Hosted in partnership with the Ethical Consumer magazine conferenc.
Are you a business looking to make a difference but not sure how?
Join this session to learn from pioneering SMBs transforming lives through their ethical supply chain and recruitment. The event is hybrid streamed on Linkedin and IRL at an eco sportswear factory in Derby. Booking is essential and spaces are limited.
The session will be a series of interviews, a tour of the host’s factory and a sampling of some of the delicious ethically manufactured products we will be hearing about. And space for listeners to ask questions and gain practical advice on the realities of recruiting and training individuals from marginalised communities.
Please note we will have a soft finish at 2:30 pm for those on the school run dash but anyone with more time is welcome to stay and chat with the speakers until 3pm.
It doesn’t matter how big or small your business is anyone curious is welcome.
Some of the seminar discussions will be live streamed on Abigail’s Instagram which you are welcome to interact with questions by commenting on the stream.
$16pp for IRL pp
meet the interviewees
Lesley So- Owner and founder of award-winning so good Kombucha drink. Lesley has successfully created a drinks manufacturing business that trains and recruits adult refugees. Her source list also has impressive sustainable credentials.
Sally Murray- Owner and founder of Just-Ice Ethical Ice-cream. A pioneering business transforming the lives of survivors of human trafficking and modern-day slavery through route to employment in their ice cream manufacturing chain.
Caroline Budd & Craig Woodward- Directors of De Ronde sustainable sportwear manufacturer in Derby, a living wage factory employer focused on supporting brands to create eco sportswear fashion.
Micheal Gladwell- Upbeat Clean is an award-winning commercial cleaning company based in Derby. It was started by a local charity to combine excellent cleaning with life-changing employment. Partnering with over 25 organisations across Derby to provide an excellent cleaning service while also changing lives.
Meet your event organiser - abigail wastie
Abigail Wastie- Derby-based sustainable fashion activist and tutor, has worked in the fashion industry for over ten years and now runs sustainable fashion courses in Derby and nationally. Abigail has organised this event with the Ethical Consumer Magazine because she believes supply chains have the power to change lives for the better and that it is not as elusive to achieve as the media can portray. This is why Abigail is keeping the learning format for this event as friendly and accessible as possible.
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