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Welcome to UseTalk, a series of in depth conversations with specialists in their fields. No topic is off limits. On each episode we will discuss an issue, the impact it is having, and the changes needed to improve our world. Enjoy.
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Sustainability in Fast Fashion - Part 3
In the final part of this conversation our host Ilona Alcock of Elevate GM and Dr Patsy Perry, Reader in Fashion Marketing at Manchester Metropolitan University ask how can consumers hold the industry more accountable? How can businesses integrate sustainability as a value proposition? How can they avoid being accused of green washing?
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Sustainability in Fast Fashion - Part 2
In part two our host Ilona Alcock of Elevate GM talks to Dr Patsy Perry, Reader in Fashion Marketing at Manchester Metropolitan University about the impact Covid has had on the fashion industry, such as a greater increase in online shopping and a return to buying local. They also ask is it possible to extend the lifecycle of a garment, and look at the issue of returns and their impact on sustainability.
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Sustainability in Fast Fashion - Part 1
Our host Ilona Alcock of Elevate GM talks with Dr Patsy Perry, Reader in Fashion Marketing at Manchester Metropolitan University. In part one of this discussion on sustainability in fast fashion they look at three important questions. What are the environmental impacts? What do companies and individuals need to be doing? Is it possible to improve the existing fashion business industry model?