The damaging impact of fast fashion, and why change is on the way. “I see packaging as low hanging fruit for brands who want to start on their sustainability story… it’s the first touchpoint that most customers have with their product.” How packaging and technology ties into sustainability. “Sustainability isn’t a series of checkboxes, you can’t do everything.” How and why Tara established her own sustainable womenswear brand, Study NY, as well as her consultancy, Re:Source(d), and what she learned along the way. That was the first pivot towards sustainability.” “I had to either leave the industry altogether and stop polluting unknowingly, as I had been, or try to make change. The two key ‘a-ha!’ moments in Tara’s career that pushed her towards a passion for sustainability and a more ethical supply chain. “I’m really grateful that there’s now more and more focus on supply chain and manufacturing, and the hands that are making the clothes – not just the people that are designing them.” How Tara’s interest in fashion started at just five years old, her career journey and how fashion has changed. Find out more over on the Apex Logistics website. Our leadership team actively works to empower an industry as diverse as our workforce with a focus on inclusion, and we’re passionate about promoting the voices of women leaders to drive visibility around their achievements. SHOW SPONSOR:Īpex Logistics are proud to sponsor Let’s Talk Supply Chain’s Women in Supply Chain podcast and blog series. Today Tara will be talking to us about her career so far, her love for fashion her dedication to sustainability and shaping the future of ethical fashion and she’ll be sharing her experiences as a woman in the industry, and her words of advice for all of those women following in her footsteps. ![]() She’s an instructor at the Fashion Institute of Technology, as well as holding leadership roles at a sustainable fashion brand and fashion collaboration platform. ![]() Tara established her own sustainable womenswear brand in 2009, successfully running it for over 11 years, and went on to found Re:Source(d), a consultancy and education platform looking to demystify the world of sustainable fashion and textile sourcing. ![]() This extensive experience in product development, sourcing, textile research and development, led her to dive deeper into sustainability and supply chain, and she’s never looked back. Tara has spent the last 20 years designing and producing collections for both men and women and she’s overseen development, production and design procedures at factories across the globe. In today’s episode of Women In Supply Chain, I’m joined by Tara St James: a fashion designer, sustainable design strategist and responsible supply chain consultant all rolled into one.
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