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Sustainability Facts
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Half a million tons of plastic microfibers are dumped into the ocean every year, the equivalent of 50 billion plastic bottles.
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Fashion industry consumes around 93 billion cubic meters of water each year.
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Fashiion industry is responsible for 8% of carbon emissions.
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Fast Fashion companies generate more pollution than international aviation and shipping combined.
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93% of brands surveyed by the Fashion Checker are not paying garment worker’s living wage.
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Nearly 70 million barrels of oil used each year to make polyester fiber.
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Clothes companies create more than 1 million garments every day.
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Fast fashion emissions will grow by 50% by 2030.
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According to The UN Alliance of Sustainable fashion, people buy 60% more clothes today than they did 15 years ago.
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Less than 1% of clothes and textiles are genuinely recycled.
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Poluester, the most commonly used fiber in the fashion industry, takes over 200 years to decompose.
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Patagonia was the first brand to transform waste into clothing.
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1.6 million tonnes of greenhouse gases are saved by second-hand shopping.
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It takes 7000 liters of water producing one kilo of textiles, at least.
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52 micro-collections per year are released by fast-fashion brands instead of the usual 2 seasons.
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400% more clothes are produced now compared to 20 years ago.
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190,000 tons of textiles microplastic fibers are going into the oceans each year.
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200 million trees are cut down each year to make our clothes.
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5,8% of the waste in US’ landfills are textiles.
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Between 5% and 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions are generated by the fashion industry.
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Three of five fast fashion items end up in a landfill.
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Only 1% of second-hand clothing is made into new clothes.
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Textile dyeing is the 2nd largest polluter of water.
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At least 50% of the clothes in our wardrobe are not worn.
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52% of our clothes contain polyester.
