Fast Fashion is the large-scale reproduction of clothing designs for the mass market. In recent years, concerns about the environmentalism of this business model, as well as human-based ethics, have been brought to light.
This challenge is global in nature. According to a scientific research study published by York University in March of 2022, The fashion industry is the second most polluting industry, contributing 8% of all carbon emissions and 20% of all global wastewater, with an anticipated 50% increase in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The fashion industry is single-handedly responsible for more carbon emissions than international flights and shipping combined and is responsible for the consumption of 79 trillion liters of water annually.
Sources referenced in episode one:
https://earth.org/statistics-about-fast-fashion-waste/
https://sustainablecampus.fsu.edu/blog/clothed-conservation-fashion-water
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/14/7/1073#
https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/fashion-clothing/what-fast-fashion-why-it-problem
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