EP. 17 Building an Ethical Influencer Economy with Besma Whayeb

What does it mean to be an 'ethical influencer'? In this episode, we chat with Besma Whayeb, sustainable fashion and lifestyle blogger at Curiously Conscious, and founder of the Ethical Influencers network. Besma shared with us her feelings about influencers’ role in the ethical fashion conversation, the issues of the Instagram echo chamber, and how we can all use our social media platforms for social change.  Visit the Curiously Conscious website and follow Besma on Instagram and Twitter. You can also find out more about the Ethical Influencers Network through its website and Instagram.  Here are some of our other favourite ethical influencers, as mentioned in this conversation: @charlottesevensix @thefashioncommonroom @evamillicentwhitt @emsladedmondson @climateincolour @madhurdutta @celinecelines @ajabarber @venetialamanna @lesswastelaura @thesustainablefashionguru @muccycloud For more updates on the ethical fashion conversation, follow Common Threads on Instagram, like us on Facebook, and join the conversation on Twitter. Buy us a virtual coffee here. You’ll find Ruth on Instagram: @ruthmacgilp_ and Twitter: @ruthmacgilp You’ll find Alice on Instagram: @styledbyalicex and Twitter: @styledbyalice

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A podcast about style that doesn’t sacrifice sustainability, from ethical fashion writer Ruth MacGilp and stylist Alice Cruickshank. We believe that fashion should respect both people and the planet, and we want to explore all the ways we can build a better industry, and talk to the people helping us get there. Let’s change the fashion game, one conversation at a time.