Hiroko Kurihara

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Eco-preneur committed to tackling the 2nd most polluting industry in the world: textiles.
After running a high-end wool blanket company and a ‘sustainable’ sewn goods business incubator, technology and timing will launch InnoFabrix in 2020, a textiles re-manufacturing and fiber re-generation and innovation company. My experience with the non-profit, for-benefit, and government sectors has led me to only pursue a worker-owned B-Corp, tracking true costs and measuring deep impact. My community artivist work pushes for policies to preserve and grow Oakland’s authentic culture. Geographic journey: Germany, Japan, Los Angeles, NJ, RI, Austria and 31 years of rooting in Oakland.