A force for change in the fashion industry, Carry Somers is a globally-recognised entrepreneur, activist, speaker and writer. Her career in fashion began accidentally in the early ‘90s when a summer holiday project grew into award-winning brand, Pachacuti, a pioneer of radical supply chain transparency and the world’s first Fair Trade Certified company.

As founder of Fashion Revolution, the world’s largest fashion activism movement, she has been instrumental in pressuring the industry to take responsibility for its social and environmental impacts. In 2022, she co-founded League of Artisans, a non-profit promoting artisanal skills as a vital response to global challenges.

Along the way, Carry has sailed from the Galapagos to Easter Island investigating microplastic and toxic chemical pollution, and collaborated on a show garden for RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Named by Business of Fashion as one of the key people shaping the global fashion industry, Carry holds an MA in Native American Studies, an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Keele University and is a Churchill Fellow. She is currently writing a book on the history of plant fibres and dyes.