Donny Lewis
Donny Lewis @donny7lewis, is a circular fashion advocate and founder of Wetrybetter.com, a 501c3 charity that encourages people to donate to charitable organizations by uploading proof of their sustainable efforts such as clothing swaps, composting, and recycling. He also partners with fashion brands to develop sustainable and circular production methods, including a collaboration with Mykke Hofmann to create the Donny Lewis X Mykke Hofmann men’s label and a partnership with Metropolis World for the release of a first-of-its-kind fashion NFT through the Persona Parlor.
IRK: Tell us your “Why”
The “why” of it all can really be summed up in the moto of the 4-h club. “Leave things better than you found them.” It does not matter what one believes about climate change, we can all agree that land, air and ocean pollution are huge people created problems. We as people have not done a good job of leaving things better. That is why we try better now to make a better world for tomorrow.
IRK: What are you most passionate about with respect to taking care of people and the planet?
Regenerative Finance solutions to our current ecological problems. This is a big far reaching goal requiring the change in the business as usual financial system. The principles of Circular Fashion and a circular economy play a role but they are not far reaching enough. We must change the entire financial landscape to one that rewards positive actions for people and the planet. We need these metrics to be both verified and transparent. The implementation of a Regenerative Financial system through the use of Blockchain technology is a way to equitably redistribute wealth and heal our people and our planet.
IRK: What are some conscious actions you implement in your daily life?
Personally, I recycle all that I can. I use the existing. I swap for clothes or buy second-hand. I still need to fly quite often but I plant 100 mangrove trees through https://www.fortrees.club, one of the Wetrybetter.com partner organizations, for each flight. I compost and use bikes for transportation as much as possible.
IRK: What’s your hope for the future of the planet?
My hope is that we as a species can agree that we are better working together and with nature than against each other and the planet.
What Sustainable Development Goal do you align with the most? https://sdgs.un.org/goals
Wow, you have to pick one? I align with them all as they are all needed in conjunction as a coordinated effort if any are to succeed and they must succeed!
