Author: Olga Speranskaya

The hidden costs of fast fashion

If we can track packages globally, why can’t we track chemicals in clothes?

#HEJSupport is part of the Retail4Impact initiative (https://www.oneplanetnetwork.org/programmes/consumer-information-scp/product-sustainability-information/retail4impactvU ) that builds upon the 10 principles of the UNEP Guidelines for Providing Product Sustainability Information (https://www.oneplanetnetwork.org/knowledge-centre/resources/guidelines-providing-product-sustainability-information ) under UNEP #10YFP (https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?keywords=%2310yfp&origin=HASH_TAG_FROM_FEED&sid=pu4).

Plastic contributes to climate change at every stage of its life cycle, from the extraction of fossil fuels and chemical production to transportation and disposal.

Within the textile supply chain, children come at the lowest rung, often involved in segregating the useful material from waste

Politicians recognize that textile sector provides economic benefits, but the effects of this industry on biodiversity and pollution are not adequately considered