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Avoid Fast Fashion for a Sustainable Future!
100 Billion items of clothing are produced every year, this amounts to 14 pieces for each and every human on the planet, according to Earth.org
Let's fix this!
We discard 92 million tons
of clothes-related waste each year! That's a garbage truck every SECOND!
Cheap fashion is really far from that, it may be cheap in terms of the financial cost, but very expensive when it comes to the environment and the cost of human life.
Sass Brown | Author of ECO Fashion20% of global wastewater comes from textile dyeing
Unless we take action, the fashion industry will use up a quarter of the world’s carbon budget by 2050!
United Nations Environment program60% of Clothes
are made with plastic-based materials - according to UNEP
"Textile dyeing is also the second largest polluter of water globally and it takes around 2,000 gallons of water to make a typical pair of jeans"
United Nations Environment program
Avoid Fashion with the following actions
We wear clothes for comfort and protection as well as to express ourselves. Much of our clothing is made cheaply, unethically and has a huge impact on our planet. Here are some ways you can take action on this issue:
- Repair or mend, buy from second hand thrift stores and donate clothes instead of throwing them away and track your impact with Commit2Act!
- Buy less and choose quality over quantity.
- Support ethical and sustainable fashion brands with GoodonYOU.
Impacts of Sustainable Fashion Actions
Reduce Climate Emissions
Our clothes have a huge cost to the climate: a typical T-shirt produces 6.75kg C02 during production and sale.
Save Water & Waste
Reducing fast fashion consumption lowers water usage and pollution caused by the textile industry. Repairing and donating clothes minimizes textile waste in landfills.
Save Money & Buy Responsibly
Choosing quality clothes reduces the need to replace them frequently, saving money in the long run. Supporting ethical brands helps improve working conditions for those in the fashion industry.
Earn points from your fashionable actions
Use Commit2Act to track the impact of your actions!
Earn rewards, qualify for prizes and learn from others who are taking action to secure a sustainable fashion future for us all.
- Each Action has a calculation to determine how much C02 has been saved.
- Upload photos of your action as evidence to demonstrate your fashion focused actions.
- Harness the power of AI image recognition to validate your impact.
Spotlight on Sustainable Fashion
Centre for Sustainable Fashion
A research Centre based at the London College of Fashion who provoke, challenge and question the fashion status quo.
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Triad
Offers free resources and workshops to promote education for sustainability.
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Solidaridad
An international civil society organization with over 50 years of experience making more sustainable and ethical supply chains.
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Fast Fashion News & Media
The Guardian - Fast fashion: The ugly truth behind the shiny clothes
National GeographicJohn Bartlett2023-04-10
Learn MoreBBC - Fast fashion: Are we really ready to change our buying habits?
BBC NewsEsme Stallard2023-07-29
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