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.
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