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Can improve customer/brand loyalty

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50% of all leather products are shoes

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Regulations regarding the burning/slashing of unsold goods are only created when community backlash is instigated. These leaders only act when called to act, otherwise they will turn a blind eye

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Every year a half a million tons of plastic microfibers are dumped into the ocean. Microfibers cannot be extracted from the water and they can spread throughout the food chain.

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Subset of the industry that is especially behind in environmentalis,

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celebrities

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Animals that are killed for the production of garments/accessories die in vain if these products are not sold and instead slashed or burned

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Symbols and visual signifiers of wealth are influenced by social media and flex culture

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People want to be perceived as wealthy because of the status

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The ever-growing financial inequality further pushes the difference between rich and poor

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People feel as if their contributions to sustainability do not make a big enough impact --> one person cannot fix climate change but rather an entire community

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Are tax write-offs also given for the unsold goods that become re-purposed? Are there any incentives in place?

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What would make these people care?

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Luxury companies that are required to comply with legal regulations (E.g. Burberry not allowed to burn due to France banning)

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What is this 1% being reused as?

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cost efficiency

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Only 1% of materials reused!

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exploitation of labour laws in different countries

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status symbol

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Cheaper to mass-produce

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Communities where products are burnt
Environmental activists
Animal rights activists?

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Employees
Partnerships
Suppliers

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The wider community impacted by pollution and microplastic burning

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By burning goods within a country they are entitled up to 99% of that good's taxes and charges from importation/exportation - "Drawbacks"

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Consumers
Designers
Employees
CEOs

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What are the environmental implications ?

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What are the environmental implications ?

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incineration of garments made from synthetic fibres releases plastic microfibres into the atmosphere

wastes valuable resources like animal skins

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overproduction

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demographic not bothered by environmental implications

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Government officials and policy makers
United Nations

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maintains exclusivity of the brand