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How can new trends in fashion contribute to the sustainable goals for the environment? Here's all that the youth needs to know about fashion & environmental sustainability. On World Environment Day, we speak to Runa Ray, fashion environmentalist, designer, activist and entrepreneur who helps break myths about fast fashion and shares how the youth can adopt simple strategies for a greener planet. Runa has worked extensively towards the sustainable development goals with the United Nations. She is an entrepreneur and runs Mojo Studios manufacturing fashion products made out of waste. As an innovator, Runa Ray's designs encompass the reduce, reuse and recycle model. Her designs have been featured in the Times, Huffington Post, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, the New York Fashion Week etc. As a Fashion environmentalist, she writes regularly for leading newspapers in India on Fashion and Climate change. Hear her talk about: 1.50 - Breaking myths about Fast Fashion for the youth and Dealing with the pressure of looking good 4.00- Why learning how to sew is a life skill & how it can save the planet + Made to measure versus Fashion at scale 7.45- What is environmental racism and what do you need to know? – Stories from China, India and the USA 10.00- India’s unorganized sectors, fashion and environmental pollution 11.45- Gender bias, gender disparity and gender stereotyping in fashion industries 13.45- Fashion, Innovation and Environmental Sustainability amidst climate change 14.30- The Turkish marbling technique, using algae as textile, and the UN summit 16.45- Why treat fashion like you'd treat your food?- Disposable culture, reduce reuse recycle and the value of buying timeless garments 18.05- How to reuse old clothes + The Act Now App by the United Nations to register how much you're harming the environment everyday 20.00- What being a fashion environmentalist means? + What are the 3 things that are wasted in the fashion and design industry 26.00- Why it's important to change the way you look at fashion and start questioning it as responsible consumers? 28.00 - Using fashion as a tool to educate the society + Collective contribution to reduce environment degradation 31.00- Why have school/college classes around sustainable fashion ? + Future career opportunities in fashion sustainability areas 34.00- The 3 C's of being a sustainable enthusiast Original Music by Joseph Mc Dade Drop us a note on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter @voice_of_achievers Or write in directly to editor@voiceofachievers.com We’re listening to you. Don’t forget to follow us on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple, Google, JioSaavn, Gaana or wherever you’re listening to us! A Small Note: The last year or more has been a tough one for all of us. And the second wave of COVID-19 has been much worse. To help those affected by the pandemic in India, the podcasting community has come together under the #PodForChange banner to raise funds through an exclusive NGO partner, Give India. Join Ep.Log and #PODFORCHANGE as we look to make a positive impact in the lives of those affected by COVID19. Please visit the link: tinyurl.com/PodForChangeIndia. Remember, someone really needs the help. You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on all the shows produced and distributed by Ep.Log Media are personal to the host and the guest of the shows respectively and with no intention to harm the sentiments of any individual/organization. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.