Sustainability in the Clothing Industry

Ever since the world has started emphasizing on being well-groomed throughout the day, the clothing industry has been blooming. Tons of clothes are being manufactured daily, and majority of them are dumped back into the landfills much earlier than their end-of-life. Statistics suggests that the global clothing production has doubled in the past 15 years. Second to oil, the clothing and textile industry is the largest polluter in the world. The fashion industry contributes 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions due to its long supply chains and energy intensive production

Up to 95% of the textiles that are land filled each year could be recycled. Nearly 20% of the global wastewater is produced by the fashion industry. Thus, it is imperious to bring in behavioral and lifestyle transformation amongst the masses. Another study showcases, that over 70% of the world’s population uses second hand clothes. The above mentioned sentences showcase the disparity that is present across the world which needs to be eliminated for optimum resource utilization and minimizing the impact of the industry on the environment.

This session aims to bring forth the experts to deliberate on the various challenges being faced by the clothing industry, and their strategies for enhancing the sustainability of the sector and policy level interventions required to cater to the issues prevailing in the fashion industry.