Information Sources
Question 1
1 Fast fashion contributes to climate change.
1.2 Fast fashion is built on inequality.
- https://doc.your-brochure-online.co.uk/Lancaster-University_FiftyFourDegrees_Issue_17/18/
- https://www.vogue.com.au/culture/features/fashion-has-a-gender-problem-so-what-can-we-do-about-it/image-gallery/fe823dbebfa7e5beb621a71d2193c5e8
- https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/McKinsey/Industries/Retail/Our%20Insights/Shattering%20the%20glass%20runway/Shattering-the-glass-runway.pdf
- https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/retail/our-insights/shattering-the-glass-runway
1.3 Fast fashion is built on worker exploitation.
- https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/23/asia/modern-slavery-index-2023-intl-hnk/index.html
- https://stopmoderndayslavery.org/2020/10/your-clothes-were-made-by-slaves-a-fast-fashion-expose/
- https://www.voguebusiness.com/sustainability/modern-slavery-is-on-the-rise-fashions-role-remains-steady
- https://www.walkfree.org/global-slavery-index/findings/spotlights/stitched-with-slavery-in-the-seams/
1.4 Fast fashion is built on poor quality clothing.
- https://www.projectcece.com/blog/531/planned-obsolescence-in-fashion/
- https://www.jumpstartmag.com/planned-obsolescence-fast-fashion/
- https://fastercapital.com/content/Planned-Obsolescence-in-Fashion–The-Fast-Style-Dilemma.html
- https://www.npr.org/2013/03/11/174013774/in-trendy-world-of-fast-fashion-styles-arent-made-to-last
- https://www.vox.com/even-better/2023/11/14/23955673/fast-fashion-shein-hauls-environment-human-rights-violations
- https://www.vox.com/the-goods/23529587/consumer-goods-quality-fast-fashion-technology
- https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a43521481/fast-fashion-quality/
1.5 Fast fashion is built on consumer culture.
- https://amplyfi.com/2022/01/10/the-age-of-fast-fashion/
- https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/resale-is-all-rage-fashion-brands-not-making-dent-unsustainable-levels-waste-2023-08-09/
- https://youtu.be/U4km0Cslcpg?t=384
- https://apparelinsider.com/shein-9000-new-lines-a-day-and-esg-investing/
- https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/2/3/21080364/fast-fashion-h-and-m-zara
- https://resources.localclimateactions.org/articles/hyperconsumerism-fast-fashion/
1.6 Fast fashion is built on stolen clothing designs.
- https://fashionmagazine.com/style/shein-stolen-designs/
- https://www.vox.com/2018/4/27/17281022/fashion-brands-knockoffs-copyright-stolen-designs-old-navy-zara-h-and-m
- https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/55146/1/shein-fast-fashion-exploitation-plagiarism-independent-designers-copy-aliexpress
- https://ca.style.yahoo.com/independent-designers-fast-fashion-brands-and-193729485.html
- https://mygreencloset.com/fast-fashion-copying/
- https://www.npr.org/2021/07/20/1018381462/why-indie-brands-are-at-war-with-shein-and-other-fast-fashion-companies
- https://globalnews.ca/news/10709153/shein-temu-lawsuit/
Question 2
2 It is estimated that the global fashion industry generates between $1.7 trillion and $2.5 trillion USD annually.
Question 3
3 H&M was founded in 1947.
Question 4
4 Each year, 92 million tonnes (202,825,281,210 pounds) of textile waste is produced.
Question 5
5 Garment workers are payed as little as nothing.
- https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/23/asia/modern-slavery-index-2023-intl-hnk/index.html
- https://stopmoderndayslavery.org/2020/10/your-clothes-were-made-by-slaves-a-fast-fashion-expose/
- https://www.voguebusiness.com/sustainability/modern-slavery-is-on-the-rise-fashions-role-remains-steady
- https://www.walkfree.org/global-slavery-index/findings/spotlights/stitched-with-slavery-in-the-seams/
Question 6
6 The fashion industry is the 2nd most polluting industry in the world.
Question 7
7 Textile production has doubled over last 15 years, but the amount of time people wear the clothes has dropped 40%.
Question 8
8 SHEIN releases as many as 1.5 milllion new styles of clothing each year.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaS-iVwaOLw
- https://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/the-passionate-eye/how-ultra-fast-fashion-brand-shein-exploits-workers-and-gets-you-to-buy-more-according-to-new-documentary-1.6979791
- https://apparelinsider.com/shein-9000-new-lines-a-day-and-esg-investing/
- https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj0qs-OuFQB/?img_index=3
8.2 H&M and Zara release 23,000 and 40,000 new styles of clothing each year, respectively.
Question 9
9 Cancer-causing cadmium, lead, chromium, and mercury have all been found in azo dyes, which make up the bright colouring in ~70% of clothing.
9.2 Petroleum and terephthalic acid are both used to make polyester.
9.3 Polyester is the most widely used clothing fibre in the world.
Question 10
10 The average person buys 60% more clothing today than they did in 2000.
Question 11
11 Puma is the only brand listed that has a sustainability rating of above a 2/5 on GoodOnYou.eco, and has a 4/5.
- https://directory.goodonyou.eco/brand/puma
- https://directory.goodonyou.eco/brand/h-and-m
- https://directory.goodonyou.eco/brand/shein
- https://directory.goodonyou.eco/brand/forever-21
- https://directory.goodonyou.eco/brand/lululemon
- https://directory.goodonyou.eco/brand/zara
- https://directory.goodonyou.eco/brand/urban-outfitters
Question 12
12 The most powerful thing you can do is wear your clothes longer.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGF3ObOBbac
- https://goodonyou.eco/why-we-should-wear-clothes-until-theyre-worn-out/
- https://www.curiouslyconscious.com/2021/08/dare-to-wear-clothes-longer.html/
- https://www.electroluxgroup.com/sustainabilityreports/2021/key-priorities-and-progress-2021/our-nine-goals/better-living/make-clothes-last-twice-as-long-with-half-the-environmental-impact/
- https://www.hempclothingaustralia.com/blog/extending-the-life-of-clothes-by-an-extra-nine-months-of-active-use-would-reduce-carbon-water-and-waste-footprints-by-around-20pc-each
Question 13
13 It is estimated that the average thrift store only sells about 20% of all donations it receives.
Question 14
14 Fewer than 50 percent of prominent womenswear brands are designed by women, and only 14 percent of major brands have a female executive leading them.
Question 15
15 The textile industry represents 10-20% of global pesticide use.
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