Why Is Sustainable Fashion Important?

 One of the most asked questions is, does the world need sustainable fashion?

It does, without a doubt, and here are the top 5 reasons:

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Sustainable Fashion Creates Less Waste

Globally, there’s one garbage truck of textile waste dumped at a landfill or burnt every second.

This enormous amount of waste is created by fast fashion companies that launch weekly fashion trends and fulfill them with poor quality cheap price products.

In comparison, sustainable brands focus on clothing quality products from long-lasting materials.

Moreover, sustainable fashion brands rarely follow fast fashion trends.

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Sustainable Fashion Ensures Fair Wages & Proper Working Conditions

Cheap fast fashion garments are made possible by harsh working conditions for garment workers.

Most fast fashion brands produce garments in developing countries where workers are paid under the living wage.

Poor safety and health conditions, long working hours, and the constant pressure to produce all create an environment of worker exploitation.

Frequent child labor accusations have also been brought against fast fashion brands.

In comparison, sustainable clothing brands priorities fair wages and safe working conditions for all employees.

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Sustainable Fashion Reduces CO2 & Other Greenhouse Gases Emission

Fast fashion has a huge carbon footprint resulting from material creation, manufacturing, transportation, and even textile waste decomposing in landfills.

For example, most fast fashion clothes are made from petroleum-based materials.

Think acrylic, nylon, and polyester; as such, production and disposal require a significant amount of energy.

On the other hand, sustainable fashion utilizes biodegradable materials from natural or recycled fabrics.

These materials require little to no chemical treatment, less energy, less water, and no pesticides or fertilizers to grow.

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Sustainable Fashion Saves Water

The fashion industry is one of the largest water consumers in the world right now.

The water is consumed not only for washing garments but also during manufacturing, in dyeing, and finishing processes.

Just to put that into perspective, it takes about 2,720 liters of water to make one cotton shirt and a whopping 7,000 liters to make one pair of jeans!

On top of consuming water, clothing production impacts the environment by polluting freshwater with toxic chemicals that find their way into waterways.

In comparison, most sustainable fashion brands have “water on budget” policies that limit water usage during clothing production.

Moreover, sustainable fashion prioritizes organic textiles made from linen, hemp, and organic cotton, that require little to no water during the production phase.

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Sustainable Fashion Saves Animal Lives

Animals are a vital part of our ecosystem, each playing a key role in ensuring that Earth is habitable.

As such, any threat to wildlife and other animals’ safety should be a concern to us all.

Leather bags, shoes, fur coats, and other goods made from animal leather, feathers, and wool, affect animal populations and, thus, the survival of humanity on this planet.

In comparison, sustainable clothing brands (cruelty-free and vegan) protect animals by using leather and fur alternatives in their products, saving animals from exploitation and death while preserving the ecosystem’s balance.