SUSTAINABILITY, REGENERATION + CIRCULARITY STRATEGIST + COACH ⋆ PODCAST HOST ⋆ DESIGNER
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Explore Isabelle's impact endeavours below.
Isabelle Saxton is a sustainability, circularity, and regeneration strategist and designer, and founder of the Global Sustainable Network studio, which focuses on integrating regenerative, circular and sustainability strategies into fashion and textile business operations and visionary individuals' lifestyles.
Trained in Sustainability with a Master’s Degree from Harvard University, she merges deep knowledge in corporate sustainability, innovation, environmental policy, and international development with her creative background in fashion design with a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Fashion Design and Nature-Culture, Sustainability, and Science from the Rhode Island School of Design.
Due to her education at Harvard University and the Rhode Island School of Design, Isabelle prioritises collaboration and holistic systems thinking.
Isabelle works with consumer goods companies, usually in the fashion and textile industry, to foster collaboration and inspire a shift toward more sustainable and circular practices.
Known for her clear, relatable communication style, Isabelle translates complex scientific data into attainable sustainability, circularity, and regeneration actions with a keen focus on client needs, systems thinking, and creative problem-solving.
Her specialities include a deeply interpersonal approach to aligning personal and corporate visions with strategic sustainability actions, circular and regenerative systems and product design, fashion and textile supply chain assessments, strategy development, planetary boundary impact reporting and GHG Protocol-compliant emissions reduction planning, and developing sustainability action roadmaps.
She also spends significant time on education, whether that’s through direct client work, individual coaching, hosting workshops and upskilling sessions, industry panel discussions, or her Sustainability Chats with Friends podcast, creating space for people to ask questions and (un)learn together.
To work with Isabelle, connect about future projects, or chat, please use the contact form. To be a part of the next Sustainability Chat with Friends podcast episode, please use this form. Chat soon!
A curiosity-led podcast covering sustainability topics across all industries and knowledge levels.
The strategic sustainability studio, GSN, offers tailored action plans to guide creative businesses and visionary individuals through sustainability.
An app design and community transforming our connection to earth through easy soil health and yard regeneration plans.
I + S= $ clothing design and creative direction that stands out for sustainability while educating the viewer and raising awareness around fashion’s sustainability issues.
EDUCATIONAL AND SPEAKER EVENTS
Munich Fabric Start Circularity Expert Speaker | Munich, Germany | 1 Hour | January 2026. Circularity Expert for the panel discussion, Textile Recycling Reality: What Is Actually Possible By 2026, to offer a systems, action, and design-based view.
Harvard University Guest Speaker + Evaluator | Remote | 2 Hours | December 2025. Special Guest Speaker and Evaluator of final projects for the Circular Economics graduate course taught by Manuel Maqueda. I was brought in to share my feedback and industry insights as a Circular Economist and former student.
Conscious Fashion Collective Workshop Speaker | Remote | 1 Hour | December 2025. I created and hosted a strategic and action-oriented “how-to” workshop on building a sustainability report for brands.
The Textile Innovation Engine of North Carolina Educator | Remote | February - March 2025. As an educator, I up-skilled four high school teachers on sustainability, circularity, and fashion design through presentations and guides created specifically to each teacher’s needs and knowledge gaps. The teachers could then go on to educate their peers, helping 300 teachers and 25,000 students over 5 years.
Harvard University Guest Speaker + Evaluator | Remote | 2 Hours | December 2024. Guest Critic for the Regenerative Economics graduate course. As a former student and regenerative business founder, I offered insights and feedback on final projects that sought to solve regenerative issues across industries.
Newlab New Climate Futures Start-Up Showcase Speaker| Brooklyn, US | Full Day | September 2024. Pitched FutureYard in front of investors, industry leaders, and media teams, speaking to how education, gamification, technology, tools, and expert and Indigenous knowledge can empower people to regenerate their green spaces to increase biodiversity, carbon storage, and soil health.
Lafayette College Guest Lecturer | Remote | 1 hour | April 2022. Guest Lecturer for the undergraduate Sustainable Finance course on the topic of taking a holistic view of sustainability and the fashion industry, with a particular focus on our own purchasing power.
Sustainable Fashion Week US Speaker + Designer | Multiple Half Days | Remote | September 2020 - April 2021. Sustainable Fashion Week US (Day 2 SFW x SFW Workshops) Speaker (2021). Created and pre-recorded an educational talk on greenwashing and the nuances of sustainability and answered audience questions during the screening (available on YouTube). Sustainable Fashion Week US (FASH REV USA x SFW) Designer and Speaker (2020). Showcased my debut clothing collection, The Impossible Dream, on a virtual runway, presented a pre-recorded designer talk, and answered audience questions during the screening, all in partnership with Fashion Revolution US (available on YouTube at 06:40).
Fashion Revolution RISD Student Ambassador | Providence, US | 2017-2020. As the point of contact for Fashion Revolution at RISD, I worked closely with Kathleen Grevers, the director of US Education and Global Programming for Fashion Revolution USA, to organise, host and coordinate events to educate the local community on sustainable and ethical clothing practices and develop campus activations to connect people with their clothing.
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