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Kasi Martin
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Journalist, Freelance
Austin
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Biography
I aim to bring critical conversation back to industries that had been de-intellectualized by media. My specialty is apparel production and sustainable fashion, but I occasionally cover ethical beauty, health, food, and other topics related to culture and climate justice.
Content
By Kasi Martin| Texas Monthly Verified Learning that Panda Biotech has opened a hemp processing facility that’s the biggest in the U.S. and among the largest in the world is one thing. Beholding the 500,000-square-foot gin, running nearly autonomously, is another thing entirely. When I visited the Wichita Falls plant, just twenty miles from the Oklahoma border, advanced machines called decorticators were chewing through raw fiber and spitting out fine dust that gets swept up and recirculated into other nontextile products.
By Kasi Martin| Sourcing Journal Verified Resale could be our savior—at least that’s what the numbers and the microtrends suggest. It’s an easy loophole for consumers hashtagging underconsumption-core and, if brands are smart about it, a second, or even third, chance at offloading their inventory. Yet here lies a perplexing question: How have brands adapted to post-Covid growth in less than four years, launching cohesive user interfaces where new and used products comingle and mixed shopping carts are quickly becoming the norm?
By Kasi Martin| Sourcing Journal Verified The niche “modern media” company, the Sustainable Fashion Forum, held its annual conference in Austin last month. After a 3-year in-person hiatus from 2020 to 2022 and a subsequent comeback in its hometown of Portland last year, the Forum took its penchant for rallying the fashion industry in the IG comments section and turned those insights into real talk.
Company Info
Freelance
Freelancer.com is the largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace in the world, connecting over 81 million employers and freelancers across more than 247 countries. Founded in 2009 and based in Sydney, Australia, the platform allows employers to post jobs while freelancers can bid on these projects. It is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN. The platform supports a variety of work categories, including software development, writing, design, and marketing. Freelancer.com also offers contests for creative work, where employers can award prize money to winning entries. Users can choose from different membership plans, including free and paid subscriptions, which provide various benefits. The mobile app enhances project management and communication for users on the go. With a diverse customer base that includes individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises, Freelancer.com plays a significant role in the global online economy.
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