Today we’re asking the question: ‘how do you turn trash into treasure?’ Joining us to explain is Genia Mineeva – the founder and creative director of sustainable accessories brand Been London. Passionate about zero waste design, circularity and supporting local makers, she believes in both innovation and the art of collaboration. Stay tuned as we find out more about her label’s use of recycled materials and what challenges fashion still needs to overcome for a better future.

Meet Anna Brightman, co-founder of Upcircle, an exciting beauty brand with a positive impact. Upcircle collects used coffee grounds (and other very exciting by-products) from coffee shops throughout London to produce sustainable skincare products. Discover how they are turning your morning coffee into amazing beauty products while saving 80 tonnes of coffee grounds from going to landfill and how breaking into beauty requires constant improvement as well as a strong focus on never...

Meet Vanessa Barboni-Halik, founder of sustainable fashion brand, Another Tomorrow. Modern sustainable luxury at its best, Another Tomorrow focuses on: conscious foundational clothes, education, and providing a platform for discovery, action and activism. Today, Vanessa tells us about her switch from finance to fashion, and how the boundaries are there to be pushed when it comes to what responsible and ethical materials can achieve.

Today we’re chatting to the “Queen of Thrift” herself: Bay Garnett. The first to include vintage pieces in luxury shoots, Bay is an esteemed stylist, editor, author and creative director with over two decades worth of experience in the world of fashion. Taking a break from her own podcast ‘This Old Thing’, she joins us to talk about her vintage debut with ‘Cheap Date’, her amazing on-going work with Oxfam and what she thinks the future of vintage will look like.

For the launch of Season 1 of The Forward Minds podcast, we are joined by sustainable travel expert, Juliet Kinsman: writer, consultant and Condé Nast Traveller’s first-ever Sustainability Editor. Juliet is also the founder of Bouteco, a luxury consultancy boutique and the author of ‘The Green Edit: Easy Tips for the Eco-Friendly Traveller’. She shares with us today how positive change is possible, without being too radical.