The Sustainable Jungle Podcast
Society & Culture
Stephanie Devine is the CEO and founder of The Very Good Bra, the world-first, zero-waste lingerie line that is so pure it can be buried in the garden and or home composted at the end of its life. Stephanie is a serial entrepreneur. One of her companies was a brand specializing in wire free bras in natural fibers and proper cup sizes, born out of being unable to find one as she went through breast cancer treatment. This experience ultimately led to the founding of The Very Good Bra as Stephanie learned about the apparel industry and its wasteful ways. She spent years sourcing and developing this product to prove it could be done, and that with some effort and forethought up front, we could produce products with their end in sight. Stephanie is now OBSESSED with leaving no post-consumer waste. The brand uses no polyester thread, nylon labels, synthetic elastic or spandex/elastane.
Stephanie has a unique and beautiful story which she generously shares in this episode including her journey with breast cancer and how it has inspired her to do more for people and the planet. We also cover her zero waste revelation, toxicity in common lingerie materials and how she’s trailblazed her own sustainability focused path in the fashion industry.
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*** SOCIALIZE WITH US ***
13 · JENNY GOLDING & GEORGE BUMANN · CHOOSING TO LIVE DELIBERATELY
12 · CARA SMYTH · DRIVING THE SUSTAINABILITY MOVEMENT IN FASHION
11 · HARISH HANDE · LESSONS FROM 20+ YEARS OF SOCIAL BUSINESS
10 · LOUIS MASAI · CHANGING HEARTS AND MINDS WITH CONSCIOUS ART
09 · TODD LEMONS · USING BLOCKCHAIN TO SAVE FORESTS
08 · AARON ‘BERTIE’ GEKOSKI · THE DARK SIDE OF WILDLIFE TOURISM AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
07 · ANA BERLINER · REWILDING & ATTRIBUTING VALUE TO ABANDONED LAND IN PORTUGAL
06 · HAYDEN WOOD · DRIVING THE CHANGE TO RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE UK @BULBENERGY
05 · JIM NORROD · THE TURNAROUND SPECIALIST FOCUSED ON THE INTERSECTION OF BUSINESS AND SUSTAINABILITY
04 · UMBERTO ESPOSITO & DANIELA GENTILE · REBUILDING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN HUMANS & NATURE IN ABRUZZO NATIONAL PARK, ITALY
03 · FLORENCE GSCHWEND · DISRUPTIVE SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY STARTUP, CHRYSALIX TECHNOLOGIES
02 · TIM FLACH · BRIDGING THE DIVIDE BETWEEN ANIMALS AND HUMANS THROUGH IMAGERY
01 · INTRODUCING THE SUSTAINABLE JUNGLE PODCAST
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