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It’s time for a fashion revolution to tackle plastic pollution
The University of Portsmouth is joining a global fashion revolution to help improve both the environmental and human costs that go into making the clothes we wear.
Fashion Revolution Week (19-25 April) is an annual event, now in its eighth year, that commemorates the Rana Plaza factory collapse in 2013, which killed 1,134 people in Dhaka District, Bangladesh.
For this year’s event, the University will host a series of events that look at the impact of the fashion industry supply chain in relation to COVID-19, plastics, textile waste and human rights.
WHAT is a Fashion Revolution? On April 24, 2013, the Rana Plaza building in Dhaka, Bangladesh collapsed. 1,138 people died and another 2,500 were injured, making it the fourth largest industrial disaster in history. The people crushed under those eight floors were manufacturing clothing for the western clothing market and were mostly young women. This tragedy became a catalyst for demanding change within the industry and the Fashion Revolution movement was immediately founded, by Orsola Del Castro and Cary Somers. People and environment are still suffering for how fast fashion is made, sourced and produced. Fashion Revolution Week events annually mark the anniversary, this year running from April 19-25. The campaign works all year to highlight and tackle issues including human rights, fair pay, protecting artisan craft, the manufacturing process - including CO2 emissions and use of toxic dyes or chemicals, over-consumption and waste.
/PRNewswire/ Today, during Fashion Revolution s "Fashion Revolution Week," the Natural Fibers Alliance released new polling data showing widespread support.
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Date: 27 May 2021