Fact: ardent followers of fashion aren’t always that ardent about sustainability. Also a fact: it can take up to 2,700 litres to produce the cotton needed to make a just a single t-shirt, which is the equivalent of three years worth of drinking water. Here is a further look into the issues surrounding fashion and water, and the three other reasons why fashion is the world’s second-largest polluter.
1. USE OF WATER,The fashion industry is a huge consumer as well as a polluter of fresh water, with one of the biggest culprits being cotton production.2. CARBON FOOTPRINT, The fashion industry is a primary source of greenhouse gas emissions. It accounts for 10% of carbon emissions globally, the result of its long and varied supply chains, production processes, manufacturing, shipping and retail activities. 3. DYES, The global textile industry discharges 40,000 – 50,000 tons of dye into the water system, which contributes to an estimated 17 to 20% of the world’s industrial water pollution. Credit: attn:
