Podcasts by Ecotextile Talks
Exclusive Podcasts that tackle the crucial environmental issues impacting today’s global textile and clothing supply chains. Put together by the team that launched the pioneering Ecotextile News magazine back in 2007, we take listeners behind the scenes to reveal how we break the news and also provide deep dive Newscasts on sustainability, ethics, policy, retail, pollution and the carbon crisis engulfing our planet.
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Threaded Together: How the US Climate Smart Cotton program is helping to reduce the carbon footprint of textiles from 2023-12-07T06:00
Threaded Together: How best to measure cotton’s environmental impact from 2023-11-30T06:00
In the second of this three-part podcast series: 'Threaded Together' about cotton sustainability, host Philip Berman talks to Dr Jesse Da...
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Has Renewcell been let down by fashion brands? from 2023-11-22T11:44
Many fashion brands and retailers talk a good game on circularity, but will they ever consistently pay a premium for materials made using 100% textile-to-textile recycl...
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Threaded Together: Cotton and Sustainability from 2023-10-24T07:00
In a new three-part sponsored series entitled, Threaded Together, podcast host Philip Berman looks at Cotton Incorporated's role in improving the sustainability of cotton in the textil...
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How far can fashion resale drive decarbonisation? from 2023-10-18T14:09
Following a report outlining the potential benefits for fashion brands looking to integrate resale into their business model, Ecotextile Talks hears from Andy ...
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Bridging the influence gap between apparel manufacturers and brands from 2023-10-11T13:34
As a formal partnership between the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and International Apparel Federation (IAF) is signed, a key figure involved in the collaborative...
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Fashioning a better response to natural disasters from 2023-09-29T09:52
In an extended episode of Ecotextile Talks, the way in which the apparel sector responds to natural disasters is placed under the microscope.
Should QR codes replace clothing labels? from 2023-09-13T09:32
The latest instalment of the Ecotextile Talks podcast series explores the motivations behind a campaign calling on the fashion industry to move away from conve...
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'Viscose Voyages' - uncovering Lenzing's plans in Indonesia from 2023-09-05T07:23
Earlier this summer host Phil Berman sat down with Carolina Ledl...
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Why organic cotton monitoring is out of this world from 2023-08-23T06:24
In the latest episode of Ecotextile Talks, Jeffrey Thimm from Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) discusses an initiative exploring the potential of combini...
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Time fashion gets tough on Turkmen forced labour? from 2023-08-16T07:40
The latest report from Cotton Campaign insists the time has come for the fashion industry to act conclusively on forced labour in Turkmen cotton fields, with human righ...
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Australia trials voluntary textile circularity levy from 2023-08-09T07:25
As an apparent global push to include extended producer responsibility (EPR) frameworks in legislation gathers pace, podcast host David Styles catches up with Claire Kn...
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The DNA detectives: a look at Hohenstein's new test for organic cotton from 2023-07-11T06:00
In our latest Ecotextile Talks podcast, Philip Berman catches up with John Murphy, Hohenstein’s technical director for Europe, for an update on the company’s testing an...
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Ten years since Rana Plaza: What lessons learned? from 2023-04-17T09:00
In a special edition of Ecotextile Talks to commemorate the ten year anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse, host David Styles is joined by a range of expert guests who...
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Inside the minds of sustainable shoppers from 2023-03-02T08:00
Host Phil Berman sits down with Eva McGeorge, Lenzing’s Head of Marketing and Communications, to discuss the company’s recent global survey on consumer attitudes to sustainability in f...
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A new due diligence approach to apparel supply chains from 2022-12-13T20:58:05
Host Philip Berman talks to Oeko-Tex's Melanie Teutberg about Responsible Business - a new tool launched by the global certification company in a bid to help textile businesses navigate legal ob...
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How Timberland and Lenzing tackled traceability from 2022-11-02T19:14:58
In today’s edition host, Philip Berman, talks to Dr. Krishna Manda, Vice President of Corporate Sustainability at the Lenzing Group, and Roberta Vernocchi, a Seni...
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Editor's Picks - 2 September 2022 from 2022-09-02T16:12:08
Welcome to the third edition of Editor’s picks.
Each week the Editor of Ecotextile News selects a few key stories fr...
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Editor's Picks - 26 August 2022 from 2022-08-26T15:00:31
Welcome to the third edition of Editor’s picks.
Each week the Editor of Ecotextile News selects a few key stories fr...
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Editor's Picks - Episode Two from 2022-07-05T13:54:13
Welcome to the second episode of Editor’s picks.
Each week the Editor of Ecotextile News will select a few key stori...
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Unpicking the problem of organic cotton fraud from 2022-06-30T11:10:15
In our latest Ecotextile Talks podcast, cotton expert Simon Ferrigno gives his own views to host Phil Berman on why he’d like to see a parliamentary-style inquiry into widespread fraud in the or...
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Editor's Picks from Ecotextile News from 2022-06-29T08:59:29
Welcome to the first episode of Editor’s picks.
Each week the Editor of Ecotextile News will select a few key storie...
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What are the biggest ESG risks in fashion today? from 2022-05-31T09:22:32
Randy Rankin, Eurofins Consumer Products Assurance Global Client Development Director for North America discusses the current key environmental, social, and governance ...
