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"If things don’t change fast, the fashion industry could use a quarter of the
world’s remaining global carbon budget to keep warming under 2℃ by 2050, and
use 35% more land to produce fibres by 2030.
While this seems incredible, it’s not. Over the past 15 years, clothing
production has doubled while the length of time we actually wear these clothes
has fallen by nearly 40%. In the EU, falling prices have seen people buying
more clothing than ever before while spending less money in the process.
This is not sustainable. Something has to give. In our recent report, we
propose the idea of a wellbeing wardrobe, a new way forward for fashion in
which we favour human and environmental wellbeing over ever-growing consumption
of throwaway fast-fashion.
What would that look like? It would mean each of us cutting how many new
clothes we buy by as much as 75%, buying clothes designed to last, and
recycling clothes at the end of their lifetime.
For the sector, it would mean tackling low incomes for the people who make the
clothes, as well as support measures for workers who could lose jobs during a
transition to a more sustainable industry."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
