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In 2020, McKinsey called biodiversity ‘the next frontier in sustainable fashion’
Many of us are already aware of the link between the fashion industry and climate change: theclothing industry generates more greenhouse gases than international aviation and shipping combined.Less well-known is the contribution fashion is making to the biodiversity crisis. We are living through an unprecedented decline in many animal populations. The reason? Human intervention in the environment that has affected the habitats of millions of species.
There are many factors behind this trend. The European Parliament summarise the main ones as being:
· Changes in land use (e.g. deforestation, intensive monoculture, urbanisation)
· Direct exploitation such as hunting and over-fishing
· Climate change
· Pollution
· Invasive alien species
The fashion industry has a role to play in three of these five: As mentioned, the industry is an important contributor to climate change. Changes…
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Yes, due the inks, cotton, water needed, glyphosphate, and another toxic ingredients.
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Absolutely! We need to recycle, re-use, repair our clothes and other items to stop the cycle of consumerism and waste.
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