Extending the life of clothes by just nine extra months of active use would reduce carbon, water and waste footprints by around 20-30% each.
A 2016 EU study found 85% of carbon offset projects analysed likely overestimated the emission reductions they generated.
More than 150 million trees are logged every year and turned into cellulosic fabric – if placed end to end those trees would circle the earth seven times.
China’s textile sector would rank as the 24th largest country in the world if ranked by carbon emissions.
The single most important factor determining a garment’s life cycle GHG emissions is use phase care.
Up to 2/3 of the sustainability impact of fashion happens at the raw materials stage.
Solar-powered production reduces climate impact by between 27% and 44%, depending on garment, and walking to the store instead of taking a car determines roughly 12-24% of climate impact.
Prolonging the active lifetime of a garment by two, that is using the garment in its originally intended form twice as many times compared to average, will decrease the climate impact by 49%.
If the industry continues on its current path, by 2050 it could use more than 26% of the carbon budget associated with a 2 degree C pathway.
If 80 percent of the population of emerging economies were to achieve the same clothing-consumption levels as the Western world by 2025...
Total greenhouse gas emissions from textiles production, at 1.2 billion tonnes annually, is more than those of all international flights and maritime shipping combined.
Apparel and footwear industry accounts for 8.1% of global climate impacts (3,990 million metric tons CO2eq), almost as much as the total climate impact of the European Union.
Fashion is the second most polluting industry.
