Location via proxy:   [ UP ]  
[Report a bug]   [Manage cookies]                
Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 26 views

    CSF FL Factsheet 2.1.3

    Uploaded by

    Sarai Snchz Prieto

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    CSF FL Factsheet 2.1.3

    Uploaded by

    Sarai Snchz Prieto
    26 views1 page

    Original Title

    CSF_FL_Factsheet_2.1.3

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    26 views1 page

    CSF FL Factsheet 2.1.3

    Uploaded by

    Sarai Snchz Prieto

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 1

    Issues I

    4) Land Use and Biodiversity


    Measured by the variety of life on earth, biodiversity is the
    foundation for a healthy planet. Fashion is directly linked to
    habitat loss and a decline in biodiversity through land use. Areas
    of forested land have been cleared for cotton cultivation, livestock
    raising and cellulosic fibres made from wood, whilst livestock
    mismanagement has also lead to degradation of fertile land.

    5) Diminishing Resources
    The fashion industry relies on many natural and human resources
    There are 8 key issues Centre for Sustainable Fashion
    uses as a starting point for exploring the relationship
    which are finite or diminishing. The making, transporting and use
    between fashion and sustainability. These issues relate of fashion is almost completely dependent on fossil fuels, whilst
    to both the industrial and personal activities of fashion hand-based skills and crafts from around the world are rapidly
    with consideration to environmental, social, cultural and vanishing because of faster and cheaper manufacturing options.
    economic impacts.
    6) Consumption and Waste
    1) Climate Change
    Clothing production worldwide has doubled since 2000 and yet
    The current level of CO2 in the atmosphere already exceeds
    the average British or European person keeps their clothing items
    what is considered safe by scientists and yet the fashion
    for about half as long. Globally the vast majority of discarded
    industry’s emissions continue to increase. If we fail to respond
    clothing ends up in landfills or is incinerated, currently only 20%
    to this challenge, sea levels will continue to rise, many places will
    is collected for reuse or recycling.
    experience droughts, and there will be more frequent extreme
    weather events, increasing the number of people displaced.
    7) Modern Day Slavery

    2) Water Stress Modern Slavery still exists today in the forms of forced labour,
    people trafficking and child exploitation. Victims of Modern
    1.1 billion people currently lack access to clean water, whilst the
    Slavery are unable to leave their situation because they are subject
    fashion industry consumes water in growing fibres, production
    to threats, violence, punishment, coercion or deception. With
    process and in garment care. It can take 2700 litres of water
    a lack of transparency across the industry, 77% of companies
    to make one cotton t-shirt, which alone could provide up to 3
    operating in the UK believe Modern Slavery might exist
    years drinking water for one person.
    somewhere in their supply chains.

    3) Hazardous Chemicals and Pollution


    8) Wellbeing
    The fashion industry is one of the largest users of chemicals
    The current level and pace of the fashion industry compromises
    and in turn is responsible for high levels of water and air
    the wellbeing of workers, communities, wearers, animals and
    pollution, which is hazardous to our ecosystems and human
    the environment. Over half of workers in fashion are not paid
    health. Textile processing currently accounts for around 20%
    the minimum wage and in most producing countries this is still
    of water pollution, whilst through the production of synthetic
    half of what can be considered a living wage. This is linked to an
    fibres, nitrous oxide emissions are released into the air, which
    increasing speed, fueled by marketing messages which pressure
    are 310 times more damaging than carbon dioxide.
    women and men to look, feel and shop in a particular way.

    © University of the Arts London 2018 1

    You might also like