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The Conversation: Planet friendly fashion founders

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Safia Minney and Hanna Guy

02/11/2020 GMT

Planet friendly fashion founders

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What’s important when we buy clothes? We talk to two women who want to change attitudes

The clothing industry is one of the most polluting on earth - Kim Chakanetsa talks to two women running their businesses differently.

Can fashion change the world? The clothing industry is one of the most polluting on earth, and is known for some of the worst working conditions for women and girls. Is there another way? Kim Chakanetsa speaks to two women from the UK and Australia who've done things differently.

Safia Minney MBE is the British founder of the pioneering sustainable and ethical fashion brand People Tree and the website Real Sustainability. After almost 30 years in the industry, she now lobbies for regulation in fashion and a change in how we approach clothes.

Hanna Guy is the Australian co-founder of Cambodian brand Dorsu, which creates sustainable and ethically made basics from deadstock fabrics. Working from Kampot alongside her business partner Kunthear Mov, she's developed safe and supportive employment for local women.

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L: Safia Minney (credit Odi Caspi)
R: Hanna Guy (credit Hanna Guy)

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