FASHION’S ENVIRONMENTAL

IS FASHION THE 3RD LARGEST POLLUTER TO THE ENVIRONMENT?

Yes

ARE MICROFIBRES AND HARMFUL CHEMICALS RELEASED INTO OUR OCEANS FROM TEXTILE WASHING?

Yes

DO CLOTHES MADE FROM POLYESTER TAKE 200 YEARS TO DECOMPOSE?

Yes

DOES IT TAKE 2,700 LITERS OF WATER TO MAKE ONE COTTON T-SHIRT?

Yes

DOES MODERN DAY SLAVERY IN THE GARMENT INDUSTRY EXIST?

Yes

ARE THE PLANET’S NATURAL RESOURCES DIMINISHING?

Yes

IS IT POSSIBLE TO RECYCLE OLD TEXTILE WASTE INTO NEW FABRIC WITH MODERN TECHNOLOGY?

Yes

ARE THERE PLANET FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVES TO COTTON AND POLYESTER?

Yes

Does the average American throw away nearly 70 pounds of clothes per year?

Yes

Is only around 1% of clothing is reused or recycled, making a huge amount of fashion products end up as waste in landfills or incinerated?

Yes

Are 12.8M tons of clothing estimated to end up in landfills every year?

Yes

Does global textile production emit 1.2 billion tons of greenhouse gases annually (more than international flights and maritime shipping combined)?

Yes

Is the fashion industry responsible for up to 10% of global CO2 emissions, 20% of the world's industrial wastewater, 24% of insecticides, and 11% of pesticides used?

Yes

Is there growing water scarcity? The current usage level of 79 billion cubic meters annually is very concerning, because textile production mostly takes place in areas of freshwater stress.

Yes

Does eliminating synthetic materials used in clothing products help prevent harmful synthetics and microfibers from ending up in our natural environment?

Yes

Do 34% of microplastics found in oceans come from textiles? And, do the majority come from Polyethylene, acrylic, and elastane?

Yes

Does the clothing industry have one of the highest negative impacts on the planet?

Yes

Do clothing production processes such as high water usage, pollution from chemical treatments (used in dying and preparation), and disposal of large amounts of unsold clothing through incineration or landfill deposits (which are hazardous to the environment) destroy our planet?

Yes