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  2. A history of fast fashion: ethical issues, high demand, and ...

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    Fast fashion's meteoric rise is apparent in retail giants like Shein and Uniqlo, which both saw more than 20% revenue growth between 2022 and 2023 alone. But, as the industry grows, the human and ...

  3. What is fast fashion, and why is it so controversial? - AOL

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    The fast fashion market is popular for its cheap and convenient options, but its impacts on the environment may be enough to move consumers away from the big brands.

  4. Fast Fashion's hidden costs: environmental and ethical ... - AOL

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    The fast fashion industry, known for rapid production of low-cost clothing, is under increasing scrutiny for its environmental impacts. Fast Fashion's hidden costs: environmental and ethical concerns.

  5. The demand for fast fashion poses a challenge for vintage fashion and sustainable fashion in general. Fast fashion aims to give consumers access to the latest fashion trends quickly at affordable prices. The global fast fashion market is rapidly growing, with the market size expected to increase from $106.42 billion in 2022 to $122.98 billion ...

  6. Environmental impact of fashion - Wikipedia

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    The fashion industry, particularly manufacture and use of apparel and footwear, is a significant driver of greenhouse gas emissions and plastic pollution. [1] The rapid growth of fast fashion has led to around 80 billion items of clothing being consumed annually, with about 85% of clothes consumed in United States being sent to landfill.

  7. Throw-away society - Wikipedia

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    For example, in fast fashion, consumers buy the latest, novelty item because producers market styles that pass with the seasons. There is pressure on producers to advertise an increased number of "seasons", creating new styles so consumers can update their wardrobes often by buying cheap and flimsy, yet stylish clothes to keep up with current ...

  8. Fast fashion is made with alarmingly high amounts of toxic ...

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    The sustainable fashion analytics firm Common Objective estimated in 2018 that 27 million people working in fashion supply chains worldwide might suffer from work-related illnesses or diseases ...

  9. The Myth of the Ethical Shopper - The Huffington Post

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    If you’ve ever been to a corporate social responsibility conference, you’ve undoubtedly heard the story of the three fire extinguishers. The way it goes is, an inspector was walking through a clothing factory in Bangladesh and noticed that it had three fire extinguishers on the wall, one right on top of the other.