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ISSUE: Fast Fashion (Management Questions (what should/could be done?):…
ISSUE: Fast Fashion
Describing Questions (what and where):
What is fast fashion?
Cheap, trendy clothing bulk produced by retailers in response to the latest trends (more affordable)
What are some examples of fast fashion brands?
H&M, Zara, Forever 21, TopShop, ASOS
Where are fast fashion brands located?
Which countries are most affected by fast fashion?
Which countries are the biggest contributors to fast fashion?
Explaining Questions (how and why):
How does fast fashion occur?
When the production process is accelerated in order to get new catwalk trends into stores or online as quickly as possible.
Why does fast fashion occur?
How do you identify fast fashion brands?
Thousands of styles that are in touch with the latest trends
Small period of time before clothes seen on the catwalk, or clothes worn by celebrities appear on shelves
Cheap, low-quality materials
Why does fast fashion occur?
Why is fast fashion still occurring?
Impacts Questions (what are the impacts and on whom?):
What are the effects of fast fashion?
How does fast fashion impact the ENVIRONMENT?
Pollution
Cheap clothes manufactured using toxic textiles
Uses non-renewable resources
Emits large amounts of greenhouse gases
Uses large amounts of chemicals, energy and water
Landfill
Textile waste
HUMAN
Workers manufacturing the clothes are paid low wages and have to work in inhumane conditions
Forced and Child labour
Management Questions (what should/could be done?):
Solutions
Participate in clothes-swap events
Buy clothes from sustainable brands
Clothes made from renewable, environment-frienldy resources
Upcycle clothes
Choose quality over quantity - avoid cheap garments made from synthetic fibres
What can we currently do about fast fashion?
How effective are the current solutions?
How accessible are the current solutions?
How accessible are the current solutions to the adolescent demographic?
What could be done, going into the future, to stop fast fashion?