072. Flip the Script: Two Suppliers Talk to an Impact Investment Strategist (Part 2)

November 30, 2021 00:34:56
072. Flip the Script: Two Suppliers Talk to an Impact Investment Strategist (Part 2)
Manufactured
072. Flip the Script: Two Suppliers Talk to an Impact Investment Strategist (Part 2)

Nov 30 2021 | 00:34:56

/

Hosted By

Kim van der Weerd

Show Notes

This week’s episodes bring together people from opposite ends of the fashion supply chain – two suppliers and an impact investment strategist.

On the supplier side, I’m joined by Himond Hui and Lubeina Shahpurwala.

Hilmond is VP of VP of Bombyx and VP of PFG. PFG is a manufacturing company with factories across mainland China and Hong Kong, doing textile production, dyeing, weaving, cut and sew, and logistics – and a long history of producing for brands like Eileen Fisher. Bombyx is a subset of PFG. Their focus is on regenerative silk production. If you want to learn more about Bombyx, be sure to go back and check out these episodes.

Lubeina is a Partner at Mustang Enterprises. Mustang produces socks in India, both for the local market as well as export markets. Mustang is a rare women-owned manufacturing company focused on eco-friendly processes and products. They also wholeheartedly support ethical trade movements.

On the investor side, I’m joined by Johanna Schmidt, an Investment Strategist at Triodos Investment Management that’s really pushing the envelope when it comes to impact investing.

In this episode, part two of our chat, we get into the big questions. We start with certifications. How does Johanna decide which ones to look at? What do Hilmond and Lubeina think about this? Do they think it’s information that it makes sense for investors to be looking at?

We then open things up to an even bigger question: what do Lubeina and Hilmond want from the brands they produce for, and what role could impact investors play to support this? Hint: it has something to do with relationships and partnerships and fairness.

Want to dig deeper ?

Absolutely loved this thoughtful and easy-to-read three-part piece by Tariq Fancy – The Secret Diary of a ‘Sustainable Investor’ about how his thinking has “evolved from evangelizing ‘sustainable investing’ for the world’s largest investment firm to decrying it as a dangerous placebo that harms the public interest.”

If you want to learn more about Bombyx, be sure to go back and check out these episodes.

Learn more about the work Triodos Investment Management is doing generally here and their approach to the fashion industry specifically here

Other Episodes

Episode 48

May 11, 2021 00:38:29
Episode Cover

048. Marsha Dickson on the Importance of Data to Supplier-Led Sustainability Narratives

Marsha Dickson is co-Founder of the Better Buying Institute. In this episode, part one of our conversation, we ask Marsha about why she started...

Listen

Episode 1

June 02, 2020 00:46:42
Episode Cover

001. Third Party Inspection Companies with Co-host Jessie Li

We wanted to kick off this podcast series with an in-depth exploration of co-host Jessie’s experiences throughout the fashion supply chain. Jessie began her...

Listen

Episode 39

April 13, 2021 00:30:52
Episode Cover

039. Manufactured x GIZ FABRIC: Kong Athit and Dr. Mark Anner on Workers and Factory Management Collaborating to Advocate a Bigger Piece of the Pie Part 1

This is part one of our conversation with Dr. Mark Anner and Kong Athit. Mark is a Professor, Labor and Employment Relations and Director...

Listen