In uncertain times, people look for leaders who are authentic and also upfront about the challenges ahead – an insight that we explored recently in our Focus Report, Bringing the Future Forward.  As 2020 draws to a close, we asked the business leaders in our community of Positive Luxury-certified brands which leaders they find most inspiring. Read on for a motivating mix, covering a range of inspirations from start-up founders to politicians, fashion designers to journalists. In the United States, the apparel industry has always focused on short-term revenues, with little or no concern for environmental damage, worker rights, or the disservice today’s actions will have on tomorrow’s generation. The founder of Patagonia, Yvon Chouinard has proven that profits, growth, and sustainability efforts can be pursued at the same time resulting in long-term benefits for consumers, employees and shareholders. Several decades ahead of his time, Chouinard’s integrity, persistence, and approach to leadership remain truly inspiring.  Monica Magdas Miller, Founder of Santicler Clare Press, founder of The Wardrobe Crisis, journalist, author and presenter is for me one of the most authentic and reliable voices of sustainability. Her podcasts are a true wake-up call of global issues surrounding us and have become a nucleus of resourceful information for me in my pursuit...