Fast Fashion

Multilateral government oversight of working conditions (at the point of production) combined with further regulations encouraging ethical supply chains (at the point of import), may be a more effective way to reduce the chances of another Rana Plaza.

The European Union has launched a social media campaign targetted at youngsters and influencers in a bid to weed out fast fashion. The multilingual campaign – ReSet The Trend – is meant to engage Europeans in the battle against fast fashion and raise public awareness about the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles. 

There is an urgent need to resuscitate the textile industry in a post-Brexit UK. Reinvigorating it could also help address problems related to emissions, waste water and fair workplace.

A research finds that Generation Z members want their clothes to be "sustainable" but still regularly buy fast fashion, demonstrating a heaven and hell difference between their espoused ideals and real world practice.