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The Four Worlds PodcastScaling Secondhand Sustainably with Bank & Vogue and Beyond RetroLearn more about: Bank & VogueA single pair of jeans can live many lives, and sometimes its next one is a luxury handbag or a cult-favorite sneaker. In this episode, we sit down with Steven Bethell, co-founder of Bank & Vogue and Beyond Retro, to talk about how secondhand fashion has gone from thrift bins to high-profile collaborations with Converse, Coach, and Wrangler. đSteven takes us behind the scenes of circular fashion at scale: moving millions of garments each week, partnering with charities and private collectors, and building remanufacturing pipelines that give old materials a n...
2025-10-0330 min
Test Match SpecialThe England Summer report cardDaniel Norcross is alongside former England Ashes bowler Steven Finn & batter Michael Carberry, as well as Chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt to rate Englandâs home summer. Who heads home with an A* and who could do better?They look at the form of Jacob Bethell, Ollie Pope, Shoaib Bashir, and many more.
2025-09-1559 minTest Match SpecialBethell captains & Baker eyes England debutHenry Moeran is alongside Ashes winning bowler Steven Finn and former England batter Michael Carberry to discuss the decision to make 22-year-old Jacob Bethell captain for England's T20 series in Ireland in September. Bethell gives his reaction to receiving the call from Brendon McCullum. Plus, Sonny Baker speaks to the BBC's Matt Henry about getting his first England T20 call-up for both series against South Africa and Ireland. Steven Finn tells Henry what it's like entering the side as a young fast bowler.
2025-08-1731 min
Sustainable Solutions with Planet AidUsed Clothing is a Force for GoodIn this episode, Sustainable Solutions with Planet Aid host, Monica Johnson, speaks with Steven Bethell from Bank and Vogue, the largest trader of secondhand textiles in Canada, about his journey of transforming the secondhand clothing industry. They discuss the importance of sustainability, the role of used clothing as a force for good, and the innovative approaches taken by Bank and Vogue, including their Beyond Remade initiative. The conversation also touches on the significance of a pr a more sustainable future. Steven shares insights on the importance of community, innovation, and the responsibility of individuals and...
2025-03-1931 min
Jeansland PodcastEp. 7: Steven Bethell - Founder Bank & Vogue Ltd/LtĂŠe., BVH Services & Beyond RetroSteven's company, Bank & Vogue, sounds like something run out of Gotham Hall but it's run out of Ottawa and it's about the greenest thing there is in our fashion industry.bankvogue.comPlease follow us on: Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
2025-01-1616 min
2024-11-1416 min
The Circular Economy Show PodcastWhatâs in your Soho bag? Unpacking the role of collaboration in circular product designIn this episode of The Circular Economy Show, we uncover the power of collaboration in scaling the design of products that are fit for a circular economy. Host Pippa Shawley is joined by Megan Dawson-Elli, Product Sustainability Manager at Tapestry, and Steven Bethell, Co-founder of Bank and Vogue, to discuss their groundbreaking partnership that led to the creation of Coachâs sellout Soho bag. Learn how post-consumer denim, innovative design, and a shared vision resulted in a beautiful product and a life-cycle assessment showing that the repurposed denim had up to a 95% reduction in water usage and up to 80% less...
2024-10-0114 min
Sustainable Business Podcast by Innovation ForumWhat does the future for circular textiles look like?Steven Bethell, founder of Bank & Vogue, and Innovation Forum's Toby Webb continue the discussions from the recent sustainable apparel and textiles conference in New York. They talk about the difference in the current regulatory landscape in North America and Europe, and how to introduce regulation to enforce initiative such as green tax and circularity.
2023-09-0612 minSustainable Business Podcast by Innovation ForumWhat does the future for circular textiles look like?Steven Bethell, founder of Bank & Vogue, and Innovation Forum's Toby Webb continue the discussions from the recent sustainable apparel and textiles conference in New York. They talk about the difference in the current regulatory landscape in North America and Europe, and how to introduce regulation to enforce initiative such as green tax and circularity.
2023-09-0612 minSustainable Business Podcast by Innovation ForumWeekly podcast â How to overcome food value chain sustainability hurdlesThis week: after joining the future of food conference in Minneapolis, JoDee Haala, director of public affairs at pork farmers Christensen Farms, talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh about what is hindering development for more sustainable practices within food value chains, and how we can overcome them.
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Plus: quick fire insights from Innovation Forum's Toby Webb and Bank & Vogue's Steven Bethell speaking at the recent sustainable apparel and textiles conference in New York.Â
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And, Gabon moves forward with Africa's first debt-for-nature swap; eight Amazon countries make progress, but no new deforestation com...
2023-08-1023 minSustainable Business Podcast by Innovation ForumWeekly podcast â How to overcome food value chain sustainability hurdlesThis week: after joining the future of food conference in Minneapolis, JoDee Haala, director of public affairs at pork farmers Christensen Farms, talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh about what is hindering development for more sustainable practices within food value chains, and how we can overcome them.
