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Circular Economy
Circularity is a hot topic. Embracing the circular economy can help us not just survive but thrive, in business and beyond.
In this presentation Clare will explain:
- The current linear system - why take, make, discard? is inefficient and unsustainable, and why it's the norm.
- What's the alternative? Who's pioneering it, and how can you join in?
- Decoding the big ideas on:
- Designing out waste from the start
- Developing new business models that keep products in use for longer
- Increasing demand for materials that are renewable and safe, and regenerate natural systems
*The focus of this presentation is on fashion, luxury, consumer goods & plastics
Read lessRise and - Activism 101
The political march is back as communities rally to build movements for environmental and social justice. But today's context calls for increasingly creative strategies to make our voices heard.
In this presentation Clare will explain:
- How are previously siloed issues converging?
- Why sustainability is the glue that links them all?
- Why brand activism is on the rise?
- How you can unlock the change-maker within?
- Does the future lie with business-for-purpose?
- What trends and values are informing the new positive social movements?
Sustainability
Sustainability has gone from being fairly niche, to unavoidable. But it's also something exciting and innovative”filled with possibility for fashion, retail, media, indeed for all businesses with their eye on future success. Because really, the alternative is not so appealing, is it? Why would you want to be unsustainable?
Change is more rapid than ever. Getting ahead and staying there means innovating, and daring. It means admitting when you're not perfect, but being willing to have a go. Understanding the value of what you have, and identifying where you can improve.
In this presentation Clare will explain:
- What does being sustainable mean today?
- Why do customers care?
- How can you engage effectively with your customers & community on sustainability, green initiatives and ethical supply chains?
- Where to start and where to head.
Clare Press
Founder - The Wardrobe Crisis, Sustainability Communicator, Cilmmaker, Author and Presenter
Clare Press is the founder of THE WARDROBE CRISIS. A Sydney-based sustainability communicator, filmmaker, author and presenter, she has hosted the Wardrobe Crisis podcast since 2017.
Her podcasting obsession has bloomed into gigs for other people’s audio projects. She produced and co-hosted three series of the Ethical Fashion podcast with UN officer Simone Cipriani and, in 2024, created The Seamless Leadership podcast - a limited series for Australia’s first national clothing product stewardship scheme. In 2025, Clare was the host of a podcast project for Oeko-tex, The Fashion Stitch.
Globally, Clare was the first ever VOGUE Sustainability Editor (Vogue Australia, 2018-2020) - a pioneering role in international media.
She was also the first Global Ambassador for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Make Fashion Circular initiative, and has been a member of Australian advisory board of Fashion Revolution since 2014. She sits on Copenhagen Fashion Week’s Advisory Board, and is part of Fashion Roundtable in the UK. In 2019, she won the a Sustainability Champion Award from the New South Wales government.
An international speaker, Clare has moderated events and delivered talks in nine countries. She regularly appears on radio and TV news sharing sustainable fashion insights.
Clare studied politics at Sheffield University, and began writing for Rolling Stone before moving into fashion magazines, including stints as a Vogue features director and a writer for Marie Claire. Her Sustainable Style column ran on Sydney Morning Herald’s Daily Life for two years, and Clare’s byline has appeared in: The Guardian, The Times (UK), Vogue Italia, AnOther, Nylon, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Fashionista, Business of Fashion and more. She has interviewed everyone from Beyoncé and Pharrell to Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard.
Her fourth book, WEAR NEXT, Fashioning the Future (Thames & Hudson) was published in Australia in October 2023, and the UK in February 2024. Previous titles include Wardrobe Crisis, How We Went From Sunday Best to Fast Fashion (Nero), and Rise & Resist, How to change the world (Melbourne University Press).