Apparel and accessories
August 27, 2020
Reducing emissions across the supply chain is how to help the fashion industry meet the goals set out in the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. Image credit: McKinsey & Co.
By Dianna Dilworth
The fashion industry must cut its carbon output in half by 2030 to be sustainable, and the way to achieve this is to reduce operations emissions both upstream and within the brand and to encourage sustainable consumer behaviors.
{"ct":"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","iv":"64681b6ba9fff565b822284af9e97c64","s":"bce5f6e01201de71"}
Share your thoughts. Click here