Ellie.Talks Podcast

Your insight in the world of textiles & fashion​

Get an instant boost of inspiration and fresh perspectives on a variety of topics related to sustainability, digitalization, and collaboration in the textiles and fashion industry.

EP14: 8 tips to build strong partnerships

Transforming your organization you do not do alone, you need strong partnerships to be successful and to make a real impact.

Ellie.Connect, Ellie’s digital platform, has the mission to unite the industry into 1 ecosystem for change. Ellie.Connect should be the starting point for whoever is looking for connections, inspiration, and information while transforming the organization. It’s your starting point to build partnerships.

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EP13: Wouter De Broeck, Alsico, Circularity in workwear, how to take a leap forward by just doing

In the thirteenth episode of the Ellie.Talks’ podcast, your host Julie Lietaer chats with Wouter De Broeck, Sustainability & Communications Manager at Alsico, a producer of workwear and protective wear. 

In this episode, you’ll deepen your overall understanding of the workwear industry, get insights into the challenges faced, and even more, discover how you can leap forward by taking action and learning by doing.

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EP12: Jolien Roedolf, Herw!n, Social economy as a driver for circularity

In this episode, Julie chats with Jolien Roedolf, a business developer for social and circular entrepreneurship at Herw!n, the sector federation for the social economy. From her role, Jolien is always looking for new ways of collaboration to work towards more circularity.

They deep dive into the topic from the view of social economy and discuss how this can be a driver for circularity. You can expect a fresh view on the topic of circularity, a lot of good book recommendations, and concrete tips on how you start by defining a vision with an action plan and act on this.

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