The Apparel Entrepreneurship Podcast · Apparel Entrepreneurship

Sustainability in Fashion: A Roadmap or a Roadblock? | AEP090

·1 hr 13 min·5 clips
Sam Taylor explains how fashion's profit chase led to clothes so thin you can see nipples through them.
Sam Taylor, a third-generation garment producer and founder of The Good Factory, discusses the challenges and misconceptions in sustainable fashion, including traceability, greenwashing, and the need for industry collaboration. She shares insights on ethical manufacturing, the impact of profit-driven models, and upcoming legislation that will reshape the fashion industry.

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A practical reset on sustainability when apparel choices meet the factory floor.

This episode lands most clearly when it stays close to how apparel work actually gets done. Sam Taylor comes across as someone shaped by the factory floor, with a long track record across high street, high-end couture, and sportswear, and The Good Factory angle gives the…

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