The Environmental Protection Agency reports that Americans generate 16 million tons of textile waste a year, equaling just over six percent of total municipal waste (for context, plastics make up 13 percent of America’s waste stream). Environmental Protection AgencyClothing and Footwear Waste Managem...
This includes new sustainability rules in the European Union and the US, which will require brands and manufacturers to double down on initiatives aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions and waste, while building business models that protect and preserve natural resources. The fast-...
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has released its updated ‘Global Trade Outlook and Statistics’ report, underlining a cautious optimism for global trade. While merchandise trade is expected to rebound in 2024 and 2025, lingering economic and geopolitical uncertainties continue to pose challe...Rea...
Other statistics on the topic Sustainable shopping in Japan + Apparel & Shoes Actions taken to dispose of unneeded clothing in Japan 2023 + Waste Management Estimated amount of food waste per person Japan FY 2013-2022 + C2C E-Commerce
With the fashion market rapidly growing, global fashion industry statistics forecast its value to reach approximately US$770.00 billion by 2024, according to Statista’s market insights. This growth presents vast opportunities for Australian fashion labels to flourish on the world stage. ...
Studies suggest this style of production and consumption leads to substantial resource use and waste generation throughout the supply chain. Here are some key statistics from a comprehensive study on the environmental impact of fast fashion: CO2 emissions: The fashion industry produces 8% to 10% ...
But it’s important to select the right Chinese distributor for your business so that you don’t waste time and money, to eventually go through the same process over and over again. in this blog post, we will share with you the pros and cons of working with Chinese distributors and steps...
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Clothing from many of the world’s favorite brands lies in discarded heaps in Chile’s Atacama Desert. How it got there tells the story of modern fast fashion.
5.1. Descriptive statistics analysis The scale reliability, means, standard deviations and multicollinearity were first tested; Table 3 presents the results. The means of PB1–5 (purchase behaviour) were all found to be below 5 points of the largest standard deviations, reflecting the bias between...