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Brooks & Sharpe is an online platform that curates the very best in independent, eco friendly luxury fashion brands. They're on a mission to prove that eco friendly fashion is not boring and unfashionable, but simply the way fashion should be done.

Founder Pam comes from an entrepreneurial background and worked in the fashion industry for a number of years before she began selling clothes on eBay and Asos marketplace. Realising that the fast fashion model wasn't for her, Pam decided to pivot and create a brand with products she believed in and an ethos she could proudly shout about.

Today, Brooks & Sharpe curate brands that are passionate about their craft and desire to do better in the fashion industry.

We talk about the challenges involved in building a brand from the ground up, fighting against fast fashion and changing the face of the industry through the power of shopping small and supporting each other.

Find out more and follow Brooks & Sharpe's journey on their website: https://brooksandsharpe.com/

Today's episode is brought to you by Brooks & Sharpe.

Brooks & Sharpe is an online platform that curates the very best in independent, eco friendly luxury fashion brands. They curate brands that are passionate about their craft and desire to do better in the fashion industry.

Although these brands are small and sometimes new to the industry, they are producing fashion in a way that empowers communities, pays everyone involved in the production cycle a fair wage, responsibly sourcing fabrics, produce fashion in limited quantities and make high quality clothes that last.

All of the styles you’ll see on Brooks & Sharpe's site are limited editions, specialist collections, and even one-off pieces, so you can be sure you’ll find something unique to you.

Brooks & Sharpe never promote brands or designers who use real fur in any of their collections for Brooks & Sharpe – or for anybody else. They're animal lovers and stand against animal exploitation. They'll wear the prints, but never the pelts.

Find out more and shop the collections now on Brooks & Sharpe's website: https://brooksandsharpe.com/

If you're interested in starting or growing a business with purpose, you can access tailored training, advice and support inside the #EthicalHour community: ethicalhour.co.uk/our-community/

Brooks & Sharpe is an online platform that curates the very best in independent, eco friendly luxury fashion brands. They're on a mission to prove that eco friendly fashion is not boring and unfashionable, but simply the way fashion should be done.

Founder Pam comes from an entrepreneurial background and worked in the fashion industry for a number of years before she began selling clothes on eBay and Asos marketplace. Realising that the fast fashion model wasn't for her, Pam decided to pivot and create a brand with products she believed in and an ethos she could proudly shout about.

Today, Brooks & Sharpe curate brands that are passionate about their craft and desire to do better in the fashion industry.

We talk about the challenges involved in building a brand from the ground up, fighting against fast fashion and changing the face of the industry through the power of shopping small and supporting each other.

Find out more and follow Brooks & Sharpe's journey on their website: https://brooksandsharpe.com/

Today's episode is brought to you by Brooks & Sharpe.

Brooks & Sharpe is an online platform that curates the very best in independent, eco friendly luxury fashion brands. They curate brands that are passionate about their craft and desire to do better in the fashion industry.

Although these brands are small and sometimes new to the industry, they are producing fashion in a way that empowers communities, pays everyone involved in the production cycle a fair wage, responsibly sourcing fabrics, produce fashion in limited quantities and make high quality clothes that last.

All of the styles you’ll see on Brooks & Sharpe's site are limited editions, specialist collections, and even one-off pieces, so you can be sure you’ll find something unique to you.

Brooks & Sharpe never promote brands or designers who use real fur in any of their collections for Brooks & Sharpe – or for anybody else. They're animal lovers and stand against animal exploitation. They'll wear the prints, but never the pelts.

Find out more and shop the collections now on Brooks & Sharpe's website: https://brooksandsharpe.com/

If you're interested in starting or growing a business with purpose, you can access tailored training, advice and support inside the #EthicalHour community: ethicalhour.co.uk/our-community/

Eco-Stylist is an online marketplace for eco-conscious and ethically made men's clothing.

Menswear is often unrepresented in the sector, but Founder Garik Himebaugh is committed to bringing stylish and sustainable clothing to the mainstream.

Finding sustainably and ethically made clothes can be hard work, but Eco-Stylist believe it shouldn't be.

In today's episode we discuss start-up life, building an ethical brand, the complexities of the ethical fashion industry, and how Garik is giving back through 1% For The Planet.

Find out more and follow Eco-Stylist's journey on their website: https://www.eco-stylist.com/

Today's episode is brought to you by Green Gathering - a festival ‘beyond hedonism’ powered by wind, sun and people.

