Bandana Tewari, the former India editor of one of the biggest fashion glossies in the world, had appeared for a hard-hitting hitting interview with the BBC last year in which she had taken the global clothing industry to the cleaners. In it, the journalist-turned-activist had said that there are in excess of 500 billion new T-shirts stitched every year, which puts a severe strain on the environment in multiple ways.

The event will feature sustainable fashion businesses