The Greenstyle Podcast

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So grateful you're here and tuning in to another episode of The Greenstyle Podcast.

In this special episode, Nicola Tsiolis interviews Ricki Hersburgh the executive director of Plastic Oceans Australiasia, an organisation that is a part of a global network of independent not-for-profits and charitable organisations, they're united in their aims to change the world’s attitude towards plastic within a generation.

Welcome back everyone! 

This week , Nicola Tsiolis is interviewing founder and much more of the Melbourne based label A.BCH, Courtney Holm.

Article By Courtney Holm is nothing short of incredible. A circular fashion label that has every process thought through from growing, to cutting and creating to when the life of the garment may be on its last thread (sorry about the pun)! As they state, "A.BCH is a circular fashion label. We're transforming the way people buy, wear and discard clothing." and they are doing just that.

Through this episode you'll gain such a great appreciation for every aspect within this circular label and just how passionate Courtney is! Thank you for speaking to us Courtney, we all learnt so much, it was truly incredible!

Enjoy this episode!

The link below is a materials list which explores in-depth, different materials A.BCH does/doesn’t love and why that is! Check it out.

In this episode, Maha talks to Stacey Horton based in the beautifulPapamoa, New Zealand. She's the 27-year-old woman behind the new surfboard bag business, Billy Bags. From taking old materials at op-shops and used coffee bags from a food truck, with the help of her mum, the grooviest surfboard bags are created. Each Billy Bag that is sold helps give $5 to Sheldrick Trust. 

Maha and Stacey have an in depth conversation about upcycling and the connection a surfer feels to preserving our oceans. They talk about the recent shark sightings in New Zealand as well as marine conservation. 

Have a listen to this great episode with Stacey to find out what Billy Bags and their kaupapa (mission) is all about. 

In this episode, Nicola talks to Danny Clayton, Founder of Salt Gypsy. Danny is a New Zealand born ocean gal who has created a Women's Sustainable Surf wear company that celebrates female surf athleticism, diversity and style!

Salt Gypsy is an all women owned and run company that totally gets it! Danny explores the innovative textiles and responsible manufacturing that makes Salt Gypsy sustainable and ethical.

Salt Gypsy is by Ocean Women for Ocean women and a business that commits to supporting  the slow fashion movement and environmental sustainability.

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This week, Maha Fier is interviewing CEO and Founder of New Zealand underwear brand Nisa Women, Elisha Watson. Nisa is an underwear label which aims to help refugee women by integrating them into the workforce within New Zealand. The mission of Nisa is to provide these women with interesting paid work while producing 'kick-ass' underwear. 

Elisha was inspired to help these women while she was a lawyer, volunteering at the Red Cross part time. Her role was to help resettle refugee families that were moving into Wellington. She found that main thing that these families wanted was a place to work, therefore decided to create a social enterprise for them to have a safe space to do so.

Going behind the scenes of the Nisa Women workshop, Maha talks to Elisha about why she decided to create an ethical fashion business as the type of social enterprise to create while diving into the methods that Nisa use to make their clothing sustainable.

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The first episode of the Green Style, introducing your hosts Nicola Tsiolis and Maha Fier. Today's episode features Clare Press, a hearty ethical fashion advocate who has been in this space for years. Clare is the founder of THE WARDROBE CRISIS. A Sydney-based, British journalist, she created the Wardrobe Crisis podcast in July 2017. In February 2018, she was named the first ever VOGUE  Sustainability Editor - a pioneering role in international media.