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Be sure to check out the showĀ -Ā  new episodes every week. IĀ have conversations with Captains of Industry, Experienced Navigators, and Early Journey Explorers to glean lessons we can all apply to our professional (and personal) journeys. These are the latest episodes.

Special Guest Q&A with Danielle Keller Aviram: Understanding the Impacts of Lab-Grown & Natural Diamonds environmental impacts expert insights q&a social impacts sustainable living Apr 17, 2024

Danielle Keller Aviram is a sustainability consultant, researcher, and lecturer living in Berlin, Germany, specializing in all things jewelry and luxury fashion. Danielle and I connected after we...

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Is This the End of Corporations?: An Argument for Small Businesses in the United States critical debate lifestyle op-ed social impacts sustainable business sustainable living Sep 27, 2023

Yesterday I listened to one of my favorite podcasts, “Dark History with Bailey Sarian,” and this week’s episode was titled “Pumpkin Spiced Lies - The Secrets of Starbucks...

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Reimagining Our Global Economy: What Should You Know About Doughnut Economics? economics environmental impacts must-know policy social impacts Aug 29, 2023

Our team has spent ample time discussing what it will take to change the private sector to adopt triple bottom line thinking, or the balance between people, planet, and profit, but no matter how we...

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In the Pursuit of Circularity: Reformation's Circularity Goals circularity environmental impacts innovation materials recycling social impacts sustainable fashion Aug 14, 2023

Reformation, the premium brand that originally got its start in deadstock, has grown exponentially over the past few years. 

Worn by celebrities like Kendall Jenner, Emily Ratajkowski, Hailey...

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Ugly Truth Behind Plastics Recycling: Greenpeace's "Forever Toxic" Report advocacy critical debate environmental impacts recycling social impacts sustainable living Jul 31, 2023

For decades, plastics have been an everyday part of every person’s life. I would argue it’s one of the few things all people have in common - whether you live in a wealthy or developing...

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Overview of the 2023 Fashion Transparency Index education environmental impacts leadership must-know social impacts sustainability report sustainable fashion Jul 28, 2023

Fashion Revolution is back again with their 2023 Fashion Transparency Index. While some brands have made progress, evidence is stronger than ever that true traceability and transparency are a long...

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Sustainable Coffee to Get On Your Next Grocery Run environmental impacts food & beverage lifestyle social impacts sustainable living Jul 24, 2023

If you’re anything like us, then you probably can’t start your morning without a cup of coffee. We’re not coffee experts and we couldn’t tell you all the technical ins and...

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Diving Deep into the SDGs: SDG Learn climate education environmental impacts social impacts sustainable business Jul 10, 2023

As Crew members, we know you guys love learning about sustainability as much as we do. With so much information out there it can be overwhelming, and even we struggle to keep up sometimes....

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How Sustainable is Luxury Fashion? environmental impacts social impacts sustainable fashion Jul 03, 2023

For those of you who work in the apparel industry, what first attracted you to the industry? Was it the creative element that comes with working with fashion? Did it seem like a lucrative field to...

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Externalities Are All Around Us - Why Do We Keep Ignoring Them? advocacy climate energy environmental impacts social impacts Jun 23, 2023

The effects of climate change are all around us - whether we recognize it or not. And chances are… you’re recognizing it.

Climate change was formally addressed back in the 1990s, but...

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The Pakistan Accord - What Does it Mean For Garment Workers? critical debate policy social impacts supply chain sustainable fashion Feb 02, 2023

2023 marks the 10 year anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh. On April 24th, an eight-story building collapsed, killing 1,134 people. Most of those killed were garment workers under...

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Why We Can't Have Transparency Without Traceability materials social impacts supply chain sustainable business Sep 01, 2022

Here at The Underswell, one topic we always teach our students is the difference between transparency and traceability. We talk about it so much that we even have a saying - you can’t have...

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