Four days of low impact living in an area of outstanding beauty... every nook and corner bursting with music, comedy, creativity, campaigns and natural abundance.

Intimate solar stages showcase up-and-coming acts, legendary festival favourites, DJs, poets, activist comedians and spellbinding raconteurs.

Share wisdom and skills; find friends old and new; weave, weld and tell stories.

Have a party... then wake up and put the world to rights!

Take the festival spirit home with you.

1st-4th August 2019 in wooded splendour on the Welsh border just 18 miles from Bristol.

Be inspired. Make change. Go to greengathering.org.uk

If you're interested in starting or growing a business with purpose, you can access tailored training, advice and support inside the #EthicalHour community: ethicalhour.co.uk/our-community/

Eco-Stylist is an online marketplace for eco-conscious and ethically made men's clothing.

Menswear is often unrepresented in the sector, but Founder Garik Himebaugh is committed to bringing stylish and sustainable clothing to the mainstream.

Finding sustainably and ethically made clothes can be hard work, but Eco-Stylist believe it shouldn't be.

In today's episode we discuss start-up life, building an ethical brand, the complexities of the ethical fashion industry, and how Garik is giving back through 1% For The Planet.

Find out more and follow Eco-Stylist's journey on their website: https://www.eco-stylist.com/

Today's episode is brought to you by Green Gathering - a festival ‘beyond hedonism’ powered by wind, sun and people.

Four days of low impact living in an area of outstanding beauty... every nook and corner bursting with music, comedy, creativity, campaigns and natural abundance.

Intimate solar stages showcase up-and-coming acts, legendary festival favourites, DJs, poets, activist comedians and spellbinding raconteurs.

Share wisdom and skills; find friends old and new; weave, weld and tell stories.

Have a party... then wake up and put the world to rights!

Take the festival spirit home with you.

1st-4th August 2019 in wooded splendour on the Welsh border just 18 miles from Bristol.

Be inspired. Make change. Go to greengathering.org.uk

If you're interested in starting or growing a business with purpose, you can access tailored training, advice and support inside the #EthicalHour community: ethicalhour.co.uk/our-community/

Today we're talking all about how creating change requires community action. Cllr Shane Collins is one of the directors of The Green Gathering - a community interest company and the only festival in the UK powered by renewable energy.

Shane is also a long time green activist, district councillor and leader of the Green Party group on Mendip DC. Today we discuss how we can do more as consumers, citizens and activists to bring about positive change within the current political system.

Today's episode is brought to you by Green Gathering - a festival ‘beyond hedonism’ powered by wind, sun and people.

Four days of low impact living in an area of outstanding beauty... every nook and corner bursting with music, comedy, creativity, campaigns and natural abundance.

Intimate solar stages showcase up-and-coming acts, legendary festival favourites, DJs, poets, activist comedians and spellbinding raconteurs.

Share wisdom and skills; find friends old and new; weave, weld and tell stories.

Have a party... then wake up and put the world to rights!

Take the festival spirit home with you.

1st-4th August 2019 in wooded splendour on the Welsh border just 18 miles from Bristol.

Be inspired. Make change. Go to greengathering.org.uk

If you're interested in starting or growing a business with purpose, you can access tailored training, advice and support inside the #EthicalHour community: ethicalhour.co.uk/our-community/

Today we're talking all about how creating change requires community action. Cllr Shane Collins is one of the directors of The Green Gathering - a community interest company and the only festival in the UK powered by renewable energy.

Shane is also a long time green activist, district councillor and leader of the Green Party group on Mendip DC. Today we discuss how we can do more as consumers, citizens and activists to bring about positive change within the current political system.

Today's episode is brought to you by Green Gathering - a festival ‘beyond hedonism’ powered by wind, sun and people.

Four days of low impact living in an area of outstanding beauty... every nook and corner bursting with music, comedy, creativity, campaigns and natural abundance.

Intimate solar stages showcase up-and-coming acts, legendary festival favourites, DJs, poets, activist comedians and spellbinding raconteurs.

Share wisdom and skills; find friends old and new; weave, weld and tell stories.

Have a party... then wake up and put the world to rights!

Take the festival spirit home with you.

1st-4th August 2019 in wooded splendour on the Welsh border just 18 miles from Bristol.

Be inspired. Make change. Go to greengathering.org.uk

If you're interested in starting or growing a business with purpose, you can access tailored training, advice and support inside the #EthicalHour community: ethicalhour.co.uk/our-community/

Secret Projects are empowering women in India. Founder Fritha was inspired to start the business when she realised that microfinance programmes had increased skills and production, but hadn't created a market for women to sell their products - which was keeping them stuck in a poverty cycle. She already had a product that was selling well in the UK market, so by shifting ethical production to India, she could solve this problem and tackle social issues too.

