5 Must-Read Books by Authors Speaking at SFF22
Looking for your next page-turner, we've got you covered!
SFF’s annual conference is back (!!!) and we’re gathering the next generation of sustainability advocates, industry experts, leaders, and dynamic change-makers to spark cross-industry conversations, cultivate collaboration, and accelerate the action-based solutions that will shape the future of fashion.
Among the exciting names appearing on the SFF digital main stage are some beloved authors whose books definitely deserve a spot on your reading list.
From Elizabeth Cline to Aja Barber, Maxine Bédat, Adam Taubenfligel, and J.B. MacKinnon we have quite the writer lineup hitting the SFF main stage.
AJA BARBERConsumed: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change, and Consumerism
A call to action for consumers everywhere, Consumed asks us to look at how and why we buy what we buy, how it's created, who it benefits, and how we can solve the problems created by a wasteful system.
J. B. MACKINNONThe Day the World Stops Shopping: How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves
What would happen if the world stopped shopping? Is it possible to reduce consumption without triggering economic collapse? In his new book, The Day the World Stops Shopping: How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves, journalist J.B. MacKinnon explores the complexities of consumerism and how living with less would change our planet, our society, and ourselves.
ELIZABETH CLINEThe Conscious Closet: The Revolutionary Guide to Looking Good While Doing Good
Clothing is one of the most personal expressions of who we are. In her landmark investigation Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion, Elizabeth L. Cline first revealed fast fashion’s hidden toll on the environment, garment workers, and even our own satisfaction with our clothes. The Conscious Closet shows exactly what we can do about it.
ADAM TAUBENFLIGELSetting An Intention: 11 Brief Lessons On Achieving Your Greater Good
This book was written with the intention to allow the reader to glean the maximum amount of knowledge within the minimum amount of pages. It is written as a journey of self-betterment that can be undertaken in a single sitting, or broken out over 11 days, with one chapter per day.
MAXINE BÉDATUnraveled: The Life and Death of a Garment
From a cotton farm in Texas to a landfill in Ghana, in the data-driven narrative, Unraveled: The Life and Death of a Garment, Maxine Bédat chronicles her travels around the world, exposing the impact of production in the global supply chain through the lens of a pair of jeans.
