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Sustainable Fashion for AllExamining the Industry Through the Lens of Social JusticePost-Program ResourceUnitarian Universalist Association at the United Nations
Sustainable Fashion for All: Fashion Show and Panel
A global discussion with fashion experts, economists, and fashion activists on the importance of sustainable fashion and showcase designers at the forefront of
sustainable and culturally diverse clothing and ethical consumerism
Highlighting the different ways to systematically change the processing and supply chain management of the fashion industry, as well as their experiences promoting
sustainable fashion around the world
Guest speaker 1
Guest speaker 2
Guest speaker 3
Guest speaker 4
“Fast fashion is a design, manufacturing, and marketing method focused on rapidly producing high volumes of clothing.”
What is Fast Fashion, Anyway?Audrey Stanton, The Good Trade
Why is “Fast Fashion” bad?1. Perpetuates harmful practices and
human rights violations in the industry2. Contributes to extreme poverty, hurting
millions of people in the Global South3. Facilitates the exploitation of poorly paid
laborers working in dangerous & hazardous working conditions
4. Supports unsuitable and unethical textile manufacturing methods
5. Generates carbon emission pollution and environmental degradation with natural resource extraction
Let’s STOP F.A.S.T Fashion with...
FACTS Facts about Fast Fashion and issues of sustainability, consumerism, culture, global poverty, labor and garment worker rights’ violations, and ethical making
ALTERNATIVES Alternatives to purchasing Fast Fashion and sustainable buying practices, such as buying less clothes buying better quality clothing, and recycling
SUPPORT Support fashion brands and companies dedicated to sustainable textiles, good workers’ conditions, and environmental protection
TEACHING Teach yourself about the global impacts of Fast Fashion and educate others to be conscious consumers to promote change
F - FACTS and Figures about Fast Fashion
Impacts of Resources used in fast fashion
production
Short lifespan of low quality
clothing
Impacts of Industry on the global
environment
LANDFILLING
Limited reuse and recycle of clothing
A - ALTERNATIVES to Fast Fashion
● Buy LESS clothing & save more money● Repair & care for the clothes you have● Clothing swap: Trade clothing items
and accessories with friends & family● Shop local and upcycle at secondhand
shops and thrift stores in your area● D.I.Y: Learn to make your own clothes● Check labels for recycled polyester
S - SUPPORT Sustainable Fashion Brands
DO SUPPORT! DO NOT SUPPORT
T - TEACH Others about the Impact of Fast Fashion ● Did you know: Clothing production is the third biggest manufacturing
industry after the automotive and technology industries
● Did you know: Three-fifths of all garments produced will end up in
landfills or incinerators within a few years
● Did you know: Fashion is responsible for 20% of all industrial
pollution annually (releases 10% of harmful carbon emissions)
● Did you know: The 2020 Fashion Transparency Index found that
only 2% of large fashion brands are paying garment workers a living wage
● Did you know: A third of young women consider
garments worn once or twice to be old
Additional Action Items for Global Sustainable Fashion
Join the Remake Ambassador Program to advocate for the end of
fast fashion
Read How To Break Up With Fast Fashion
Notebook: A Guilt Free Guide to Changing the Way
You Shop, for Good (Lauren Bravo, 2020)
Watch Andrew Morgan’s documentary film
The True Cost to see the human and
environmental impacts of the fast fashion industry
Connect with the Fashion Revolution
and the global fashion sustainability movement
Engage with the hashtag #PayUp on social media to tell fashion brands to pay
their garment workers
Listen to podcasts Conscious Chatter and
Wardrobe Crisis for more ways to get involved in
sustainable fashion
WE NEED SUSTAINABLE FASHION FOR ALL
Report: Global Fashion Agenda
UUA Contact Information
Bruce KnottsDirector, Unitarian Universalist Assoc. at the UN
[email protected] Knotts | UUA.org
Allison HessInternational Engagement Associate
[email protected] Hess | UUA.org
International Programs AdministratorRob Kipp
Lenna [email protected]
Academic Interns: Lenna Georgiadis
Ashley Emuka, [email protected]
Academic Interns: Ashley Emuka
Shanice Bryant, [email protected]
Academic Interns: Shanice L. Bryant
Noorjahan [email protected]
Academic Interns: Noorjahan Aktar
