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Maxine Bédat

  • Executive Director at New Standard Institute and Contributor, Freelance
New York
As seen in: HuffPost, TIME, Back Row, Fast Company, La Nación (Argentina), Agenda (World Economic Forum), Flipboard, Harper's Bazaar, MS NOW, Vogue and
JD turned Director of @NSIFashion2030 | Newsletter maxinebedat.substack.com | Author, Unraveled: The Life and Death of a Garment
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The Shocking Predictability of Shein’s Big Everlane Deal

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By Maxine Bédat
| Heatmap News
Everlane’s reported sale to Shein has left many shocked and saddened. How could the millennial “radical transparency” fashion brand be absorbed by the company that has become shorthand for ultra-fast fashion? While I feel for the team within the company that cares about impact reduction, I am not surprised by the news.
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The apparel industry is a major polluter. Now, California is tackling fast fashion

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By Maxine Bédat, Michael Shank
| Fresno Bee
For too long, the apparel industry has gotten a pass when it comes to sustainability efforts. Until now, sustainability efforts in this industry have all been voluntary, not mandatory. Consequently, greenwashing is rampant, leading consumers to believe something good is being done with all that produced and discarded clothing. Unfortunately, that's not the case.
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Furacões, enchentes, incêndios: este é o preço que pagaremos pela fast fashion?

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By Maxine Bédat
| fastcompanybrasil.com
Enquanto eu recebia mensagens de alerta avisando que minha mãe precisaria deixar sua casa na costa do Golfo do México por conta do furacão Milton e minha irmã, médica na Carolina do Norte, me contava que precisou cancelar cirurgias importantes devido à falta de insulina causada pela passagem do furacão Helene na semana anterior, outra notícia me chamou a atenção. A Shein, uma das maiores empresas de fast fashion do mundo, registrou um crescimento de 38% em receita.
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