168: Sustainable Fashion, the Global Perspective - with Ruby Veridiano, Paris Ambassador, Remake

<p>In this amazing episode of <a href="https://www.edupexperience.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The EdUp Experience</a>, sponsored by <a href="https://mdtmarketing.com/edup/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MDT Marketing</a>, we have the honor of speaking with <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/rubyveridiano">Ruby Veridiano</a>, Paris Ambassador, <a href="https://remake.world/">Remake</a>! &nbsp;Ruby talks to us about the fashion industry - how workers in some countries are exploited, and why sustainable fashion is a necessary piece of education that colleges and universities need to deliver to students. &nbsp;The fashion industry includes materials/textiles, human resources, supply chain management, product marketing, sales, and general business - it's an ecosystem. &nbsp;Ruby also discusses being a social justice warrior for Asian-Americans and a voice for women. &nbsp;Ruby has consulted with some of the most well-known universities in the world.&nbsp;</p> <p>Ruby Veridiano is a fashion changemaker. She is a fashion journalist, storyteller, educator, and speaker whose work focuses on connecting the dots between women's empowerment and sustainable fashion, as well as promoting diversity &amp; inclusion in the fashion industry.&nbsp;She has been a contributing correspondent for <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/pages/search/?q=ruby+veridiano" target="_blank"><strong>NBC News</strong></a><strong>, NYLON Magazine, and Mic.com,&nbsp;</strong>and has interviewed designers <strong>Anna Sui, Vivienne Tam, and Prabal Gurung,&nbsp;</strong>among other multicultural designers in the fashion industry. Ruby has worked on the social responsibility team of the <a href="http://www.rubyveridiano.com/lvmh-social-responsibility-project" target="_blank"><strong>Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH)</strong> </a>Group in Paris, where she worked on global diversity initiatives.&nbsp;She has also been a blogger for <a href="http://www.rubyveridiano.com/alicia-keys-i-am-a-superwoman-project/" target="_blank