Manufacturing practices can be responsible both environmentally and socially. It’s shocking that, after the oil industry, the apparel industry is the second largest contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, and that, after agriculture, it is the second largest pollutant of waterways. Add on top of this the stalemate that exists between garment workers in countries like Bangladesh as they plead for a higher minimum wage that would help them survive but probably lose them the business of large brands that must scour the earth in search of the lowest wages possible. So, what would happen if environmentally responsible practices and fair wages were included in the price of clothing? We think would make clothing that much easier to love!
Article en ligne : www.triplepundit.com/2014/03/loving-clothes-can-make-world-better-place/