Brands And Suppliers Get Busy Finding Ways To Slash Down Carbon Emissions
The fashion ecosystem now focuses entirely on the environmental aspect of fashion. So, along with promoting sustainable fashion, brands, and suppliers are now working to slash down carbon emissions.
This renewed importance of environmental benefits in fashion further came under the spotlight with the “climate talks” in Dubai.
However, as expected, it seems a long way ahead for manufacturers, suppliers, and every stakeholder in the fashion world.
It’s true that big brands are now more proactive than ever in cutting down their carbon footprint. However, they are yet to recognize the fact that most damage to the environment is caused during the manufacturing process.
So, if they want to make an environment-friendly fashion ecosystem, they have to start from the manufacturing process itself.
Further, when the process of slashing down carbon emissions starts from the manufacturing level, the overall cost of production and delivery will shoot up, impacting the price of every piece.
Also, the funds available for the decarbonization process or taking environment-friendly measures are not enough for many brands and manufacturers.
For example, Epic Group, based in Hong Kong, has been one of the most prominent names in making efforts to turn the fashion world environment-friendly.
In this context, Vidhura Ralapanawe, the Executive Vice President of the Epic Group, said,
“The scale of the decarbonisation challenge completely dwarfs the funds available,”
Epic Group makes clothes in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Jordan. It has made necessary attempts to make the environmental footprint cleaner for the fashion industry.
The fashion industry is one of the leading industries to cause environmental damage through the emission of greenhouse gases, the use of huge amounts of water, and creating wastage.
The fashion world is now aiming to reduce its environmental impact by half by 2030. It also has plans to go for a zero-emission strategy by 2050.
However, that’s only possible with a proper understanding between brands and manufacturers.
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