01/12/2021
Now that the BLACK Friday Sales are over, you might want to read about nuances and the true cost of the fashion industry as well as how you can contribute to creating a more sustainable circular economy. I enjoyed this chat with Monash University's sustainable fashion expert Aleasha McCallion.
Oh, and did you know that...
- ... Australia is among the largest consumers of fashion in the world?
- ... around USD 460bn worth of apparel is thrown away around the globe every year?
- ... fashion industry is the third highest emitter of carbon?
While ‘fast fashion’ has allowed consumers to buy a T-shirt for as cheap as a cup of coffee, it comes at a price. Amounts of water and chemicals poured into making clothes, many of which end up in landfill quickly, worries ethical and sustainable fashion advocates.