Hi there! I am a sustainable fashion researcher and strategist currently based in Berlin, Germany. My work focuses on the analysis and mapping of fashion supply chains and the development of more environmentally and socially responsible sourcing strategies.

Main goal:
To educate brands and other industry stakeholders about the local practices, socio-economic conditions, and community concerns as it relates to the supply chains of the textile and fashion industry, thus allowing for more informed and sustainably-minded policy decisions to be made.

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Recent Experience

Good On You (Sep 2019- Present)

Ratings Analyst working to maintain and update Good On You’s comprehensive database of ethical brand ratings, analyzing the ethical practices of fashion brands from all over the world, both large and small.

The vision of Good On You is a world where our consumer choices drive business to be sustainable and fair. It should be as easy to know how a brand performs on sustainability criteria as it is to know the price, style, and features of their products.

Good On You makes it practical for shoppers to make consumer choices that cause less harm to the planet, people and animals. The tools, including the free Good On You app, make it both dramatically easier and more appealing to make buy from brands that cause less harm or actually do good.

Responsible Sourcing Network (Jan 2019- Present)

Contributing Researcher for RSN’s Cotton Program which works to ensure cotton produced with forced labor does not make its way into garment and home goods supply chains. RSN aims to achieve this through two Cotton Pledge campaigns for companies to sign committing to not use Uzbek and Turkmen cotton and the YESS: Yarn Ethically and Sustainably Sourced initiative to drive slavery out of cotton production by implementing a due diligence verification program with cotton yarn spinners.

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Fashion Revolution (Jan- May 2019)

Contributing Researcher for the annual Fashion Transparency Index Report. The Fashion Transparency Index reviews and ranks hundreds of the biggest global fashion and apparel brands and retailers according to how much information they disclose about their suppliers, supply chain policies and practices, and social and environmental impact.

Cotton Diaries (Jan 2018- Present)

Lead Researcher working with Marzia LanFranchi to develop Cotton Diaries, an online video platform creating stories that highlight positive solutions for the textile and fashion industry.

Traveling from crop to cloth, Cotton Diaries navigates the complexity of one of the world’s oldest industries, uncovering cutting-edge practices that can transform the way we grow, make, buy, and use cotton without degrading the quality of our socio-environmental system for future generations.

A series of real-life stories to inspire demand for real-world solutions.

Master’s Thesis

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The Sustainable Cotton Atlas (2018)

In partnership with hessnatur Stiftung, the thesis was developed as a decision-making tool, The Sustainable Cotton Atlas, that can aid fashion brands looking to shift their raw material sourcing towards more sustainable practices, and through doing so, empowering a brand to use their purchasing power to affect positive change in the countries and farming communities they source from.

Key questions: How does one define sustainable cotton farming? What actions are being taken by specific countries and communities around the world to increase the usage and cultivation of sustainable cotton? What can a brand do to increase the cultivation of more sustainably grown cotton to better the lives of farmers and their communities as well as the environment?

Speaking Events

Upcoming and Past

April 15th, 2019

The “Innovation Forum Upcycling” is a project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The aim is to create a new interdisciplinary network of SMEs, research institutions and associations in order to develop creative and innovative upcycling business models for durable furniture. The Innovation Forum is based at the Fresenius University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Design (AMD) in Berlin.

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March 22nd, 2019

Presented the first episode of Cotton Diaries at the annual ‘Fashion for Water’ event by Berlin NGO Drip by Drip.

Drip by Drip is a non-profit organization primarily engaged in industrial wastewater projects in countries that face challenges related to the global textile industry. We participate in a global network, sharing knowledge about the connection between fashion consumption and water resources while developing the world’s first water saving fabric alternatives.

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January 17th, 2019

Presented MA Thesis work at the Fashion Impact portion of the Neonyt Conference in Berlin.

Neonyt’s vision is to change fashion together. Through collaboration and innovation, sustainability and technology. That’s why we’ve come up with a new business and communication platform: Neonyt – the global hub for fashion, sustainability and innovation.

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