Fashion Gets an F

With back to school, we are now focusing on marks and grades. When it comes to industries that contribute to climate change one of the worst offenders is the fashion industry.

Here are some of the things Stand Earth has to say:

Few of us would claim exemption from 47 clothing brands that they assessed. None of them are on target to meet reduced emissions and the sector is responsible for between five and eight percent of them. Manufacturing clothing is primarily fueled by coal and other fossil fuels.

The real problem is over consumption. Do we really need 80 billion garments a year? We can start saying no to some of them.