The Sustainable Jungle Podcast
Society & Culture
Cara Smyth is a leader in the Fashion Industry. She has built her career in management, brand building, and global scaling and has served as President of Jill Sanders America, a Director of Burberry and the CEO of Menichetti International in Milan. Today, Cara is an Executive Board Member and Vice President of Glasgow Caledonian University New York College (GCNYC) and is also the passionate founder of the College’s Fair Fashion Center.
The Fair Fashion Center (FFC) “focuses on the intersection of profitability and sustainability. With the unique mission to facilitate the incorporation of sustainable practices into fashion, the FFC is proving the business case for sustainability by turning global issues into industry opportunities. The Center is closely aligned with industry leaders and strives to create a fashion industry that is a respectful, regenerative ecosystem supporting people, planet and profits. Its efforts are built upon the recognition that systemic change in the fashion industry requires an approach that is aligned to the industry’s disciplines, and reconciled to the bottom line.”
In this episode, we learned about the complex world of fashion, how fashion can be used as a force for good and how the Fair Fashion Center is changing industry perceptions and turning sustainability into an opportunity.
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72 · MEG CARNEY · FOREVER CHEMICALS & THE OUTDOOR MINIMALIST
71 · DR. SALEEM H. ALI · ALUMINUM AND THE QUEST FOR INDUSTRIAL SUSTAINABILITY
70 · KATE FLYNN · MAKING PLASTIC-FREE, HEALTHY FOOD MORE ACCESSIBLE
69 · DAPHNA NISSENBAUM · PIONEERING COMPOSTABLE FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
68 · CARL GISH · TECH DRIVEN, CARBON NEGATIVE HOUSING
67 · JENNY HU · FEMALE FOUNDED TECH FOR SUSTAINABLE FASHION
66 · STEPHANIE DEVINE · BOTANIC CIRCULARITY & THE VERY GOOD BRA
65 · ERIN MEEZAN · LEADING BEYOND MISSION ZERO @ INTERFACE
64 · SAMUEL LEROUX · CHANGING TIME(S) @SOLIOS
63 · GAUTAM SHAH · GROUNDBREAKING TOOLS FOR CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT WITH WILDLIFE
62 · ADAM LOWY · REDUCING FOOD WASTE AND FIGHTING HUNGER @ MOVE FOR HUNGER
61 · NOEL KOK · CREATING A PATH TO CONSERVATION THROUGH THE NEXT GENERATION OF FILMMAKERS
60 · SIMON GRIFFITHS · WHO GIVES A CRAP?
59 · MEERA JAIN · GREEN HOLIDAYS WITH THE GREEN MUM
58 · GEORGINA WILSON-POWELL · IS IT REALLY GREEN?
57 · CARLEE JACKSON · MINORITIES IN SHARK SCIENCES
56 · ALFRED ADJABENG · SCHOOL FARMS IN GHANA
55 · WONG SIEW TE · SAVING SUN BEARS
54 · NDÉYE MARIE AÏDA NDIÉGUÈNE · LEADING WITH SOLUTIONS & ACTION IN SÉNÉGAL
53 · TAMSIN CHISLETT · IN WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW @ ONLOAN
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