EP. 17 Building an Ethical Influencer Economy with Besma Whayeb
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What does it mean to be an 'ethical influencer'? In this episode, we chat with Besma Whayeb, sustainable fashion and lifestyle blogger at Curiously Conscious, and founder of the Ethical Influencers network. Besma shared with us her feelings about influencers’ role in the ethical fashion conversation, the issues of the Instagram echo chamber, and how we can all use our social media platforms for social change.  Visit the Curiously Conscious website and follow Besma on Instagram and Twitter. You can also find out more about the Ethical Influencers Network through its website and Instagram.  Here are some of our other favourite ethical influencers, as mentioned in this conversation: @charlottesevensix @thefashioncommonroom @evamillicentwhitt @emsladedmondson @climateincolour @madhurdutta @celinecelines @ajabarber @venetialamanna @lesswastelaura @thesustainablefashionguru @muccycloud For more updates on the ethical fashion conversation, follow Common Threads on Instagram, like us on Facebook, and join the conversation on Twitter. You’ll find Ruth on Instagram: @ruthmacgilp_ and Twitter: @ruthmacgilp You’ll find Alice on Instagram: @styledbyalicex and Twitter: @styledbyalice
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