Sustainable Fashion—Rationale and Policies
Sustainable fashion refers to efforts to minimize the fashion industry’s adverse environmental and social impacts. This entry describes the industry’s entire production chain: from polyester production, cotton growth and wasteful fashion consumption patterns to landfilling, where so many clothes end...
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| description | Sustainable fashion refers to efforts to minimize the fashion industry’s adverse environmental and social impacts. This entry describes the industry’s entire production chain: from polyester production, cotton growth and wasteful fashion consumption patterns to landfilling, where so many clothes end up. The entry characterizes the drivers behind the industry’s poor record regarding sustainability and employee exploitation, as well as new policies around the world designed to improve the industry’s performance These include the Australian Modern Slavery law, the French law prohibiting the destruction of textile surpluses and the New York Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b1507dc55ae449a688203e39437aea632023-11-23T16:26:37ZengMDPI AGEncyclopedia2673-83922022-06-01221154116710.3390/encyclopedia2020077Sustainable Fashion—Rationale and PoliciesMeital Peleg Mizrachi0Alon Tal1Department of Public Policy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv-Yafo 6997801, IsraelDepartment of Public Policy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv-Yafo 6997801, IsraelSustainable fashion refers to efforts to minimize the fashion industry’s adverse environmental and social impacts. This entry describes the industry’s entire production chain: from polyester production, cotton growth and wasteful fashion consumption patterns to landfilling, where so many clothes end up. The entry characterizes the drivers behind the industry’s poor record regarding sustainability and employee exploitation, as well as new policies around the world designed to improve the industry’s performance These include the Australian Modern Slavery law, the French law prohibiting the destruction of textile surpluses and the New York Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8392/2/2/77sustainable fashionfast fashionslow fashionclothinggarmentsecond hand clothes |
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