Bio

ECOpreneur | Author | Founder: - sustainable apparel, home fashion & hospitality lifestyle brands - QVC eco expert & guest host - India/USA turnkey sustainable apparel, home & hospitality manufacturing platform - groundbreaking global plant-based seafood brand - conscious consulting practice - world leading educational center w prof'l ''health coach'' certification (IIN) ECOlifestyle pioneer, consultant & authentic trailblazer; coined the term ''ECOfashion'' Speaks internationally on organic/sustainable fashion/textiles, social innovation, green business & Millennials Triple bottom line authority & changemaker Helped develop the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) & 1st Fair Trade Textile Certification Producer, THREAD/Driving Fashion Forward Author ''ECOrenaissance'', Simon & Schuster _________________ BIO Founder/CEO of ECOfashion Corp’s “Greenhouse of Brands” (MetaWear, Yes And, Farm to Home, Seed to Style, Farm to Flight & RESET), and Founder/former CEO of Under the Canopy, Marci coined the term and pioneered the market for ECOfashion®. A graduate from UC Berkeley’s Haas Business School, Author of “ECOrenaissance: Co-Creating a Stylish, Sexy and Sustainable World” (Simon & Schuster,) and also co-founder of Beyond Brands, Good Catch Foods & The Institute for Integrative Nutrition, for over three decades, Ms. Zaroff has been an internationally-recognized ecopreneur, expert, visionary, consultant & global public speaker of conscious business, social innovation & an organic/sustainable lifestyle. Currently Director/Advisor on numerous Boards, including The Organic Center/Organic Trade Association, Textile Exchange, Fair Trade USA, C2C Fashion Positive, and Fashion Revolution, Marci was instrumental in defining the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) & the first USA Fair Trade Textile Certification, driving authenticity, environmental leadership & social justice worldwide. Marci is featured in the book: ''ECO Amazons: 20 Women Who are Transforming the World'' & has received countless recognitions, such as the Natural Product Industry's ''Socially Responsible Business Award'', Retail Touchpoints' ''Retail Innovator Award'', NY Moves ''Power Woman Award'', Fashion Group International's ''Rising Star Award” & a prestigious Henry Crown Fellowship of The Aspen Institute.