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Podcast: Rebecca van Bergen On The Handwork Economy
Wardrobe Crisis is the podcast that unzips fashion's issues, presented by Vogue Australia's Sustainability Editor-at-Large Clare Press. In it she interviews industry leaders to talk ethics, sustainability, and the business and madness of fashion - from who made your clothes to how they impact on the environment, to the politics of personal style.
This week’s guest is Rebecca van Bergen, founder of New York-based NGO Nest.
Their aim is to: “build a new hand-worker economy to increase global workforce inclusivity, improve women’s wellbeing beyond factories, and preserve important cultural traditions around the world.”
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What we talk about
“That word is splashed around quite a bit” says Rebecca. “We’ve starte…
