What if fashion were good for the planet?
At a Glance
10-09-2020
Fashion is the second most polluting industry in the world, coming just after oil. Clothing manufacture and consumption have a huge negative impact on both the environment and people. Sustainability is not only about the environment, but is also an economic and social indicator, and the clothing industry is a good example illustrating their interconnections. Are technological innovations alone enough to 'tailor' a green and fair future for fashion?
At a Glance
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- clean technology
- clothing industry
- consumption
- consumption
- deterioration of the environment
- economic policy
- ECONOMICS
- ENVIRONMENT
- environmental impact
- environmental policy
- environmental protection
- executive power and public service
- industrial pollution
- INDUSTRY
- leather and textile industries
- policymaking
- POLITICS
- PRODUCTION, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
- sustainable development
- technology and technical regulations
- TRADE