2025年1月20日 · Fast fashion has a significant environmental impact. According to the UN Environment Programme, the industry is the second-biggest consumer of water and is responsible for about 10% of global carbon emissions – more than all international flights and maritime shipping combined.

2023年8月21日 · Besides being responsible for nearly 10% of global carbon emissions, the fashion industry is also infamously known for the amount of resources it wastes and the trash it produces. Here are 10 highly concerning statistics about fast fashion waste.

2022年11月24日 · A new UNEP video captures how fast fashion is a growing problem, creating waste while fuelling carbon emissions, and how combatting it is everyone’s responsibility.

2022年7月29日 · Oxfam research suggests the average Briton has 57 unworn items. What's the environmental impact of fast fashion? Producing clothes uses a lot of natural resources and creates greenhouse gas...

2024年10月17日 · By analyzing fast fashion through a climate justice framework which acknowledges the disproportionate environmental harm inflicted onto marginalized communities, consumers can make conscious decisions about their individual consumption and advocate for systemic changes in the fashion industry.

2024年12月25日 · The fast fashion industry has drastically transformed how we purchase and dispose of clothing, often with severe environmental consequences. In pursuit of rapidly changing trends, this sector churns out products at breakneck speed, neglecting the ecological footprint it …

2024年3月19日 · Where fast fashion and its destructive impacts are out of fashion. Here are four tips on how to avoid fast fashion: Recognise the ads that are targeting you; Convenient cheap disposable clothes are promoted in our social media algorithms.

2019年1月10日 · In a world of accelerating demand for apparel, consumers want—and can increasingly afford—new clothing after wearing garments only a few times. Entire business models are built on the premise of “fast fashion,” providing clothes cheaply and quickly to consumers through shorter fashion cycles.

The fast fashion industry, driven by low costs and quick trends, shows how the planet pays the price — from overflowing landfills, water use and chemical run-off to climate-altering carbon emissions and microplastics.

2024年2月16日 · One of the main perpetrators of overconsumption and waste globally is the fashion industry. The desire to meet demand has caused companies to reduce the quality of materials used to produce clothes to get them out quicker.