The stats on the fashion industry and OURSELEVES are truly staggering – and not in a good way. The clothing sector produces between two and eight per cent of global carbon emissions, while textile dyeing is a major polluter of water, not to forget, luxury brands are central in massive deforestation rates. Fast fashion is out of control, and the average person is buying 60 per cent more clothing than 15 years ago, with each item kept for only half as long.
Recently we heard the breaking news about Shein, a fast fashion provider on steroids, where workers in its supply chain are paid as little as 3p to work 18-hour shifts. If they make a mistake on the 500 garments per day they are required to produce, workers will probably see their daily salary reduced by two-thirds… which is on top of the fact they have no weekends off, and get only one rest day per month.
Human suffering and environmental degradation on multiple levels, and we still buy it. In fact, “the global fast fashion market is expected to grow from $91.23 billion in 2021 to $99.23 billion in 2022 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.8%. The market is expected to grow to $133.43 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.7%,” according to Research and Markets.
We must address this! It’s time, so I am delighted to welcome a team of sustainable fashion super stars onto Climate Courage, and we are going to have an open, honest and frank conversation about an issue that must be addressed by every single one of us.
My super star panel includes (in no particular order)
Jenni Thorman, founder of My Best Friend Jen, studio manager at Second Stitch, and someone who is equally passionate about social enterprise
https://www.secondstitch.org.au/
https://www.mybestfriendjen.com/
Stephanie Dickson, founder of Green Is The New Black, host of the Live Wide Awake Podcast, speaker, and co-founder of UNTAM3D
https://greenisthenewblack.com/
Raye Padit, founder and CEO at The Fashion Pulpit, fashion designer and sustainable fashion advocate
https://www.thefashionpulpit.com/
Susannah Jaffer, founder of ZERRIN, former beauty and fashion editor, brand consultant and community builder
Let’s stop feeling useless in this fight. It’s stopping us from acting #UncommonCourage #ClimateCourage
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