One of my core values is to empower people to become more conscious consumers. To me, that doesn’t mean we’re always going to choose the greenest or healthiest option out there – but that we actually think about the impact we can have with where we spend our money.
One area I became interested in a few years ago is the effect our clothing purchases have on the environment and the people involved in making the clothes. And it changed the way I shopped forever.
But I struggled when it came to choosing environmentally and socially-conscious athleticwear in particular. Until I discovered the brand TMPL. And today I’m bringing founder Basil Farano onto the show to talk about the clothing industry, and the impact it has on our health and the planet’s.
Basil has over 20 years experience working within the manufacturing, wholesale & retail industries in Canada, the United States & Italy. He started his journey as the President and Licensee for Italian sportswear firm Kappa in North America, where he was responsible for growing the brand’s presence. He then spent over 8 years working in mobile strategy development for luxury fashion and retail brands.
After reading the Greenpeace report Toxic Threads, it opened his eyes to a new opportunity in the clothing industry. And it led to him becoming co-founder and partner of TMPL.
In this conversation, we talk about:
Links mentioned in this episode:
Greenpeace report: https://www.greenpeace.org/international/publication/6889/toxic-threads-the-big-fashion-stitch-up/
TMPL’s website (Emma’s affiliate link): https://tmplsportswear.com/?rfsn=4782446.b52dfd
Instagram: @tmplsportswear
Green at Home is no longer an operating business, as its founder, Emma Rohmann, has gone back to her engineering roots in large-scale green building consulting. She is keeping her free resources, including the podcast and blog, live but you will find other links to resources are likely broken in these show notes.
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