Brooke Roberts-Islam

Brooke Roberts-Islam is a sustainability and technology journalist, author and public speaker. As one of few specialists with career experience spanning the fields of both science and design, and having previously owned and operated a fashion knitwear brand, she uses her expertise to write about the new emerging sectors of circularity, sustainability and materials science, along with the advances that will drive change within the fashion industry. Brooke is the founder of Techstyler, which provides sustainability and innovation intelligence for the fashion and textiles industry; and a senior contributor (sustainability) at Forbes. She has written for a number of publications, including HuffPost, CNN Style and Elle Magazine and is authoring her second book: a playbook for businesses on setting and achieving sustainability targets. Her writing on this subject has been described as "authoritative." Brooke is regularly enlisted to speak about sustainability and materials innovation at conferences, events and on panels, including Future Fabrics Expo and London Design Festival at the V&A. She has also delivered a TED talk.