Kering unveils Fashion Our Future, its podcast on fashion and the environment

In our opening episode, Laurianne Melierre speaks to two experts on biodiversity to examine the root of the relationship between fashion and nature, namely raw materials. Dr Helen Crowley, former Head of Sustainable Sourcing and Nature Initiatives at Kering, now partner at leading global investment firm Pollination, and M. Sanjayan, CEO of Conservation International discuss the different raw materials used in the industry, their effect on the environment and why a change in agricultural practices is key to protecting biodiversity in the future. 

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In the second episode, Andrée-Anne Lemieux, PhD, Professor at the Institut Français de la Mode, Apurv Gupta, Sustainability Future Thinker at Kering, and Camille Le Gal, co-founder of Fairly Made, share the practices and technologies that are making this vital information possible and how that knowledge can positively impact the fashion industry.

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In this third episode, Maud Hardy, the General Manager of Refashion, Cyndi Rhoades, founder of Worn Again Technologies, and Jane Palmer, CEO of Nature Coatings sat down to discuss all things recycling, and how viewing the clothes we wear and buy through a cyclical lens will help shape a better fashion future. 

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The fourth episode features Suzanne Lee founder and CEO of Biofabricate, Maurizio Montalti co-founder of MOGU and Ingvar Helgason, co-founder and CEO of Vitrolabs who walk us through new materials such as lab-grown leather with a focus on how technology-enabled innovations can, in fact, nurture nature. 

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In this fifth and final episode of the first series, Fanny Moizant, co-founder of Vestiaire Collective, Victoria Prew, founder of HURR and Charlotte Dereux, founder of the B-corp brand Patine share their philosophies on the next-generation business models and how behavioral changes in consumers can play a significant role in ensuring a more sustainable fashion future. 

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