Blog & Updates

How ABLE is Working Towards Racial Equity

With a 90% female staff, we’re extraordinarily proud of developing a company that smashes the ceiling of gender equality. However, we have work to do in the area of racial equity. We have learned t...

Elevating and Celebrating Black Voices

This Black History Month, we are continuing our commitment to focus on Black Futures as part of our plan to engage diverse communities and do better. We believe that amplifying and celebrating Blac...

Your questions answered– International Partnerships Edition

Over the years, we've gotten so many questions about our manufacturing practices, who we choose to partner with, and how we monitor those choices after they have been made. We love getting these qu...

Semhal on mentorship, training, and empowering employees

Meet Semhal Guesh. Semhal is CEO of one of our beloved leather partner businesses in Ethiopia and a daily source of inspiration for our team. Her love for design and architecture led her to her cur...

Meet Elizabeth Cline– Expert on fast fashion and sustainability

Meet Elizabeth Cline. Journalist and expert in consumer culture, fast fashion, and sustainability. She’s also the author of two of our most trusted and loved books on ethical fashion, “Overdressed”...

CMT's Leslie Fram on inequality, passion, and telling the full story

Meet Leslie Fram. You may know her as the Senior Vice President of Music Strategy for CMT or the woman behind so many of the country artists you know and love. She is constantly paving the way for ...

Singer Songwriter Nicolle Galyon on mentorship, music, and equality

Meet Nicolle Galyon. You’re probably already used to getting her beautiful songs stuck in your head, or maybe you’ve been lucky enough to sing along with her at a show, but you might not know about...

Tyra on Music, Safe Spaces, and Black History Month

Tyra Thompson is known around the office as one who always manages to get things done with a smile on her face, while having a playlist for every possible scenario at the ready with no notice. She'...

Kathleen on Motivation, Sustainability, and Black History

Meet Kathleen Elie. You may know her as the ray of sunshine-y motivation on your instagram feed ( hello @consciousnchic), the one to consistently rock any look she tries, or the powerhouse behind r...

You, Ethiopian Wages, & the Lowest Wage Challenge

We are publishing our manufacturing assessments and lowest wages in Ethiopia and announcing a partnership with our friend and competitor, Nisolo.