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Plus: quick fire insights from Innovation Forum's Toby Webb and Bank & Vogue's Steven Bethell speaking at the recent sustainable apparel and textiles conference in New York.Â
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And, Gabon moves forward with Africa's first debt-for-nature swap; eight Amazon countries make progress, but no new deforestation com...
2023-08-1023 minSustainable Business Podcast by Innovation ForumClosing the loop: The role of recycled and recyclable materials in a circular economyWe know that upcycling, recycling, and the use of recycled materials are pillars of a circular apparel industry. However, challenges to scale remain around the downgrading of recycled materials, powerful vested interests in virgin fibre production, and rapid growth in fashion consumption. Apparel brands must play a significant role in tackling these issues to limit the use of virgin fibres, and re-shape the industry. We discussed:
⢠What are the barriers and challenges in using and re-using recycled materials for apparel, and how can brands overcome these?
⢠The role of business in helping to build and scale text...
2023-03-271h 01Sustainable Business Podcast by Innovation ForumClosing the loop: The role of recycled and recyclable materials in a circular economyWe know that upcycling, recycling, and the use of recycled materials are pillars of a circular apparel industry. However, challenges to scale remain around the downgrading of recycled materials, powerful vested interests in virgin fibre production, and rapid growth in fashion consumption. Apparel brands must play a significant role in tackling these issues to limit the use of virgin fibres, and re-shape the industry. We discussed:
⢠What are the barriers and challenges in using and re-using recycled materials for apparel, and how can brands overcome these?
⢠The role of business in helping to build and scale text...
2023-03-271h 01
In With the NewUpcycling: Sustainability for the Fashion IndustrySteven Bethell is the Co-founder of Beyond Retro, a line of unique, reworked items handcrafted from carefully selected vintage fabrics. Beyond Retro has been the leader in vintage clothing in Europe for over 15 years and was featured on the cover of Vogue, in the Huffington Post, and worn by Adele. Steven is also the co-founder of Bank & Vogue Ltd., which works with over 250 charities and private collectors to maximize the value hierarchy of textiles, based on the belief that everything has the potential to not only avoid landfills, but generate profit.Â
2023-02-2144 min
The Circularity Edge With Ken AlstonKen Alston in Conversation with Steven Bethell, Co-founder of Beyond Retro and Bank & VogueAs co-founder of the Bank & Vogue family of companies, Steven Bethell has been a thought leader and pioneer in the post-consumer textile space for over 20 years.Unwanted garments across the world normally make their way to landfill - Bank & Vogue is here with the purpose to develop innovative and relevant solutions for the "Crisis of Stuff".Every month the ompany receives 300 containers of old clothes. Sellable items are sent to Beyond Retro whilst Beyond Remade brings new life to old things - closing the loop.After listening to the podcast...
2023-02-1350 min
Sustainable SquadS6: Ep2 Vintage fashion and the crisis of stuff with Beyond RetroCharity shops typically sell about 25% of what they get donated, so what happens to the rest of it? Steven Bethell is the co-founder of Bank and Vogue. Their purpose is to find innovative and relevant solutions to the crisis of stuff, working across the world to give used products a second life. Beyond Retro is their shop front, I first walked into the Brighton store over 10 years ago and immediately fell in love with the lay out, the treasures and the fun you can have shopping in a vintage store like these. They've not only sur...
2022-12-0139 min
Crime, Wine & ChaosEpisode 99 - Frank Abagnale Jr. & A High School SpeechThis week, Amber is joined by guest co-host, Michael Mullins! Michael covers Frank Abagnale, the inspiration for the movie "Catch Me If You Can". Frank Abagnale is now an American security and fraud consultant, but is better known as one of the most infamous con-artists of all time. It's been reported that by the age of 19, he had cashed $2.5 million in fraudulent checks while using several different identities. It is believed that he assumed no less than eight identities in his short career as a fraudster, including: an airline pilot, a physician, a lawyer, and a professor. H...
2022-09-051h 19Sustainable Business Podcast by Innovation ForumWhy there is no such thing as âwasteâBank + Vogue and Beyond Retro co-founder Steven Bethell talks with Ian Welsh about the growth of apparel resale and remanufacturing at scale, and how to âindustrialise the used as an input for the newâ. Bethell highlights the importance of both physical and chemical recycling for the development of truly circular models in the garment sector.
2022-05-2713 minSustainable Business Podcast by Innovation ForumWhy there is no such thing as âwasteâBank + Vogue and Beyond Retro co-founder Steven Bethell talks with Ian Welsh about the growth of apparel resale and remanufacturing at scale, and how to âindustrialise the used as an input for the newâ. Bethell highlights the importance of both physical and chemical recycling for the development of truly circular models in the garment sector.
2022-05-2713 minSustainable Business Podcast by Innovation ForumWeekly podcast: Innovative solutions to the âcrisis of stuffâThis week: Steven Bethell, co-founder of Bank & Vogue and Beyond Retro, talks about the growth of circular economy models re-using and re-purposing pre-used textiles and apparel, including innovation in fibre-to-fibre recycling. He outlines why âusedâ is increasingly being accepted as an input to ânewâ and why the need for designing for multiple re-use is a growing trend.
