![]() This could aid in fashion sustainability as information on garment production could be entered from raw material to the finished product, meaning consumers can easily track how sustainably their clothes are being made. Blockchain is a public and immutable ledger and can transfer information in a tamper-proof manner. BlockchainĪn area of sustainability that consumers look to the most is transparency. It is thought that through the analysis of data from social media, eCommerce and other smartphone feeds, the buying habits of consumers could be predicted to estimate numbers of garments needed to avoid overproduction. Artificial IntelligenceĪI is currently in the fashion industries roadmap as a tactic to reduce overproduction. Whilst it may seem like an impossible task, fashion is experiencing improvement towards a sustainable fashion future, and the key element being the driving force behind it is technology. Although cotton may be one of the lower consumers of energy in production, it is the worst for water consumption (which doesn’t even begin to compare with the 1,800 gallons needed for one pair of jeans). That is almost three years’ worth of drinking water for one person. ![]() 715 gallons of water is needed to grow enough cotton to produce one t-shirt. The subject of dyes in water leads us to the topic of the extreme amounts of water used within garment production. Water disposal is rarely regulated, adhered to or policed in the countries clothing is produced, meaning many big companies are not held accountable. The reason these chemical dyes are polluting the worlds water is because as much as 200 tonnes of water is used per tonne of fabric in garment production, most of which is used during the dying phase, and this water is often returned to nature untreated and polluted with dyes and other chemicals. But, if you ever see an arial shot of a garment production factory, you’ll likely notice stodgy, ink-like water in its surrounding waterways. Meaning huge amounts of carbon emissions are released into the atmosphere for clothes that aren’t even worn.Ĭolour is a key selling feature for clothing and companies often use a range of dyes to rainbow clothing lines. It’s not just the material choice either, the general overproduction of garments, which is especially driven by fast fashion drives a greater amount of energy consumption. There is a huge difference in the kilojoules (KJ) of energy used to produce synthetic fibres compared to that used to produce natural fibres with polyester, using up more than double the energy used to produce cotton. These none-natural, synthetic fibres are also highly energy intensive to produce because they are made from fossil fuels. ![]() These fibres are small enough that they pass through your washing machine and flood into our oceans. Microfibres are microplastics shorter than 5mm in length. There are multiple issues caused by this, one being the microfibre pollution caused when clothing is washed. ![]() A well-known issue in the fashion industry is the broad use of fabrics like polyester, nylon, acrylic and polyamide with plastics making up 64% of all new fabrics. ![]()
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