues. Transforming garment workers into emblems of the labor movement...
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Creating the Supplier Code of Conduct
On this episode of Unspun, Arjen Laan, the CEO and one of three partners of Pactics, speaks with Catherine, Danielle, and Lauren about the manufacturer’s approach to seeking values-aligned partnerships and the shortcomings of current supplier-brand relationships. At the heart of this effort, is...
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Sharing the Burden of Financial Risk
On this episode of Unspun, Kim van der Weerd, co-founder and host of Manufactured podcast, joins Catherine, Lauren, and Danielle to discuss how the unequal distribution of financial risk shapes the relationship between brands and suppliers. Kim describes herself as a “student of human rights…
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Manufacturing in L.A.
On this episode of Unspun, Kristen Gonzalez, founder of contemporary fashion label, SELVA \ NEGRA, sits down with Danielle, Catherine, and Lauren to talk about the struggles and triumphs of being a small, sustainable brand manufacturing in L.A. and why incorporating her culture into the brand was...
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Entrepreneurship & Small Business Sustainability
On this episode of Unspun, Benh Pham, founder and owner of jewelry brand Year 901, sits down with Danielle, Catherine, and Lauren to talk about everything from the origin of what she makes and her intentional sourcing, to the future growth of her small business, as well as, the maker and artisan...
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Sewn Goods and Serving the Underinvested
“I THINK THAT WE’RE ABLE TO SCALE WHATEVER WE WANT TO SCALE AND...IT’S ALL ABOUT WHAT WE VALUE.” On this episode of Unspun, Ngozi Okaro, Founder and Executive Director of Custom Collaborative sits down with Lauren, Danielle, and Catherine to discuss her work with Custom Collaborative and her…
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Overconsumption & Textile Waste
On this episode of Unspun, Marisa Adler, Senior Consultant at Resource Recycling Systems (RRS), joins Danielle, Lauren, and Catherine for a conversation about overconsumption and textile waste, recycling, and what’s holding us back from a circular system. From studying national resource…
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Collective Action for a Circular System
On this episode of Unspun, Lewis Perkins, President of the Apparel Impact Institute (Aii), sits down with Lauren, Danielle, and Catherine to discuss the genesis of circularity and what needs to change for it to advance in the fashion and home industries. Perkins got his start with circularity…
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The Advances & Limitations of Circularity
Catherine, Lauren and Danielle discuss the advances and limitations of a circular textiles system, the limitations to the current frameworks the industry is operating within, and the fact that there is no silver bullet and no one path to take in building circular business models. Numerous…
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Cotton Diaries: From Seed to Shelf
Marzia Lanfranchi, independent sustainable fashion consultant and founder and director of Cotton Diaries, joins Danielle, Lauren and Catherine for a conversation about her personal mission to shape a healthier fashion system by breaking company siloes and building bridges across supply chains....
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Transparent & Traceable Value Chains
For almost ten years, the fashion industry focused on transparency and traceability as a tool for ensuring social progress in supply chains. Prior to this, the industry relied on social compliance to improve labor conditions. Unfortunately, the social compliance system is plagued with…
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The Legacy of Colonialism and a Living Wage
“That’s where the paternalistic, but also the colonialism aspect comes out as well. It’s almost like you are slapping these people in the face and saying I’m sorry but you don’t know what’s good for you, so we’re going to come in and tell you, and if you don’t like it we’ll just go to another...
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Pitfalls of Performative Marketing
Performative marketing is what it sounds like: it’s when brands “perform” the role of being sustainable and ethical without backing up their claims with concrete actions. It can take on many different forms, from greenwashing to wokewashing, savior storytelling and tokenization. But what all of...
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Part II: Equity in the Business of Fashion
Investors and those who finance the fashion industry hold the most power in the system. And at the end of the day, they’re most concerned with returns. The reality is these returns can only come as a result of highly unsustainable practices. On this episode of Unspun Rachel Faller, Founder and...
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Part I: Equity in the Business of Fashion
Unequal distribution of risk and reward is prevalent in the fashion industry with garment workers often facing the highest risk and lowest rewards. Despite the industry being set up to maintain this unequal distribution, there are brands that operate outside of the status quo. On this episode of...
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Pandemic & Power Imbalances in the Fashion Industry
Garment workers have always been essential workers, the pandemic just showed us how essential they really are. As much as we’d like to blame all the current problems in the industry on the pandemic, this is simply disingenuous. The truth is these problems have existed long before the pandemic…
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Part II: Reimagining the Future of Fashion
“It’s hard to commit to sustainability when you don’t feel safe...when you start with the safety of Black consumers, everyone else is protected.” 2021 was a reckoning of all kinds for the fashion industry. The trend to ignore harm, while promoting a facade of good, has been played out. Not...
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Part I: Reimagining the Future of Fashion
“Sustainability is synonymous with Blackness.” Sustainability is not a new concept and, despite what their seemingly ubiquitous presence in sustainability might imply, it was not created by white people. It has existed for centuries as a foundation of life for the global majority: Black…
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Unspun, is a podcast by Population. Three sustainability experts, Lauren Hill, Danielle Arzaga and Catherine Tedrow unravel what’s holding us back from regeneration and liberation in the fashion and home industries. The world was already at a tipping point when the pandemic hit causing fashion...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Unspun, is a podcast by Population. Three sustainability experts, Lauren Hill, Danielle Arzaga and Catherine Tedrow unravel what’s holding us back from regeneration and liberation in the fashion and home industries. The world was already at a tipping point when the pandemic hit. Fashion brands cancelled orders, leaving garment workers unpaid. Not long after, the same workers put their lives at risk to make PPE. In the midst of all this, a racial reckoning swept the U.S. triggering the greatest wave of wokewashing the country had ever seen.
It may not seem like it, but these problems are all interconnected. On this podcast we look at the whole system—and the people within it—to discover why and what it will take to create change.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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