A Sustainable Watchmaker
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To kick off 2021,\\xa0 guest host Aur\\xe9lie Brown speaks with Alexandre Desabrais,\\xa0 cofounder of\\xa0 Solios,\\xa0 a Montreal-based company that offers\\xa0 environmentally-friendly, solar powered timepieces. Hear how each watch is ethically produced and made with durable and sustainable materials.\\xa0 Did you know that if all quartz watches were solar, it would save 300\\xa0 million batteries from being produced, sold and thrown away every year?\\xa0
Most recently, Solios became a\\xa0 partner of the Make-A-Wish foundation, the nonprofit organization that helps fulfill the wishes of critically-ill children.
Ryan\\u2019s Rants & Raves is a podcast series on fashion, design and all things Qu\\xe9bec produced by the Qu\\xe9bec Government Office in New York and hosted by Fashion Attach\\xe9 Ryan McInturf.