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DANIELLA VEGA
Selfridges
As director of sustainability at Selfridges, Daniella
Vega created the high-end department-store
chain’s sustainability strategy, Buying Better,
Inspiring Change, and continues to head its implementation.
In 2014, under Vega’s leadership, Selfridges became
the first department store to be awarded
the Carbon Trust Triple Standard for reducing
energy and water use and for improving waste
management across its operations. In 2015 she
led the award-winning initiative Project Ocean,
which saw Selfridges ban the sale of single-use
plastic water bottles in an effort to tackle marine
plastic pollution.
Vega was previously Head of Corporate
Responsibility at Sky, where she was in charge
of a team overseeing reputation risk management,
responsible sourcing, the accessibility of
products and services, child safety, diversity and
employee engagement.
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LINDA HEWSONSelfridges
Linda Hewson has occupied several roles at
Selfridges since joining the company in 2001 and
became the high-end chain’s creative director in
2014. She started out as a visual merchandising
manager for the London store, then led the windows
team before becoming director of windows.
As creative director Hewson has been heavily
involved in reinventing upscale retail with a positive
message of sustainability and an emphasis
on designers who make use of recycling, promote
ethical work practices and reduce waste in
a variety of ways. This transformation is central
to the whole eco-system of sustainable fashion
as brands with this focus would not be able to
reach consumers adequately without a strong
retailing partner that prioritises pushing the
agenda.
Hewson studied public art at Surrey University and
has also worked for Habitat, where
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MONTIA RAJPAL
Moderator, Independent journalist
Monita Rajpal is an independent journalist with
20 years of experience in television as an onair
reporter and anchor. She began her journalism
career in Canada, and until recently worked
for CNN International. In her 14 years with the
network, she was based in Atlanta, London and
Hong Kong.
Rajpal has anchored some of the biggest stories
of the last two decades, including the 9/11 attacks,
the 2004 tsunami, the Iraq War, President
Obama’s historic election, the Arab Spring and
the London Olympics. In her time at CNN she
anchored the network’s flagship breakfast show
in London and a prime-time news programme in
Hong Kong.
Besides interviewing political leaders like Mikhael
Gorbachev, Goodluck Jonathan and Shimon
Peres, Rajpal has specialised in the luxury industry,
hosting a series of programmes in which she
interviewed the CEOs of LVMH, Kering, Cartier,
Chopard, Tag Heuer, Salvatore Ferragamo and
Boucheron, among others. She has also hosted
an AIDS special called Staying Alive on MTV.
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