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Fiona Clements (Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe, Kāi Tahu) is director of Ōtepoti/ Dunedin’s Res.Awesome, a company that supports businesses, community groups, events and individuals to become zero waste. She also runs zero-waste clothing label Senorita AweSUMO and advocates for global not-for-profit movement Fashion Revolution via textile-waste-reduction community Stitch Kitchen.
Fiona’s journey to this work started at fashion school, where she learned about the industry’s huge environmental and human toll. Having a chronic illness and managing the effects of toxic poisoning taught her how sensitive