Sofia (She/Her) – I’m the Deputy Editor & Media Partnership Manager at Thred, specialising in exclusive articles and live interviews, fashion and beauty with a focus on sustainability, women’s rights, psychedelics, and Latin America. I studied Spanish at the University of Exeter and International Journalism at City, London. Follow me on Twitter, LinkedIn, and drop me some ideas/feedback via email.
Hi, I’m Sofia, and I’m the Deputy Editor & Media Partnership Manager at Thred. I also work closely with Gen Zers from around the world on exclusive articles and live interviews to promote the inspiring work they’re doing to make the world a better place.
During my time at the University of Exeter where I studied Spanish, I chose to spend my year abroad teaching English in Argentina and working as a journalist in Colombia before travelling across the continent with my camera.
Returning to the UK to pursue a Masters in International Journalism and an internship at National Geographic Traveller, I eventually found myself at Thred’s doors.
Now, I balance my time between obsessing over mushrooms, practising yoga in the middle of the office, and telling everyone about the new song I just learned to play on the bass guitar.
Latest Stories from Sofia
Exclusive – Six climate activists give us the scoop on COP26
If this year’s COP summit taught us anything, it’s that young people are the key to climate justice. For this reason, we asked a collection of changemakers about their expectations, concerns, and takeaways before, during, and after the event. Today’s youth are the least to blame for the climate crisis, given they’ve been around for less than two decades. Without drastic changes, however, they will be the ones left...
Nightclub boycotts planned as women report being spiked by injection
Police forces are investigating yet another harrowing setback in the fight for improved female safety across the UK. Despite several high-profile and public cases of violence toward women this year – namely the deaths of Sarah Everard and Sabina Nessa among many others – female safety remains in jeopardy across the UK. The Home Secretary has focused on crime prevention initiatives in response to growing concern, while the Met Office...
Why the beauty industry should be selling rejected products
To save our planet, the environmentally damaging industry would do well to follow in sustainable fashion’s footsteps and begin turning unwanted off cuts into a zero-waste solution. In 2021, the negative connotations once linked to pre-owned fashion are no more. During a time in which the threat of climate change is impossible to ignore, second-hand shopping is all the rage and many of us take immense pleasure in scouring thrift...
Paris Hilton is lobbying for youth home reform
The abuse survivor condemned a ‘systemwide lack of transparency and accountability’ in the troubled teen industry and is part of a push to change laws governing congregate care facilities. From boot camps to boarding schools, congregate care facilities are often marketed as treatment for a broad range of adolescent behavioural and mental health issues including eating disorders, drug use, and defiance. For Paris Hilton, however, who recently revealed in a YouTube...
‘Sustainable’ brand Coach is destroying unsold products
The brand is facing allegations that it slashes defective in-store returns before throwing them away, refuting its self-proclaimed commitment to a circular fashion economy. Scrolling through TikTok this week, you might’ve come across @thetrashwalker’s now-viral video accusing luxury design house Coach of ordering employers to ‘deliberately slash’ unwanted yet perfectly reusable handbags ‘so nobody else can have them.’ According to Anna Sacks, the environmental activist behind the alarming discovery and one...
How Slovenia is assuming the lead on environmental action in Europe
Ljubljana, the country’s capital city, has been car-free for well over a decade. Given the initiative’s success, will it be long before other nations follow suit? With COP 26 just days away, heads of state, diplomats, and activists are gearing up to discuss how we’re going to prevent the average global temperature from rising more than 1.5 degrees Celsius. During this crucial moment for efforts to address the threats of climate...
For Stella McCartney fungi are the future of fashion
On a mission to change one of the world’s most polluting industries from the inside, the luxury designer just launched a collection inspired by mushrooms and their potential for saving the planet. During the pandemic, conscious consumers and environmentalists watched in anticipation as fashion inched towards hitting the much-needed reset button. An opportunity for brands to acknowledge the urgency for change amid our current climate crisis, these last 18 months have...
How Twitter is helping to monitor and save forests
To monitor how trees are being affected by changes in their immediate environment, researchers are hooking them up to Twitter using a suite of sensors on and around their trunks. If you’d told me a few years ago that, in 2021, trees would be tweeting, I’d have likely laughed in your face. Alas, given how significantly technology has infiltrated its way into our lives during the last two decades, it’s...
Exclusive – Gen Zer Brian Femminella is in the vanguard of social impact
Fuelled by a dedication to serve others, Gen Z entrepreneur Brian Femminella founded SoundMind, a company combining the power of music therapy with technology to help those suffering from trauma, anxiety, and depression. ‘My niche seems to be doing something that immediately assists the public in one way or another,’ says Brian Femminella. A Gen Z entrepreneur at just 21-years-old, Brian has a profound understanding of mental health and feels an...
Exclusive – Discussing the ‘gender play gap’ with Stefani Nurding
The skateboarder is shaking up the outdated preconceptions of an inherently male-dominated sport. We spoke with her on the importance of reclaiming femininity in skating, working towards a more inclusive athletic community, and improving the visibility of women who choose to compete. Nowadays, though female athletes are undeniably more visible and increasingly successful, the male-dominated sport industry continues to fail them. You only need to think back to Osaka’s withdrawal from...
