Fashion brands must eliminate coal and transition to a renewable-powered supply chain by 2030; form partnerships with suppliers to embrace sharing capital costs; and also advocate suppliers to block new investment in coal and demand clean energy policies to green electric grids and transportation infrastructure, according to a new report by international environmental organization Stand.earth.
Brands must also commit to sourcing lower carbon and longer lasting materials, while steadily phasing out fossil fuel-based plastic fabrics like polyester, and reduce the climate impacts of how clothing is shipped around the world by supporting short-term solutions like slowing ships and eliminating dirty fuels, said the report titled ‘Fashion forward: A roadmap to fossil-free fashion’.Fashion brands must eliminate coal and transition to a renewable-powered supply chain by 2030; form partnerships with suppliers to embrace sharing capital costs; and also advocate suppliers to block new investment in coal and demand clean energy policies to green electric grids and transportation infrastructure, according to a new report by Stand.earth.#
The report outlines the steps the industry must take to get a handle on its rapidly growing carbon footprint, through a combination of renewable energy, better materials and greener shipping.
The report details the dramatic addition of new coal power plants that are being planned in Bangladesh, Vietnam, China, and Turkey—all major supply chain countries for the fashion industry—as well as the connection between the rapid increase in the use of polyester fabric and the explosion of fracking in the United States, the San Francisco-based non-profit said in a press release.
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