Exploitative Labour
The term for employing children to work in homes or industries where it is illegal or considered unethical?
Child labour
Accelerated trends that last a month or week instead of a season.
Micro trends
Shops where people can buy second hand clothes
Thrift shops
Name three global fast fashion brands
Shein, Zara, H&M
This concept encourages buying previously owned clothing to reduce waste.
Thrifing
Name given to factories where workers have poverty-level wages, excessive hours of labour, and unsafe or unhealthful workplace conditions.
Sweatshops
Production, Consumption, End-of-life, and Disposal/Reuse are actions in which fast fashion concept?
Lifecycle of a Garment
2 Types of pollution that are most impacted by Fast fashion
Water and Air
Name a global sustainable fashion brand
Patagonia, Eileen Fisher, Reformation, Stella McCartney
What are the three R's of upcycling?
Reuse, Reduce, Recycle
The term is used to describe the practice of moving production to countries with lower labor standards to reduce costs
Off-shoring
The process of conveying a false impression or misleading information about how a company’s products are environmentally sound.
What is green washing?
Which gas' fumes emerge from landfills?
Methane
Where is the sustainable fashion brand, Patagonia, based in?
California
______________ fashion inspires people to buy fewer things and make wiser choices by emphasizing necessities and classic styles.
Minimalist
Fast fashion companies often use ____________ to avoid responsibility for labor violations by outsourcing production to various smaller contractors.
Subcontracting
The wearing and washing of textiles made from synthetic fibers is one recognised source of _______________ in the environment.
microplastics
Which gas does factories that manufacture fashion emit?
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Approximately how many clothes does Shein produce in a day?
10,000
This type of fashion production cycle aims to reduce waste by turning old garments into new products.
Circular Economy
In which country was the 2013 factory collapse that brought to light issues of unsafe working conditions in the fashion industry
Bangladesh
The practice where companies underreport or deliberately withhold information about their environmental efforts and achievements.
Green hushing
How many litres of water are used to produce 1kg of cotton?
10,000 litres
Who made more money over selling their apparel in 2023, Shein or Nike
Nike - 51 billion USD
This process extends the life of clothing by repairing or altering old garments instead of throwing them away.
Upcycling