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Why 'a-maizing' bio-polymers make textiles more than a just ‘corny’ story from 2022-04-14T12:32:07
Alexa Raab, the global brand and communications manager for bio-materials with US chemicals giant DuPont, explains how the company's partially *bio-based Sorona P...
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How Higg is helping a major cycling apparel brand become more sustainable from 2022-03-22T12:07:47
This episode is brought to you by Higg, the technology platform that helps companies measure, manage, and share their social and environmental sustainability data...
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Figuring out your carbon emissions and water impact from 2022-03-14T09:02:15
Host Philip Berman talks to Alisia Mätz, from OEKO-TEX®, about the launch of their new tool to help facilities measure and manage their carbon emissions and water usage...
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Re-thinking the rules of fashion from 2022-02-17T11:57:19
Ken Pucker discusses why 25 years of cor...
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How Lenzing has its sights set on a zero carbon target from 2022-01-13T11:51:57
Host Philip Berman talks to Caroline Ledl, Head of Product Management Textiles for the Lenzing Group,
about how her company plans to halve its CO2 emissions per tonne of product by 2030, a...
How Lycra is expanding its eco horizons from 2021-12-16T14:02
In the latest Ecotextile Talks podcast, host Philip Berman speaks with the Lycra Company’s sustainability director, Jean Hegedus, about how its eponymous stretch fibre ...
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From No More to Once More: Brands and Consumers from 2021-12-01T21:06:21
In the final episode in our five-part documentary series, we get to hear two brands' views on the future of textile to textile recycling and talk to shoppers about their attitude to buying more ...
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From No More to Once More: Making the producers more responsible from 2021-11-12T13:45:08
The fourth episode in our new five-part audio documentary looks at the potential impact of the 2025 Waste Directive on the reuse and recycling of textiles.
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From No More to Once More: Time to sort it all out? from 2021-11-05T11:08:52
From No More to Once More: The Södra Way from 2021-11-02T12:32:14
To coincide with this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, we’re bringing to you part two of a new five-part podcast series, in affiliati...
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From No More To Once More: How did we get here? from 2021-10-29T06:34:01
Ahead of this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, we’re bringing to you part one of a new five-part podcast series, in affiliation with ...
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From No More To Once More: How did we get here? from 2021-10-29T06:34:01
Ahead of this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, we’re bringing to you part one of a new five-part podcast series, in affiliation with ...
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Why Lenzing is big on biodegradability from 2021-10-27T04:00
To coincide with the release of a new scientific study from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, in San Diego, Florian Heubrandner, VP of Global Textiles Business at the Lenzing Group, discu...
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Detecting fraud in the organic cotton chain from 2021-10-11T14:45:02
Ecotextile Talks host, Philip Berman, talks to Harald Notz-Lajtke from Hohenstein, about how their laboratories can now use a form of PCR testing to determine the exact percentage of GMO cotton ...
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How Zalando uses Higg data to drive sustainability from 2021-08-19T10:45:28
Host Philip Berman talks to Kate Heiny, Zalando's Director of Sustainability about how the company is helping brand partners improve their sustainability in a number of different key areas with ...
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How Zalando uses Higg data to drive sustainability from 2021-08-19T10:45:28
Host Philip Berman talks to Kate Heiny, Zalando's Director of Sustainability about how the company is helping brand partners improve their sustainability in a number of different key areas with ...
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How Higg data helps the H&M Group from 2021-06-25T14:26:30
The third of our series of podcasts supported by Higg - the technology platform that helps companies manage, measure, and share their environmental and social impact data.
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A passport to cleaner and greener textile chemistry from 2021-06-14T07:57:58
John Frazier, senior technical director at the Hohenstein Institute America, talks about why the fashion sector needs to up its game on chemical management, and how an Eco Passport can help reta...
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How the Higg MSI can scale textile sustainability from 2021-05-14T18:59:27
In this latest episode of Ecotextile Talks, supported by the technology company Higg, listeners hear from Jeremy Lardeau, Vice President, Higg Index at the Sustainable Apparel Coalition; and Cas...
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The Higg Index: Inside the 10-year Journey to standardize sustainability measurement from 2021-04-14T17:39:31
In this special episode of EcoTextile Talks brought to you by Higg, producer Phil Berman explores how the global apparel industry can effectively measure and improve social and environmental sus...
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Textile fibre traceability: is blockchain the answer? from 2020-12-02T20:01:31
Former BBC producer Phil Berman hosts our Radio Show to find out if blockchain can be an important new tool for clothing retailers to provide real-time transparency in ...
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Fashion and forced labour in China from 2020-07-29T12:25:53
Journalists from Ecotextile News magazine discuss the situation of forced labour in Xinjiang, China, which supplies 22 per cent of the world’s cotton crop. This newscas...
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How can textile trade shows respond to the Coronavirus? from 2020-07-07T06:34:52
A behind the news conversation between the journalists at Ecotextile News on what lies ahead for global textile events in the wake of the current pandemic. How can trade show organisers respond?...
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Ecotextile Talks Behind The News from 2020-06-26T11:05:42
In this pilot episode, we introduce some of the journalists who work on Ecotextile News, and discuss how lock-down has changed our way of working, and reveal some of the big stories we've been l...
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