Dec 10, 2025

In this episode

Ecotextile Talks host Philip Berman speaks with ThredUp’s Chief Strategy Officer Alon Rotem about the company’s “resale as a service” model, from white-lable branded resale shops to multi-brand clean-out schemes that can turn underused wardrobes into store credit.

They discuss what the real...

Nov 18, 2025

Ecotextile Talks, host Philip Berman talks to Frank Michel, CEO of the ZDHC Foundation, about why he thinks cleaner chemistry is becoming a hard ESG requirement rather than a nice-to-have for the global textile value chain.

They explore how ZDHC has evolved from its original Manufacturing Restricted Substances List...

Oct 22, 2025

In partnership with the British Textile Machinery Association (BTMA), host Philip Berman takes listeners on a virtual journey to ITMA ASIA + CITME in Singapore with guests Alex Zucchi of CEMATEX, Jason Kent CEO of the BTMA, and Richard Slack of Fibre Extrusion Technology.

In advance of the exhibition which starts on...

Sep 2, 2025

Host Philip Berman talks to Kim Glas, President and CEO of the National Council of Textile Organizations, about the impact of Trump’s tariffs on US textile manufacturing. 

Kim discusses the challenges posed by tariff unpredictability, including the effects on investment and supply chains, and the winners and losers...

Aug 21, 2025

Did environmental campaigners really contribute to a decline in cotton’s global share of fibre production? 

Well, according to a rather punchy opinion piece in Cotton Grower a couple of months ago, the answer is a resounding, yes.

The article claims that environmentalists have been intellectually dishonest and fed a...