30/04/14

Q&A: How to make fashion more sustainable

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By: Kaz Janowski

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<h1>Q&A: How to make fashion more sustainable</h1>
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<p>Fashion, says Christian James Smith, the founder of <a href="https://www.scidev.net/governance/sustainability/">sustainability</a> consultancy Inclusi, is one of the most <a href="https://www.scidev.net/environment/pollution/">polluting</a> industries on the planet. Many people and businesses within the industry would like this to change and see business opportunities in making their products and practices more sustainable.<br />
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Smith offers advice across a range of sectors on how to embed social and <a href="https://www.scidev.net/environment/">environmental</a> innovation into business models. He spoke to <em>SciDev.Net</em> at the We Need To Talk symposium in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 7 April.</p>

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Fashion, says Christian James Smith, the founder of sustainability consultancy Inclusi, is one of the most polluting industries on the planet. Many people and businesses within the industry would like this to change and see business opportunities in making their products and practices more sustainable.

Smith offers advice across a range of sectors on how to embed social and environmental innovation into business models. He spoke to SciDev.Net at the We Need To Talk symposium in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 7 April.