A community for empowered people, determined to act.
Conscience Collective is a community designed to showcase the work of social and environmental activists. We interview inspirational people, whether they work within an ethical organisation, are a small business founder, or are involved in positively shaping their local community. We encourage taking small steps towards big changes on the issues of climate change, sustainability and equity around the world by providing information and insights from people already doing the work.
Why?
We want to highlight work that is often not noticed or given as much attention as it deserves. It is crucial that we collectively disrupt the trend towards climate ‘doomism’, and acceptance of current day inequalities. In order to unite us in a collective movement, it can be important to see the work done by others to make sometimes small, but vital shifts in the direction of equality and justice.
Gloria Steinem famously said “The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminists nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights”. In challenging inequalities, we can become the change we want to see.
For us it is about conscience. Social and environmental justice for all.
Meet the team
Anya
I founded Conscience Collective because I wanted to actively contribute to building a better future for people and the planet. I understood that by bringing inspirational people and their stories together, we could inspire more people to make small changes in their own lives and communities.
Conscience Collective came alive through the efforts of our brilliant all-women team. Amirkaur, Caitlin and Sofia bring fresh insights, incredible energy, and joyful spirit to Conscience Collective. I am so proud of how far we’ve come and what I know we will go on to achieve.
We challenge the invisibility of inspirational women and people of colour who push boundaries, and contribute so significantly to wider communities. As a collective, we can empower a growing community to challenge climate change, racism and sexism, promoting sustainability and equity around the world.
Amirkaur
I am currently working on my PhD, which discusses the experience of black, Asian and mixed-raced girls in secondary school. My work emphasises the urgency of challenging injustice and connecting with people who share our values and ambitions for social and environmental justice.
Curating brands that are leading the way on these issues on one central platform feels like a concrete way we can move the debate forward. So too does celebrating our community and their incredible everyday courage, resilience, strength and gratitude.
Through Conscience Collective, I believe we can collectively make the world a better, more equitable planet for our children, our communities and the generations to follow.
Caitlin
I’m Caitlin, a 22-year-old PR consultant, writer, and incoming Master of World Literatures student at the University of Oxford. Being part of Conscience Collective with three amazing women gives me a sense of empowerment and motivation. I am proud to support and celebrate the triumphs of ethical brands and the fantastic women behind them.
Through our collective efforts, we can speak out against environmental and social injustice, and create a future based upon inclusion and environmental responsibility.
Sofia
I’m Sofia, an undergraduate student studying History at the University of Oxford. My decision to join Conscience Collective was driven by its ethical commitment to promoting sustainable and PoC clothes that do not damage our planet. Conscience Collective has given me the invaluable opportunity of working in a female team collaborating with women and PoC owned businesses.
Dedicated to promoting sustainable brands, Conscience Collective has been a great source of inspiration and motivation to me. Together we are more able to challenge the default habits of consumers, whose participation in fast-fashion is often led by the interests of transnational and multinational corporations.
Jess
I am Jess a 19-year-old management student with a focus on the business and enterprise areas of Conscience Collective. My understanding and awareness of environmental and social issues impacting businesses has grown significantly over the past year, and my choice to join conscience collective was to educate myself on the sustainable market as well as to give greater access and knowledge to the public.
By using our community to inform consumers I hope in the future it will be essential for business to alter their corporate attitudes and proactively commit to sustainable and ethical practices to remain profitable, thus fundamentally changing the fast fashion market.