How To Shop Sustainable Fashion | Good Housekeeping UK
- 5 years ago
Had enough of fast fashion? We're unpicking the issue of fashion’s harmful environmental impact.
Environmentalism is on the rise and the next big issue set to be tackled could be what’s in our wardrobes.
While clothes were once seen as a long-term investment, the consumerist society we live in now has created a culture of “fast fashion” – where we buy cheap garments for short-term use before replacing them with the next trending item that’s marketed at us. The result? A disastrous impact on our environment that, as it stands, shows no sign of easing up.
According to Greenpeace, the average person buys 60% more items of clothing and keeps them for about half as long as 15 years ago. Because of this mindset amongst shoppers, the fashion industry is thriving. Clothing production doubled from 2000 to 2014 and while in 2002 clothing sales amounted to $ 1 trillion dollars, that’s projected to rise to $2.1 trillion by 2025, according to the environmental charity.
Read the full report on sustainable fashion and how you can make better choices here: http://bit.ly/2IEBItp
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Environmentalism is on the rise and the next big issue set to be tackled could be what’s in our wardrobes.
While clothes were once seen as a long-term investment, the consumerist society we live in now has created a culture of “fast fashion” – where we buy cheap garments for short-term use before replacing them with the next trending item that’s marketed at us. The result? A disastrous impact on our environment that, as it stands, shows no sign of easing up.
According to Greenpeace, the average person buys 60% more items of clothing and keeps them for about half as long as 15 years ago. Because of this mindset amongst shoppers, the fashion industry is thriving. Clothing production doubled from 2000 to 2014 and while in 2002 clothing sales amounted to $ 1 trillion dollars, that’s projected to rise to $2.1 trillion by 2025, according to the environmental charity.
Read the full report on sustainable fashion and how you can make better choices here: http://bit.ly/2IEBItp
Subscribe to the Good Housekeeping UK YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TM6CWC
View recipes, lifestyle and cleaning tips on the Good Housekeeping UK YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2UAUHIi