The Fast Fashion Industry: Formulating the Future of Environmental Change

This Note focuses on the harmful environmental impacts fast fashion industry has created, and continues to create, our planet. In 1960s, consumer attitude towards clothing shifted drastically when demand for new, disposable skyrocketed. These choices led retailers give life environmentally detrimental breed of “fast fashion.” Moving production from a domestic an international level, increasing amount collections yearly basis, lack transparency in supply chain are just few examples dangers this created The particular is one that been overlooked decades, now only focus due almost irreparable harm it caused transnational level. No clear, collective legal definition exists “sustainability” industry. explores, analyzes compares current potential fashion-specific legislation, domestically internationally, not definitions but policies going forward action. “four c’s”: compliance, caliber, consumers circularity. “c’s” create broad answer as how some damage can be stopped forward. solution lies well circular economy. growth investment companies who value environmental, social, governance (ESG) standards allowed change past behaviors toward It vital invest spaces they know working better future, all aspects.