Common Threads Podcast
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A podcast about ethical fashion, hosted by @styledbyalice and @ruthmacgilp. Listen on iTunes, Spotify and Google Podcasts. [email protected]
Scotland, UK
Joined January 2020
We are excited to announce that we have been selected by @spotifypodcasts #NextWave for their showcase of podcasts by the next generation of creators. We've loved being part of the programme and we can't wait for listeners to discover us on @spotify 🎧 https://t.co/Gn0PyOXcGi
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Billionaire philanthrocapitalism will not save us. The Gates Foundation invited me to speak at their annual #Goalkeepers2030 event and I could only show up in that space if I challenged it. Here’s some of what I said:
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📝Have you signed #GoodClothesFairPay yet? We demand laws that protect the human right to fair pay. We want to see a living wage for the people who make our clothes around the world. The EU has the power to change this. Add your name: https://t.co/LaC0YElfFm
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We are off to the #bripodawards today - wish us luck!
The Climate Award nominees are: Chattin' Shit To Save The Planet @commonthreads_ Get Birding Great Green Questions Ignite Climate Shorts @fiercegreenprod
@LongTimeProject Ocean Matters The Climate Question The SpaceShip Earth Podcast @WhichUK? Investigates #britpodawards
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Common Threads is back for a special bonus episode recorded at @STOF_NL in Arnhem 🇳🇱 Discover the 'Ways of Caring' biennale and explore radical and regenerative fashion practices from around the world ↓ https://t.co/OQWCGBa7qR
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Celebrate Earth Day with “Natural Conversation,” a playlist to learn how creators like @progressivist_ @CWCPod_Nature @AdamAJRbrothers @RelayEducation and @commonthreads_ use their podcast to advocate for our planet. 🌍 Discover the earthly delights:
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Today is our final episode of the series, and we are so happy to be joined by the wonderful @birdsonglondon team to talk about social enterprises, living wages, local manufacturing, and why we should all dress in protest. Listen now 🎧✨ https://t.co/2HonjgzGew
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Podcast Episode · Common Threads · 11/01/2021 · 33m
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I'm so proud of Lauren my heart could BURST 😭😭😭😭
BREAKING 🔥 activists reclaim the #TEDcountdown stage from Shell's CEO. @Shell is actively pursuing new oil & gas projects. They are the problem, not the solution. Watch @GNDRising campaigner & #StopCambo activist Lauren's speech & spread the word 📢 ➡️ https://t.co/gJXianEa1S
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This week's brand new episode features @iamnrc, talented sustainable content creator and founder of the dreamy slow fashion label We Are Kin. We chat about size inclusivity, deadstock fabrics, making sustainability sexy again and more. Listen now 🎧 https://t.co/VtUOymGKlT
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Fashion can't be truly ethical if it's not inclusive. This week we're chatting to Ngoni Chikwenengere from size-inclusive brand We Are Kin about why inclusivity matters, and what fashion’s big...
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Carbon offsets are a distraction. Carbon offsets are a distraction. Carbon offsets are a distraction. To cut carbon use we need to actually cut carbon use.
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We've got a brand new episode out this week and it features @maxinebedat, founder of @NSIFashion2030 and author of the new book 'Unraveled: The Life and Death of a Garment'. We chat fashion trend cycles, secondhand clothing, consumer activism and more 💜 https://t.co/gedL5lH4FA
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Do you ever think about the full life cycle of your clothes? This week we’re unraveling the journey of a garment with the wonderful Maxine Bédat, author and founder of the New Standard Institute. We...
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So proud of Izzie, founder of @apparelxchange_ for this award - a fantastic achievement 🏆 #femaleleader #female #leader #dheboss
Climate Leader Izzie Eriksen has received a #PointsofLight award from PM @BorisJohnson for running @apparelxchange_, repurposing 6,500+ items of clothing to help reduce carbon emissions #COP26 #OneStepGreener Read More 👉 https://t.co/HWs4BZ1PPM
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In today's new episode, we’re exploring the issues of cultural appropriation and cultural sustainability, and what it means for the Indigenous communities and designers alike. Thank you to cultural IP rights lawyer Monica Bota-Moisin for joining us 💚 https://t.co/ytmdPCeS73
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Is it ever OK to use the designs of a community that’s not your own? Today we’re exploring the issue of cultural appropriation, and what it means for the Indigenous communities that designers and...
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"The main source of plastic in the fashion industry is textiles derived from fossil fuels like polyester ... not from packaging" Another fantastic podcast from this fab team!
This week's episode is all about transparency 🔎 If we can't see it we can't fix it, but the Fashion Transparency Index shows we have a long way to go. Discover what transparency means, what big brands are telling us, and what it means for consumers 🎧 https://t.co/zMdydkkdqN
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This week's episode is all about transparency 🔎 If we can't see it we can't fix it, but the Fashion Transparency Index shows we have a long way to go. Discover what transparency means, what big brands are telling us, and what it means for consumers 🎧 https://t.co/zMdydkkdqN
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New episode day 🥳 This week we're joined by two of our favourite fashion changemakers, Kalkidan Legesse, founder of @sanchosshop and Shwap, and Aisling Byrne, founder of @wearenuw, for a conversation about fashion's sharing economy. Listen now 🎧 https://t.co/lF6LUxe17z
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Podcast Episode · Common Threads · 08/23/2021 · 43m
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It's new episode day! When we say the fashion system is broken, what do we mean? We enlisted @mairilowe, systems change expert and founding member of Sustainable Fashion Scotland, to explain how can all be part of imagining a new fashion system together. https://t.co/2qOjbdZWQN
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You'll often hear us talk about how the fashion system needs to change, but what exactly is a system? We're breaking down what a more equitable fashion landscape could look like with systems expert...
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It is time for American brands especially PVH (@TommyHilfiger) @AEO to step-up as @Asos, G-Star, @espritofficial, and @UniqloUSA have and agreed to renew and expand the Accord. #ProtectProgress #SignTheAccord #RanaPlazaNeverAgain @wwd
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The clock is ticking on the Bangladesh Accord on Fire Building Safety. Asos, G-Star, Esprit and Uniqlo so far have committed to renew.
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We’ve GOT to stop interviewing fast fashion giants about the climate crisis 🤦🏻♀️ If your house was on fire you’d call the fire brigade, not ask the arsonist how big they predict the flames are going to be 🔥
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