Plus: draft new European corporate sustainability reporting standards out for consultation; research into the impact of switching diets away from beef; and, the UKâs new nationality and borders act raises human rights and trafficking concerns, in the news digest. Â Â Â
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2022-05-0620 minSustainable Business Podcast by Innovation ForumWeekly podcast: Innovative solutions to the âcrisis of stuffâThis week: Steven Bethell, co-founder of Bank & Vogue and Beyond Retro, talks about the growth of circular economy models re-using and re-purposing pre-used textiles and apparel, including innovation in fibre-to-fibre recycling. He outlines why âusedâ is increasingly being accepted as an input to ânewâ and why the need for designing for multiple re-use is a growing trend.
Plus: draft new European corporate sustainability reporting standards out for consultation; research into the impact of switching diets away from beef; and, the UKâs new nationality and borders act raises human rights and trafficking concerns, in the news digest. Â Â Â
And Inn...
2022-05-0620 minSustainable Business Podcast by Innovation ForumIs apparel upcycling the quickest route to carbon neutrality?Steven Bethell, founder of Bank & Vogue and Beyond Retro, talks with Ian Welsh about the massive potential for what can happen to all the apparel items that are donated to charities that canât be re-sold. Bethell outlines how repurposing can maximise the value in what has traditionally been regarded as âwasteâ and argues the case for âinnovative solutions to the crisis of stuffâ. Â
Bank & Vogue was a sponsor of Innovation Forumâs recent sustainable apparel and textiles conference.
2021-05-2119 minSustainable Business Podcast by Innovation ForumIs apparel upcycling the quickest route to carbon neutrality?Steven Bethell, founder of Bank & Vogue and Beyond Retro, talks with Ian Welsh about the massive potential for what can happen to all the apparel items that are donated to charities that canât be re-sold. Bethell outlines how repurposing can maximise the value in what has traditionally been regarded as âwasteâ and argues the case for âinnovative solutions to the crisis of stuffâ. Â
Bank & Vogue was a sponsor of Innovation Forumâs recent sustainable apparel and textiles conference.
2021-05-2119 minSustainable Business Podcast by Innovation ForumWeekly podcast: The road to COP26, and apparelâs upcycling opportunitiesThis week: Textile Exchangeâs COO Claire Bergkamp on how to prepare for this yearâs COP26 meeting, the outcomes that are likely, and her hopes for the apparel sector. Plus Steven Bethell, co-founder of Bank & Vogue and Beyond Retro, on the huge resource potential in post-consumer textiles. In parallel with maximising resale and upcycling, he outlines how chemical recycling techniques and better data analysis of fabrics, can lead to fibre-to-fibre recycling at scale.
Host: Ian Welsh
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2021-04-3031 minSustainable Business Podcast by Innovation ForumWeekly podcast: The road to COP26, and apparelâs upcycling opportunitiesThis week: Textile Exchangeâs COO Claire Bergkamp on how to prepare for this yearâs COP26 meeting, the outcomes that are likely, and her hopes for the apparel sector. Plus Steven Bethell, co-founder of Bank & Vogue and Beyond Retro, on the huge resource potential in post-consumer textiles. In parallel with maximising resale and upcycling, he outlines how chemical recycling techniques and better data analysis of fabrics, can lead to fibre-to-fibre recycling at scale.
Host: Ian Welsh
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2021-04-3031 min
The Impact Fashion PodcastAre we talking enough about the joy of fashion in circular fashion? Steven Bethell of Bank & Vogue shares his thoughts."The joy of uniqueness should not be lost in this reuse conversation. Uniqueness creates memories."This week on the Impact Fashion Podcast, Chidubem chats with Steven Bethell, co-founder of Bank & Vogue, North Americaâs leading used-goods sourcing agents. They talk about the role of reuse and the secondhand trade in enabling the circular economy and dig into everything from how things have changed in the 20+ years that the business has been operational, to how Bank & Vogue is using data to run the Beyond Retro stores. And of course, international trade came up and Steven shared his perspective on...
2021-04-2331 min
Soulful Couture PodcastAn interview with Steven Bethell of Bank & VogueAs co-founder of the Bank and Vogue family of companies, Steven has been a thought leader and pioneer in the post-consumer textile space for over 20 years. He has dedicated his work life to innovative and relevant solutions to the crisis of stuff. Bank and Vogue actively works with over 250 charities and private collectors across North America to maximize the value of post-consumer waste and find creative uses for this "waste" stream. Steven and his team have traveled to over 30 countries working extensively amongst the robust second-hand markets of the world. The retail arm Beyond Retro...
2020-01-2528 min
Beyond Fashion BusinessStarting A Vintage Brand With Young Retro's Steven BethellOn this weeks episode, we sat down with the Creative Director and Co-founder of Beyond Retro, Steven Bethell. This episode will be particularly interesting to you if you are thinking of starting a vintage brand, or just curious about a vintage fashion vintage brand works. We were lucky to have one of the people who are leading the vintage fashion movement to share his personal story and his advice for starting fashion entrepreneurs.
2019-07-2844 min