Co-produced with Hueman Group Media and hosted by Cascale senior communications director Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff, the season featured Cascale members including Levi Strauss & Co., Busana Apparel Group, Komar, TAL Apparel Limited, SanMar, Coats, MAS Holdings, Stretchline, and Gokaldas Exports, alongside industry stakeholders such as The Policy Hub.
Across ten episodes, guests offered perspectives on some of the most pressing sustainability challenges and opportunities facing the consumer goods value chain — from navigating evolving EU policy and embedding sustainability into business strategy to decarbonizing manufacturing, strengthening purchasing practices, improving environmental performance, and investing for the long term.
This season concluded on August 4 with Siva Ganapathi, vice chairman and managing director at Gokaldas Exports. Ganapathi reflected on the manufacturer’s transformation, including investments in renewable energy, water efficiency, waste reduction, and technology, and why sustainability has become part of the company’s strategy for long-term growth.
“If we do that, it’s not just that we’re doing good for the community, which we should be. We’ll also be able to get a business head start, as those who don’t invest in these areas may not be the long-term players. It made environmental sense, it made social sense, and it made business sense,” said Ganapathi.