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23.01.2022 We all know by now the environmental impacts the fashion industry and our mindless consumption. But I am sure we can all do with a refresher, so here it is: According to figures from the UNEP, it takes 3,781 litres of water to make a pair of jeans, from the production of cotton to store delivery. That equates to the emission of around 33.4 kg of carbon equivalent. Every year the fashion industry uses 93 billion cubic meters of water enough to meet the consumption needs o...f five million people. Around 20% of wastewater worldwide comes from fabric dyeing and treatment. Of the total fibre input used for clothing, 87% is incinerated or disposed of in a landfill. The fashion industry is responsible for 10% of annual global carbon emissions, more than all international flights and maritime shipping combined. At this pace, the fashion industry's greenhouse gas emissions will surge more than 50 % by 2030. If demographic and lifestyle patterns continue as they are now, global consumption of apparel will rise from 62 million metric tons in 2019 to 102 million tons in 10 years. Every year a half a million tons of plastic microfibers are dumped into the ocean, the equivalent of 50 billion plastic bottles. In 2000, 50 billion new garments were made; nearly 20 years later, that figure has doubled. That is 100 billion new garments every year and increasing for a global population of 7.8 billion! #climatechange #fashionwaste #fashionblogger #ethicalfashion #clickfrenzy #sustainablefashion #globalwarming

11.01.2022 How some of our favourite brands are fighting #blackfridaysale Ignoring it -That’s what@Veja, the most successful sustainable sneakers brand did you won’t find any mentions about #BlackFriday or discounts during this day on their social networks, as well as on pages of@citizensofhumanity,@sandqvistbags or@nudiejeans. Do you know if your favourite brands are boycotting Black Friday sale?... #ethicalfashion #slowfashion

09.01.2022 The Breakthrough #ClimateReality Check 2020 was published last week, and here are some of my takeaways from it: If we continue down the present path "there is a very big risk that we will just end our civilisation. The human species will survive.. but we will destroy almost everything we have built up over the last two thousand years." - Prof. Hans Joachim Schllnhuber. 1.5'C warming is likely by 2030, even earlier. Reducing emission alone will have no significant impact... on the warming trend over the next two decades due largely to the aerosol effect. This is what we know as the Faustian bargain. The #ParisAgreement of 1.5'C is not a safe target. 2'C may trigger a 'Hothouse Earth' scenario of self-reinforcing warming - meaning the climate system feedbacks and their mutual interaction drive the Earth System climate to the point of no return. 3'C of warming would be catastrophic for food production and the livelihood of the world's poorest three billion people. The world is on a 3-5'C warming path by 2100. Long-term targets are an excuse for procrastinationzero-emission by 2030, not 2050. A 2050 timeframe will fail to prevent catastrophic outcomes. Societies that are successfully overcoming the Covid pandemic threat are doing so by making it the highest priority of politics and economics, based upon acceptance of the best available science. Climate is a much bigger threat, that requires the same approach. Assess the real risks with brutal, rigorous honesty. Recognise that climate disruption requires an emergency, planned response. Act fast for zero emissions by 2030. Build capacity to draw down carbon. Understand what role solar radiation management may play. Making action on climate disruption the first priority of government is the key to protecting people, society and nature. @alaska #glacier #climatechange #sustainablefashion #sustainableliving

01.01.2022 Anyone else noticed that #BlackFriday is increasingly earlier and for longer? Black Friday, famous for its huge discounts, and symbol of overconsumption. As the world becomes more and more concerned with sustainability, fashion is no exception. Even mass market fashion brands are trying to stay in line and create special eco collections, committing themselves to using organic and recycled materials. Nevertheless Black Friday is not getting any less popular the Adobe Analyti...cs shows that shoppers in USA have already spent a record$7.4 billion on Black Friday 2019 19.6% more than in 2018, whileclothing and shoes being best selling product categories. This week, we will focus on how businesses can fighting against the Black Friday trend, and how you can join the movement? Are your favourite brands participating in the Black Friday sale? What do you think the impact of Black Friday has on small business? #ethicalfashion #ethicalfashionaustralia #ethicafashionblogger #blackfridaysale

01.01.2022 I remember reading a friend's thesis on Cambodian workers' rights last year while I was undertaking my research. It struck me just how much the workers sacrifice to secure a job at the garment factories for very little pay. That was pre-COVID. As western nations announce lockdown measures, consumers stayed home, and shops shut their doors, what happens to the people who make our clothes? In Cambodia, the pandemic has seen more than 200 factories close, placing tens of thousan...ds of people out of work. One of these factories that have caught our attention is Violet Apparel, a sub-contractor of major western brands like NIKE (the legality is disputed by NIKE). Cambodia's textile industry provides about 850,000 jobs, has been hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, with major Western retailers cancelling orders or demanding discounts from their suppliers. Workers are laid off with 1 days notice, with no or little compensation. The imbalance of power between the major brands and local factories is now more evident in times of crisis. As brands walk cleanly away with their dealings with factories, it is the workers who suffer. On the one hand, you have Nike with $US1.5 billion ($2 billion) in net profit [in the first fiscal quarter of 2021] in the first global pandemic in a decade. And on the other hand, we have people earning less than $8/day out of work and looking for a job in an increasingly competitive and desperate market. Who makes my clothes? Are their rights protected? Are negotiations between suppliers and buyers fair? Do they include the protection of workers' rights? #whomademyclothes #workersrights #sustainablefashion #ethicalfashion #ethicallysourced #ethicafashionblogger