Ethically Yours - Making Sense of Sustainability

Join us in this enlightening episode of Ethically Yours as we delve into the world of regenerative fashion with Ishwari Thopte. From her pioneering work in sustainable fashion to her deep insights into eco-psychology and regenerative leadership, Ishwari shares her journey and the profound impact of integrating ancestral wisdom into modern fashion. Explore the distinctions between sustainable, circ...

In this engaging conversation, Anish Malpani shares his journey from a privileged life in New York to tackling significant social and environmental issues in India. He discusses the complexities of impact, the challenges of recycling multi-layered plastics, and the importance of motivation in driving change. The dialogue also touches on eco-anxiety, capitalism's role in sustainability, and the nee...

Material Library of India (MLI) spearheads consultation and awareness initiatives. As a dynamic research and design consultancy, MLI is committed to unlocking the potential of industrial and agricultural waste. With an impressive track record spanning nearly a decade, MLI has cultivated specialized expertise in crafting innovative, data-backed solutions that redefine the utilization of these waste...

My guest today is ​​Bhagyashree Jain, founder of The Disposal Company. She has spent most of her career building ESG-first business strategies and sustainability solutions for Waste Management, Plastic Recycling, and net-zero emissions. The Disposal Company is backed by  Accenture & CIIE, with over 40 clients across India, Singapore & the UK, and is currently valued at $2 Million. The...

We’re finally talking about it! With an increasing number of fashion & lifestyle influencers claiming to be “Sustainability Influencers”, are they becoming a threat to the growing movement? How are the terms Influencer & Advocate different? Or are they the same⁉️ Do we need to put in place certain checks & balances to see if your favourite influencer is truly sustainable or is just rid...

India Ranks 7th in Global Climate Risk Index 2021 published by the Bonn-based environmental think tank Germanwatch. According to the Index, floods caused by heavy rain in 2019 took 1,800 lives across 14 states in India and displaced 1.8 million people. Overall, the intense monsoon season affected 11.8 million people, with the economic damage estimated to be $10 billion. In...

This week is full of events for the eco-activist with Fashion Revolution Week from 19-25 April 2021 to the 51st Earth Day on 22nd April 2021! 🌳 Get a download on what's happening as part of these events and do your bit! 💪🏻 Also, Happy 4/20 to whoever is celebrating!  Ethically Yours is a Podcast to Simplify Sustainability hosted by Darshana Gajare, a sustainability professional working in...

Bringing you your weekly dose of eco-news across fashion, lifestyle, food, tech, everything green & positive! Hope this helps you do your bit and drive change, we need way more flag bearers for Sustainability :) Ethically Yours is a Podcast to Simplify Sustainability hosted by Darshana Gajare, a sustainability professional working in the fashion & lifestyle sector. 🎧  Discover more e...

The more I read about how humans are polluting the planet the more I feel upset & even livid at times! The mass ignorance towards your impact on your surroundings or even the voluntary neglect & resistance to changing certain lifestyle habits drives me crazy to a point of legit nego vibes! The one solution that helped me strike a balance between this negative rub-off of people’s behaviour...

Why would you listen to me.. If you don’t know me! I’m your host Darshana and this is an almost unscripted effort to help you get to know me a little better, so you can bear me talk on this podcast! While a lot of this episode has ended up sounding like an audio resume, here’s some bonus trivia on me: I’m a huge procrastinator, I make massive life goals which become unrealistic due to the above, I...

A report stated that on an average, music festivals generate 23,500 tonnes of waste, including plastic bottles, food containers, food waste, clothing and abandoned tents. A lot of us feel that only upto 20% of this waste could be recycled or diverted from going into landfills. Would you believe me if I said that my guest Divya & her team have successfully diverted upto 99% of waste from ending...

A social enterprise or social business is a business that has specific social objectives that serve its primary purpose. Social enterprises seek to maximize profits while maximizing benefits to society and the environment. Their profits are invested back into their social programs. In this episode, my guest Kirti Poonia, who heads Okhai, takes us through the ins and outs of running a social enterp...

Behind every beautiful product or service, is an army of people working tirelessly to bring you the best. When you think about fashion or Sustainable Fashion you instantly tend of think about a designer as the sole person behind it. It’s time we realised that this movement is going to need more than designers in order to make a bigger impact. We’re going to need innovators, engineers, researchers,...

Fashion Revolution is a not-for-profit global movement with teams in over 100 countries around the world. Fashion Revolution campaigns for systemic reform of the fashion industry with a focus on the need for greater transparency in the fashion supply chain. On occasion of Fashion Revolution Week, I have Team India join me for a conversation, exclusively for you! :) To...

I had the privilege of stealing some time from Bandana Tewari, lifestyle editor, sustainability activist and formerly the editor-at-large as well as the fashion features director of Vogue  India. In this episode we talk about possible shifts in consumerism given the global slowdown on account of the COVID 19 outbreak. While recent news reported that a luxury brand store hauled in over $2.5 mi...

Sustainability - a word with increasing number of google searches. A word that is so vast, multi faceted, overwhelming and so unclear that it leaves you thinking…. What's this fuss around sustainability? Why is the whole world suddenly acting so eco friendly? Why am I segregating my waste? What's this deal with composting my garbage.. Eww! What’s so bad about takeout food? What is Fashion Revoluti...