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Wear this not that – if you care about the planet

Wear this not that – if you care about the planet

Laila Petrie, director general of the charity Future Earth Lab, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss sustainability in fashion and how fast fashion contributes to climate change.

Think from KERA

November 28, 202546m 7s

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Show Notes

Did you know that the outfit you are wearing right now is a leading cause of greenhouse gas emissions? Laila Petrie, director general of the charity Future Earth Lab, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what counts as sustainable in the fashion industry – where greenwashing is rampant – and how fast fashion contributes to climate change. Her article in Scientific American is “How to Be a Smarter Fashion Consumer in a World of Overstated Sustainability.”

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