Sustainable Fashion Consulting for Brands

I help fashion brands verify what’s real in their sustainability work, fix what isn’t, and communicate it in a way that holds up — to customers, retailers, and regulators.

Every engagement starts with a conversation. Tell me where your brand is and what you’re trying to solve.

fashion sustainability consulting

Sustainability Assessment & Strategy

A full review of your practices, supply chain, and public claims, benchmarked against the criteria I’ve used to assess over 1,000 fashion brands.

You get a clear picture of where you actually stand, and a prioritized roadmap — what to change, in what order, and what it will take. Most brands find they’re doing more than they can currently prove. Some find the opposite.

Best for: brands who need to know where they stand before making commitments, or who are preparing for retailer requirements, investor diligence, or a certification process.

Advisory Retainer

Ongoing counsel for brands building sustainability into how they operate, not just how they talk.

Monthly calls, direct access between them, and a working relationship with someone who’s seen inside a thousand brands and knows what separates real progress from good intentions. Six-month minimum, because meaningful change doesn’t happen in six weeks.

Best for: brands with sustainability commitments they need help executing, or teams without a dedicated sustainability lead.

Garik Himebaugh speaking about ethical fashion at SEED Spot in Phoenix Arizona

Claims & Communications Review

An independent review of your consumer-facing environmental claims — website, packaging, product pages, social, and campaigns.

I flag what’s defensible, what’s exposed, and what needs rewording, with specific suggested revisions. This matters more than it used to: the EU’s Empowering Consumers Directive takes effect September 27, 2026, banning generic sustainability claims that aren’t substantiated. Enforcement carries real penalties, and brands selling into the EU are in scope regardless of where they’re based.

This is a readiness review, not legal advice or a compliance certification — but it will tell you where your exposure is before someone else does.

Best for: brands selling into the EU, or any brand whose marketing has outpaced its documentation.

Speaking

I speak and moderate on fast fashion, greenwashing, supply chain transparency, living wages, and what actually makes a brand sustainable.

I’ve spoken at the Sustainable Fashion Forum, Impact Fashion Week, and MOLA Fashion Week LA, in university classrooms including VCU, and on 30+ podcasts including Conscious Chatter.

Garik Himebaugh speaking at sustainable fashion event MOLA in Los Angeles, California

Speaking Example: MOLA Fashion Week LA​

I moderated one session on the role of garment workers in the fashion industry and co-moderated another session called "Conscious Conversations" in which we engaged the audience with a series of questions on conscious living. The event was in Los Angeles.

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