Why We Chose to Become a B Corp

A Framework for Better Decisions To us, B Corp is about recognising that businesses have a responsibility beyond making a profit. It's a framework that helps companies consider the impact of eve...

Dispatch No 3 - It is not over until it is over

The work to use local wool is showing real promise — but combining it with cotton offcuts to create a new recycled yarn has been more challenging than expected. With textile specialist Dr John Park...

Dispatch No 2 - Why B Corp matters to us

Palava is now a Certified B Corp – recognised for meeting high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability. In this short Dispatch, founder Bryony shares why ...

What if the future of fashion isn’t global, but radically local?

Last week, I had the privilege of being invited to speak at the Makers Camp: The West African Project, organised by Central Saint Martins. It wasn’t really an “event” in the usual sense. It felt mo...

Dispatch No 1 – Introduction

While filming our documentary, we found more stories, challenges and small breakthroughs than we could ever fit into one film. These Dispatches share that ongoing journey — the day‑to‑day encounter...

Episode 1 — The Question

Bryony has built Palava around responsibility and transparency, but the deeper she looks into the clothing industry, the more complex it becomes. In this opening chapter, she asks how she can keep ...