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Fast Fashion - Coggle Diagram
Fast Fashion
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IMPACTS
Environmental Impacts
Water: Huge water consumption (e.g., 2,700L for one cotton shirt) and industrial water pollution from dyes and chemicals.
Carbon Emissions: Responsible for up to 10% of global CO2 emissions, exceeding aviation and shipping combined.
Waste: Generates ~92 million tons of textile waste annually, with most ending up in landfills or incinerated.
Microplastics: Synthetic fabrics (polyester, nylon) shed microplastics during washing, polluting oceans.
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Social Impacts
Labor Exploitation: Low wages, long hours, and poor, unsafe working conditions in factories in the Global South.
Unsafe conditions: The rapid pace of production leads to hazardous working environments, sometimes resulting in preventable tragedies like the 2013 Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh.
Food insecurity and violence: Layoffs and poverty due to factory closures and low wages can contribute to increased food insecurity and gender-based violence.
Economic Impacts
Economic Inequality: The model concentrates wealth in brands while keeping workers in poverty, worsening global wealth gaps
Intellectual Property Theft: Designs are often copied, harming original designers
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