Building Sustainable Brands With Factory 45

At The Vendeur we work with a lot of small sustainable brands and we truly believe that they are the future for a more sustainable world. However, it’s not easy owning a brand. And this year, a pandemic and world wide lock down made it even harder! So I thought it was appropriate to speak to someone who knows about building and sustaining brands. She's done it herself and now she helps other people to realise their dreams. 

Sustainable Fashion Accelerator

Shannon Lohr is the Founder of {r}evolution Apparel and her experience inspired her to go on to start Factory 45, an online accelerator programme for sustainable and ethical brands. We talk about a few of their success stories like capsule brand Vetta and size inclusive label Poppy Row. This episode isn’t just for brands or aspiring entrepreneurs, it’s also a handy inside look for consumers as to what a sustainable brand goes through to bring you a product and why they make the decisions they do. 

The Importance of Transparent Fashion

Shannon believes that there is no such thing as perfectly sustainable. She’s a big fan of ‘progress over perfection’. Which is why it’s so important to have honest and open communication when marketing your brand. If your products aren’t as sustainable as you would like, tell your customer. Explain to them how you are working to make your product better and include them in the development. While I have Shannon, I ask her the ugly question. Why are you helping brands create more stuff? And so far she's the first person to give me a credible answer.

Thank you to our fabulous guest, Shannon Lohr of Factory 45

Mentioned In The Episode

Alumni stories on Factory 45

Market 45

Fashion Revolutions 2020 Fashion Transparency Index

Earth Overshoot Day

Organic Cotton - Organic September With Soil Association

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Host Lucy Kebbell

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