“Market based solutions in fashion have proven ineffective.”
In reality, consumers had little to no influence over the business direction of fashion brands, leaving companies to operate as they wished with minimal oversight or accountability. Pucker explained that carbon emissions in the fashion industry have more than doubled in this timeframe. In 2000, the fashion industry produced around 50 billion units of clothing. Today, they produce more than 100 billion. Due to a lack of disclosure requirements, the exact number is still unknown.
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