Climate Rising: Extending Apparel Lifespan with ThredUp
December 23, 2025
With the vacation season upon us, and thrifting a vital model, we’re sharing an episode of Harvard Trade School’s Local weather Rising podcast that’s desirous about extending product lifestyles, lowering slay, and the increasing position of resale within the circular economy.
Local weather Rising is all about what agencies are doing, can elevate out, and will obtain to peaceful elevate out to confront native weather replace. On this episode, “Extending Apparel Lifespan,” HBS Professor Mike Toffel talks to ThredUp CEO James Reinhart about why ThredUp chose to construct a nationwide logistics and know-how platform for resale. Additionally they discuss how the corporate companions with great brands to bustle their savor resale channels and how AI and automation are reshaping the commerce. It’s an insightful conversation for any individual attracted to sustainability or circular commercial gadgets.
