Sustainability- a buzzword thrown around by fashion insiders, but what exactly does it mean? Sustainability, in simple terms, means to sustain something over a long period of time. As a policy, sustainability concerns itself with economic, social, and environmental betterment. When narrowed into fashion, sustainability means taking socio-economic and environmental-friendly approaches to the production, distribution, and consumption of fashion products.
Environmental Issues
The fashion industry, if charged on all counts of contributing to water waste, carbon emission, wildlife endangerment, and oceanic microplastic pollution would be found guilty. According to the BBC, the global fashion industry contributes ten percent of global carbon emissions and twenty per cent of water waste. The World Economic Forum (WEF) reported the fashion industry as the second largest water consumer. Thirty-five percent of oceanic microplastic pollution came from the fashion industry according to International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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