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The fashion industry is responsible for around 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. It’s high time global fashion brands invest in greener alternatives.
By offering a limited click and collect service, the retailer can gauge the benefits versus the costs and hassle of managing product returns.
Fashion has a notorious environmental footprint, and long-standing fast fashion marketing practices are exaggerating this further.
Sustainable fashion collaborations show that living an eco-friendly life can be fun - here’s how popular shows can help dismantle consumerism altogether.
The beloved reality show is partnering with eBay to promote secondhand outfits instead of fast fashion.
Rather than follow fleeting trends, find your own sense of eco-friendly style.
The environmental footprint of the fashion industry is rising rapidly. Drastic changes are needed to make the sector more sustainable and equitable.
It’s not just about being eco-conscious and frugal: second-hand clothes shoppers are also more stylish.
‘Fashion fasts’ are a great way of challenging fast fashion by helping us question how many clothes we really need and reducing fashion consumption.
Our new research sets out six ways to cut a more gender-just and sustainable fashion sector.
Our research shows the inadequacy of relying on consumer power to eradicate exploitation in the fashion industry.
The shipping sector’s emissions are equivalent to some industrial countries: here’s some innovative ways to help reduce them.
Many argue that the end of the pandemic is an opportunity to move towards a circular economy in clothing.
Etsy’s purchase of Depop shows that eco-conscious fashion could threaten fast fashion retailers.
Some designers, makers and consumers are imploring us not to stop sewing after the pandemic because of the potential for utilitarian, psychological and environmental benefits.
Black Friday sales reveal fast fashion extremes. But how does it affect the planet?
We interviewed consumers about ethical fashion choices - they were well intentioned but overwhelmed. There are, however, some good sources of information for conscious shoppers.
Fast fashion is far from green. But the rapid expansion of online clothing resale platforms could help shrink the garment industry’s negative impact on the environment.
Coronavirus has shifted the mood in society, and the fashion industry should strike while the iron is hot.
Top contributors
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Visiting Scholar: School of Architecture and School of Engineering, University of Technology Sydney
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Reader in Fashion, Marketing and Sustainability, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Professor and Dean of the School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT, RMIT University
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Honorary Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in Sustainablity, Fashion and Retail, University of Leeds
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Reader in Fashion Marketing, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Centre for Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Professor, Head of Sustainable Consumption and Clothing Sustainability research groups, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Accounting, University of Portsmouth
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Project academic lead, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Cultural Studies, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Retail Marketing, University of Tasmania
