Four clothing businesses that could lead us away from the horrors of fast fashion

Post-pandemic world calls for the need shift towards a circular economy in which waste and pollution are removed from the system 

Bleeding blue: Fast fashion is now poisoning African rivers

Untreated or partially treated effluent from textile factories, usually blue / indigo in colour, is killing African rivers

Upcycling cloth waste into high fashion through traditional Indian handloom

Large textile hubs in the country can produce up to 45,000 meters of fabric waste daily

Kenya flooded with plastic waste from exported used clothes

The used clothes end up in Nairobi River or are used as fuel, causing pollution 

Why a tux, rent a wardrobe: The Gen Z play at making fashion sustainable

Those born between 1997 and 2002 are more concerned about perils of waste, environmental damage and overconsumption in fashion industry, finds …

How do your favourite fashion brands score on climate card? Quite bad

Sports brands fare better than fast fashion ones on climate commitments as well as switch to low-carbon materials in manufacturing

What to wear for a climate crisis

Fashion industry contributes up to 10% of global emissions — more than international aviation and shipping combined