Secret Projects now partner with NGOs and provide support on a grassroots level to empower women and their communities. Their Prevention Through Production programme supports women who are survivors, or at risk, of human trafficking. By producing Secret Sari Dresses women and girls gain access to an income generating activity in an area where there are little or no such opportunities and are thereby prevented from being trafficked or re-trafficked.

Today Fritha joins me on the Ethical Hour podcast to share her story, the highs and lows of running an ethical business and why she will never stop thinking commercially about social problems. This is a must listen if you're interested in ethical fashion, conscious consumerism or starting a business to make a difference.

Find out more about Secret Projects and shop the collection on their website: https://www.secretprojects.org

And don't forget to follow them on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/secret.projects/

If you're interested in starting or growing a business with purpose, you can access tailored training, advice and support inside the #EthicalHour community: https://ethicalhour.co.uk/our-community/

Today's episode is brought to you by Green Gathering - a festival ‘beyond hedonism’ powered by wind, sun and people.

Four days of low impact living in an area of outstanding beauty... every nook and corner bursting with music, comedy, creativity, campaigns and natural abundance.

Intimate solar stages showcase up-and-coming acts, legendary festival favourites, DJs, poets, activist comedians and spellbinding raconteurs.

Share wisdom and skills; find friends old and new; weave, weld and tell stories.

Have a party... then wake up and put the world to rights!

Take the festival spirit home with you.

1st-4th August 2019 in wooded splendour on the Welsh border just 18 miles from Bristol.

Be inspired. Make change. Go to greengathering.org.uk

Secret Projects are empowering women in India. Founder Fritha was inspired to start the business when she realised that microfinance programmes had increased skills and production, but hadn't created a market for women to sell their products - which was keeping them stuck in a poverty cycle. She already had a product that was selling well in the UK market, so by shifting ethical production to India, she could solve this problem and tackle social issues too.

Secret Projects now partner with NGOs and provide support on a grassroots level to empower women and their communities. Their Prevention Through Production programme supports women who are survivors, or at risk, of human trafficking. By producing Secret Sari Dresses women and girls gain access to an income generating activity in an area where there are little or no such opportunities and are thereby prevented from being trafficked or re-trafficked.

Today Fritha joins me on the Ethical Hour podcast to share her story, the highs and lows of running an ethical business and why she will never stop thinking commercially about social problems. This is a must listen if you're interested in ethical fashion, conscious consumerism or starting a business to make a difference.

Find out more about Secret Projects and shop the collection on their website: https://www.secretprojects.org

And don't forget to follow them on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/secret.projects/

If you're interested in starting or growing a business with purpose, you can access tailored training, advice and support inside the #EthicalHour community: https://ethicalhour.co.uk/our-community/

Today's episode is brought to you by Green Gathering - a festival ‘beyond hedonism’ powered by wind, sun and people.

Four days of low impact living in an area of outstanding beauty... every nook and corner bursting with music, comedy, creativity, campaigns and natural abundance.

Intimate solar stages showcase up-and-coming acts, legendary festival favourites, DJs, poets, activist comedians and spellbinding raconteurs.

Share wisdom and skills; find friends old and new; weave, weld and tell stories.

Have a party... then wake up and put the world to rights!

Take the festival spirit home with you.

1st-4th August 2019 in wooded splendour on the Welsh border just 18 miles from Bristol.

Be inspired. Make change. Go to greengathering.org.uk

CoGo began life as a grassroots scheme in New Zealand where cafes and shops could put stickers in their window to show their allegiance to different ethical causes. Today the app helps customers shop in line with their values, and uses big data to provide a business case to encourage corporations to become more ethical and sustainable.

Every business and consumer has their own set of ethical priorities - CoGo brings everyone’s views together to paint a picture of the most pressing issues and what consumers and businesses are doing about them.

Using the app can help you find more businesses that align to your values and use your voice for change through your everyday spending.

In today’s episode, Ben Gleisner, CEO of CoGo, joins me to discuss ethical consumerism, the attitude/behaviour gap and how we can create change on a bigger scale.

Find out more and download CoGo in the App Store or Google Play: https://cogo.co/

If you're interested in starting or growing a business with purpose, you can access tailored training, advice and support inside the #EthicalHour community: https://ethicalhour.co.uk/our-community/