By way of an official statement, “thoughts and prayers” or a meme, fashion brands have made a habit of getting in, and often weighing in, on conversations big and small, from emerging TikTok trends to media-sweeping news of natural disasters. But on Saturday, as news broke out that former President Donald J. Trump was shot during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, there was a noticeable lack of industry commentary. Los Angeles-based fashion brand Libertine was an exception, but — according to the brand’s founder and creative director — the views expressed were not his own.
This week, I sat down with Annie Jackson, the CEO of clean beauty retailer Credo Beauty, to discuss how the 9-year-old retailer is solving the beauty industry’s pump waste problem and gamifying its takeback program to inspire its top…