Eileen Fisher Reflects On 35 Years of Implementing Sustainable Thinking | Drive Season 2
The Business of Fashion Podcast
The Business of Fashion
4.6 • 770 Ratings
🗓️ 13 December 2019
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
As a sustainability pioneer long before ‘sustainability’ became an industry buzzword, Eileen Fisher and her eponymous brand have been pushing the boundaries for decades. Here’s what she’s learned.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Jeff Ivory and I would like to welcome you to the live recording of Drive, |
| 0:03.7 | stories of sustainable entrepreneurship, our podcast series with the Business of Fashion. |
| 0:07.8 | We're pleased that you can join us for an inspiring conversation with a true pioneer of sustainable fashion, |
| 0:12.9 | a designer who's been ahead of the environmental curve for decades, none other than Eileen Fisher. |
| 0:18.1 | And we at DHL are incredibly excited to co-host BOF's first ever live podcast recording. |
| 0:23.5 | As a leading global logistics partner to the world of fashion, retail and e-commerce, we play an |
| 0:28.3 | integral role in the industry in enabling businesses of all sizes to grow sustainably by pioneering a range |
| 0:34.3 | of solutions available to all of our customers as they expand both |
| 0:37.8 | domestically and into new international markets. |
| 0:41.2 | Like Arlene Fisher, DHS recognises the importance of sustainable business practices and we know |
| 0:45.6 | that fashion-conscious consumers care about the carbon footprints of brands they purchase. |
| 0:50.2 | We want to use our unique position as international logistics experts to help make a difference |
| 0:54.6 | and lead the shift towards more carbon neutral lifestyles through our Go Green solutions. |
| 0:59.1 | We hope you enjoy hearing about Eileen's journey, her many successes, as well as the challenges |
| 1:03.4 | she has had to face and overcome along the way. |
| 1:06.1 | Thank you and enjoy. |
| 1:08.2 | I'm Imran Ahmed, founder and CEO of the Business of Fashion, and welcome to the second season |
| 1:13.4 | of Drive, delivered by D.H.L. |
| 1:16.4 | Where we hear the stories of fashion's most dynamic entrepreneurs in their own words. |
| 1:22.4 | In this special episode of Drive, we share the inspirational conversation between New York's beloved sustainable pioneer |
| 1:29.4 | Eileen Fisher and B.O.F's Lauren Sherman, recorded live in front of an audience of BOF professionals |
| 1:36.3 | and students at the Parsons New School of Design. As one of the industry's most respected voices |
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