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
Is dropshipping set to discredit the rise in resale fashion?
Alongside the innumerable positive steps we’ve taken towards a greener future for the industry, the rising popularity of resale platforms is presenting its own issues. Thrifting, repurposing, the trading of deadstock – they all come under the umbrella of ‘resale fashion’. Long before it became chic, rummaging through vintage markets was the best way to find original, designer clothing without the hefty price tags. It was where you could stumble...
Celebrities back Tree Aid’s appeal to save the Metema forest
Several high-profile names are supporting a call from Tree Aid to bring a forest in Ethiopia back from the brink of extinction. Tree Aid, a charity that works with people in the drylands of Africa to tackle poverty and the effects of the global climate crisis by growing trees, is pushing for urgent action to save the Metema forest in Ethiopia from going extinct during the next 20 years. At...
Women protesting femicide in Latin America refuse to back down
In a region where machismo reigns and gender-based violence is widespread, demonstrations against these issues continue to unfold. Now, the fight is crossing borders. Deemed the most lethal location on the planet for women prior to the outbreak, Latin America is as deadly as ever, with activists of the #NiUnaMenos movement blaming Coronavirus for consolidating the ongoing problem of domestic and gendered violence throughout the region. Comprising almost half of the...
Sri Lanka joins palm oil boycott by banning imports
The country’s government has banned palm oil imports with immediate effect and is phasing out domestic cultivation to be replaced with more eco-friendly crops. If you weren’t aware, palm oil – the world’s most consumed cooking oil and an ingredient found in close to 50% of all packaged products – has been and continues to be a major driver of deforestation of some of the most biodiverse forests on...
Is Lena Dunham’s plus-size clothing line really that inclusive?
The creator is launching her own plus-size fashion collection with an aim to fight the idea that bigger women are ‘stupid,’ but has been criticised for offering limited sizing options. Excuse the cliché, but times have changed. Conversations within the fashion industry about size, representation, and the importance of inclusion are more prominent now than ever. These days, it’s all about loving the skin we’re in, no matter what we...
Brazil’s catastrophic COVID response may have global implications
Surrounding Latin American countries are scrambling to protect themselves from what experts warn has become the perfect environment for the virus to adapt. In the months following the first reported case of Coronavirus in Latin America, much of the conversation surrounding its impact on the region centred heavily on Brazil, a country with the most virus-related deaths second to the United States. Guaranteed to overwhelm global attention, the staggering mortality rates...
Thousands flee as Venezuelan troops clash with Colombian rebels
In what rights groups are calling a ‘humanitarian time bomb,’ close to 5,000 Venezuelan refugees have been displaced by intense and continuing battles along the Colombian border. Home to the largest oil reserves in the world and once the richest nation in South America, just two decades on Venezuela has ‘collapsed under the weight of its own corruption and the hollow promise of a socialist utopia,’ says Richard Emblin, editor...
The Body Shop launches new global refill stations
Already a pioneer of environmental activism within the personal care industry, The Body Shop is now rolling out in-store refill services to 400 locations worldwide. According to awareness campaign Zero Waste Week, over 120 billion units of packaging is produced by the cosmetics industry every year, most of which sadly isn't recyclable. More beauty companies are starting to think about how they can create and package their products in more ethically...
New Zealand introduces paid bereavement leave for miscarriages
New Zealand's parliament has passed legislation giving mothers and their partners the right to paid leave following a lost pregnancy. On Wednesday, New Zealand’s parliament unanimously approved legislation giving couples the right to three days of paid leave following a miscarriage or stillbirth in an effort to promote greater openness about lost pregnancies. The bereavement allowance will mean that employees don’t have to tap into their allocated sick leave in...
Why is conversion therapy still legal in the UK?
Over 1,000 days since the government initially promised to ban the cruel anti-LGBTQ+ practice, campaigners are still demanding definitive action. Conversion therapy is the widely discredited and often cruel pseudo-scientific practice that many LGBTQ+ people have suffered through in an attempt to ‘cure’ their identity. In 2018, a study conducted by the Ozanne Foundation revealed that 68.7% of all participants experienced suicidal thoughts or long-term mental health impacts after undergoing the...
