Honest, Not Perfect

About Honest, Not Perfect

Welcome to Source's podcast - Honest, Not Perfect - the podcast for sustainability pros in retail focusing on progress, not perfection. We’re all about real talk on making retail greener, making sourcing more ethical and keeping the industry to account. Suzanne Ellingham, Event Director at Source and Jack Stratten from Insider Trends have partnered up to talk to the industry’s big thinkers and disruptors on the stories, strategies, and solutions shaping the future of responsible retail

Publisher

Source

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Dec 2024

Latest episode

9 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

31 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Oct 2026

   Episode 31 - Andrew Xeni, Founder of Nobody's Child and Fabacus

   In this episode of Honest, Not Perfect, Andrew Zanni shares his journey from growing up in his family’s manufacturing business to building Nobody’s Child and developing technology for the fashion industry. He discusses what it takes to make responsible fashion affordable, why honesty and strong workplace culture matter, and how better data can help brands prepare for digital product passports and other regulations. Andrew also explores the growing importance of supply chain resilience, and wh...

2. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Episode 30 - Elle Walshe, Head of Sourcing at ASDA and Jo Mourant, Head of Sustainability at NEXT

   In this onsite special, Elle Walshe, Head of Sourcing at ASDA, explores how sustainability leaders can have more commercially relevant conversations, connect sustainability priorities to wider business goals, and create greater accountability beyond the sustainability team. We also speak to Jo Mourant, Head of Sustainability at NEXT, about building a career in fashion: how to get your foot in the door, develop the right experience and skills, and create a career with longevity in an industry ...

3. 

   15 Sept 2026

   Episode 29 - Berni Yates, Knowledge Exchange Lead at Central Saint Martins and Suzanne Ellingham, Event Director of Source Fashion

   The UK fashion industry is facing a growing talent drain as emerging designers struggle with rising costs, limited support and increasing pressure to achieve overnight success. We’re joined by Bernie Yates, Knowledge Exchange Lead for Fashion at Central Saint Martins, to explore how the industry can nurture creative talent and build careers that last. We discuss the need to rebalance creativity and technology, bring risk-taking back into fashion, and strengthen connections between designers, ...

Who has been a guest on Honest, Not Perfect

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Bay Garnett
• Mark Sumner
• Ross Barry
• unknown

Reach and audience

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 4 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

7

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

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