Fibers and materials

Almost 60% of a garment's environmental impact happens during fiber and fabric manufacturing.
Large numbers of the materials that are commonly used today in the fashion industry are resource-intensive.
Cotton, for example, requires a huge amount of water and synthetic materials, like polyester, are made from non-renewable resources such as oil. Then there are other materials, like viscose, which on a massive scale is leading to deforestation and is therefore affecting the habitats of endangered species and ancient trees. So it’s crucial that we move towards researching and developing more sustainable materials because it’s critical to the future of the fashion industry as well as the planet.
Water usage for growing cotton has led to drastic shrinkage of the Aral sea, and dyeing and treatment of garments makes up roughly 17-20% of all industrial water pollution.
The fashion and textile industries must reduce their environmental and social impacts throughout the supply chain. This means moving away from dependence on the use of virgin materials and chemicals for recycling and taking into account factors such as emissions, recyclability and biodegradability at the design stage.
It also means that designers must developing a new mindset of sustainability when making decisions about how they create and use materials.
One way to do this is to replace high impact fibers and processes with alternatives that are organic or use low or no chemicals.

So it’s crucial that we move towards researching and developing more sustainable materials because it’s critical to the future of the fashion industry as well as the planet.
The fashion and textile industries must reduce their environmental and social impacts throughout the supply chain. This means moving away from dependence on the use of virgin materials and chemicals for recycling and taking into account factors such as emissions, recyclability and biodegradability at the design stage.
It also means that designers must developing a new mindset of sustainability when making decisions about how they create and use materials.
One way to do this is to replace high impact fibers and processes with alternatives that are organic or use low or no chemicals.
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