On Meaningful Work ep#27: Nick Savaidis

Hello all and welcome to another episode of the On Meaningful Work podcast

 

We have a very special episode with the founder of the ethical fashion label etiko: Nick Savaidis

 

We have a wide ranging conversation touching on Nick's childhood in Melbourne in 50's, the Greek immigrant experience, the fledgling garment industry that sprang up in the suburbs, setting up social enterprises in remote communities, the reasons for ethical fashion and the trials of being an entrepreneur. We cover alot!

 

About Nick:

 

Nick Savaidis is the founder of Etiko which was recently voted Australia’s Best All-Round Sustainable Retailer in the inaugural National Online Retailers Sustainability Awards.

After working in the education field Nick was involved in establishing and managing a number of social enterprises on remote indigenous communities in the Northern Territory in the early 1990’s.

In the early 2000’s he introduced No Sweat the world’s first ethically focussed on to the Australian market place before launching his own Etiko brand in 2006.
A street fashion brand for conscious and conscientious consumers Etiko is not only Fairtrade certified, it’s also a B Corp and a registered social enterprise (via Social Traders). In 2016 Etiko became the first fashion brand to ever win an Australian Human Rights Award for its efforts in addressing the exploitation of workers and farmers in fashion supply chains.