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		<title>INSPIRING INNOVATION</title>
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		<copyright>&#xA9; 2026 The Sustainable Fashion Academy</copyright>
		<itunes:subtitle>Accelerating progress towards science-based sustainability targets and the global sustainability goals by leveraging the power and influence of the apparel and textiles industry.</itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>Is digital clothing the future of fashion and a solution to overconsumption?</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2020 10:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[The Fabricant, a digital fashion house, recently sold a piece of digital clothing - clothing that is only available in digital environments - for over 9000 USD. This experience helped them realise that their expertise in 3-d digital modelling could be used for a better purpose...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The Fabricant, a digital fashion house, recently sold a piece of digital clothing - clothing that is only available in digital environments - for over 9000 USD. This experience helped them realise that their expertise in 3-d digital modelling could be us]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>Will molecular bonding of fibers mean the end of polyester?</title>
	<link>https://sustainablefashionacademy.org/podcast/inspiring-innovation-bite-molecular-bonding-fibers/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 21:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Sustainable Fashion Academy]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Here is a quick dose of inspiration! At Planet Textiles, Mike spoke to Spencer Null about Natural Fiber Welding's breakthrough solution: enabling natural fibers like cotton to behave like polyester. Is this a game changer? It is if it means poor quality fibers can be upgraded to premium fibers... Listen to this bite size pod to get a quick lesson on cool chemistry, and get inspired by a potentially disruptive approach. This interview was recorded in June 2019.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Here is a quick dose of inspiration! At Planet Textiles, Mike spoke to Spencer Null about Natural Fiber Weldings breakthrough solution: enabling natural fibers like cotton to behave like polyester. Is this a game changer? It is if it means poor quality f]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Here is a quick dose of inspiration! At Planet Textiles, Mike spoke to Spencer Null about Natural Fiber Welding's breakthrough solution: enabling natural fibers like cotton to behave like polyester. Is this a game changer? It is if it means poor quality fibers can be upgraded to premium fibers... Listen to this bite size pod to get a quick lesson on cool chemistry, and get inspired by a potentially disruptive approach. This interview was recorded in June 2019.]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Can a simple phone call make invisible workers visible?</title>
	<link>https://sustainablefashionacademy.org/podcast/innovation-bite-workplace-conditions/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2020 14:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Sustainable Fashion Academy]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Dr. Lea Esterhuizen, an expert in gathering sensitive data from scared populations, believes we are unwittingly eating and wearing products that have likely been made or assembled using forced labor. Typically the apparel industry has used the "social audit" to address this problem. But social audits provide an incomplete picture of the situation. "There is a serious problem with worker invisibility". And that is why Lea started &Wider. Listen in to hear Lea describe her company’s elegant method to...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Dr. Lea Esterhuizen, an expert in gathering sensitive data from scared populations, believes we are unwittingly eating and wearing products that have likely been made or assembled using forced labor. Typically the apparel industry has used the social aud]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr. Lea Esterhuizen, an expert in gathering sensitive data from scared populations, believes we are unwittingly eating and wearing products that have likely been made or assembled using forced labor. Typically the apparel industry has used the "social audit" to address this problem. But social audits provide an incomplete picture of the situation. "There is a serious problem with worker invisibility". And that is why Lea started &Wider. Listen in to hear Lea describe her company’s elegant method to...]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>The robots are coming! This development may be good for the environment, but is this the beginning of the end for garment workers in production countries?</title>
	<link>https://sustainablefashionacademy.org/podcast/innovation-softwear-automation/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2020 10:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Sustainable Fashion Academy]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[The United States Military is required to make their clothing in the United States. But because very little clothing is produced in the United States today, the U.S. Military needed to find alternative solutions. Enter Pete Santora, who launched SoftWear Automation 13 years ago to respond to this challenge. Today his technology, which automates sewing by using robotics, is ready to be scaled not only in the U.S., but around the world.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The United States Military is required to make their clothing in the United States. But because very little clothing is produced in the United States today, the U.S. Military needed to find alternative solutions. Enter Pete Santora, who launched SoftWear]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The United States Military is required to make their clothing in the United States. But because very little clothing is produced in the United States today, the U.S. Military needed to find alternative solutions. Enter Pete Santora, who launched SoftWear Automation 13 years ago to respond to this challenge. Today his technology, which automates sewing by using robotics, is ready to be scaled not only in the U.S., but around the world.]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Subcritical water… what the “!#@%” is that? And what can it do for the apparel industry?</title>
