Fashion
Text by Sadaf Shaikh
“The fashion industry is a key economic sector and is also one of the biggest polluting industries globally. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is advocating solutions to advance towards a sustainable and more circular textile value chain through capacity building, knowledge products and policy recommendations,” – Atul Bagai, Head – Country Office UNEP, India.
On probing deeper into the sustainability aspect of the fashion industry, circular fashion appears to be the new benchmark against which brands are measuring their conscientiousness. A concept aimed at protecting the environment from further damage caused by linear fast fashion cycles, circular fashion is all about increasing the lifespan and reusability of garments, right from the sourcing of fibre and yarn to the design, production, transportation, marketing and sale – including the way the consumer uses them and how they exist…