	<link>https://sustainablefashionacademy.org/podcast/innovation-subcritical-water/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2020 10:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Sustainable Fashion Academy]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[The founders of Tyton BioSciences are not personally interested in fashion, but that won’t stop them from using subcritical water to help solve the current textile-recycling conundrum. Mike Schragger talks to Luke Henning, CFO of Tyton, about their unique process for separating cellulose from polyester in blended materials.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The founders of Tyton BioSciences are not personally interested in fashion, but that won’t stop them from using subcritical water to help solve the current textile-recycling conundrum. Mike Schragger talks to Luke Henning, CFO of Tyton, about their uniqu]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The founders of Tyton BioSciences are not personally interested in fashion, but that won’t stop them from using subcritical water to help solve the current textile-recycling conundrum. Mike Schragger talks to Luke Henning, CFO of Tyton, about their unique process for separating cellulose from polyester in blended materials.]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Apparel industry = waste.</title>
	<link>https://sustainablefashionacademy.org/podcast/innovation-apparel-industry-waste/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2020 10:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Sustainable Fashion Academy]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Nearly 6 million tons of leftover textiles are wasted in South East Asia and China alone. If we could remanufacture these textiles and reuse them, or ensure we only produce what we need when we need it, we may be able to significantly reduce the environmental impacts of clothing production and support the transition to a circular fashion system. Mike Schragger talks with Nin Castle from Reverse Resources and Ian Brown and Dale Floer from Scalable Garment Technologies about their groundbreaking solutions ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Nearly 6 million tons of leftover textiles are wasted in South East Asia and China alone. If we could remanufacture these textiles and reuse them, or ensure we only produce what we need when we need it, we may be able to significantly reduce the environm]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Nearly 6 million tons of leftover textiles are wasted in South East Asia and China alone. If we could remanufacture these textiles and reuse them, or ensure we only produce what we need when we need it, we may be able to significantly reduce the environmental impacts of clothing production and support the transition to a circular fashion system. Mike Schragger talks with Nin Castle from Reverse Resources and Ian Brown and Dale Floer from Scalable Garment Technologies about their groundbreaking solutions ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nearly 6 million tons of leftover textiles are wasted in South East Asia and China alone. If we could remanufacture these textiles and reuse them, or ensure we only produce what we need when we need it, we may be able to significantly reduce the environmental impacts of clothing production and support the transition to a circular fashion system. Mike Schragger talks with Nin Castle from Reverse Resources and Ian Brown and Dale Floer from Scalable Garment Technologies about their groundbreaking solutions ...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>What if using your credit card to purchase clothing could actually help combat global warming?</title>
	<link>https://sustainablefashionacademy.org/podcast/innovation-climate-action-combat-global-warming/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 10:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Sustainable Fashion Academy]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[If we knew the specific climate impacts of each of our purchases, such as the greenhouse gas emissions of our favourite dress or shoes, would we make more climate friendly purchases? And would the companies who make fashion and apparel products – now knowing that we know the climate impacts of our clothing purchases - offer more climate friendly options? In other words, can consumption and effective climate action go hand-in-hand or are we kidding ourselves?]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[If we knew the specific climate impacts of each of our purchases, such as the greenhouse gas emissions of our favourite dress or shoes, would we make more climate friendly purchases? And would the companies who make fashion and apparel products – now kno]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[If we knew the specific climate impacts of each of our purchases, such as the greenhouse gas emissions of our favourite dress or shoes, would we make more climate friendly purchases? And would the companies who make fashion and apparel products – now knowing that we know the climate impacts of our clothing purchases - offer more climate friendly options? In other words, can consumption and effective climate action go hand-in-hand or are we kidding ourselves?]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[If we knew the specific climate impacts of each of our purchases, such as the greenhouse gas emissions of our favourite dress or shoes, would we make more climate friendly purchases? And would the companies who make fashion and apparel products – now knowing that we know the climate impacts of our clothing purchases - offer more climate friendly options? In other words, can consumption and effective climate action go hand-in-hand or are we kidding ourselves?]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Akshay Sethi is convinced that all of our clothes will be made from recycled materials by 2030.</title>
	<link>https://sustainablefashionacademy.org/podcast/innovation-akshay-sethi-clothes-recycled-materials-2030/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2020 11:08:18 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Sustainable Fashion Academy]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Mike Schragger talks to the smart and savvy Akshay Sethi about the science behind polyester recycling, the rapid development of the his company Moral Fiber, the steep learning curve he has faced when starting a company directly after graduating from university, and his conviction that all of our clothes will be made by recycled materials by 2030.]]></description>
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