Holgan. Fast Fashion's Effects on the Environment by Charlie Holgan

(Benson)

cholgan09 — 2024-10-28 16:54:50 UTC

"Carbon offsets seem like a convenient way to do that, at least in theory: if a tonne of carbon is emitted into the atmosphere somewhere in the world, purchasing offsets for a tonne of carbon would mean that it’s being absorbed, in equal measure, somewhere else. In effect, offsets promise to help polluters cancel out emissions."

(Biological Diversity)

cholgan09 — 2024-10-28 17:01:15 UTC

“The fast fashion business model relies on the exploitation of resources and human labor to deliver garments following the latest trends to its consumers at an unprecedented rate.”

(Cowley, Matteis, Argo)

cholgan09 — 2024-10-29 13:56:09 UTC

"Lead is a naturally occurring element that can be found throughout the environment, but Joël Mertens, a product environmental impacts expert at the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, said the levels found in Marketplace's lab results were beyond environmental contamination, or the small amounts clothes are exposed to unintentionally during the manufacturing process."

(Marley)

cholgan09 — 2024-10-29 13:58:20 UTC

"Each time you drag a new item of clothing into a virtual shopping basket, you may be supporting an industry responsible for 10% of global CO2 emissions – not to mention widespread social harm.”

cholgan09 — 2024-10-29 14:03:54 UTC

The connection here is that these companies are using dangerous chemicals and exposing not only the consumers but also the workers they force to work in these warehouses. As a result, these chemicals are leaching out into the atmosphere endagering the entire environment.

(Sachi Kitajima Mulkey)

cholgan09 — 2024-10-29 14:12:17 UTC

"According to the company’s sustainability report, Shein emitted 16.7 million total metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2023 — more than what four coal power plants spew out in a year."

(Sachi Kitajima Mulkey)

cholgan09 — 2024-10-29 14:17:13 UTC

"The company has pledged to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 25 percent by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions no later than 2050." "....Those concerns were amplified by Shein’s third annual sustainability report, released late last month, which showed the company nearly doubled its carbon dioxide emissions between 2022 and 2023."

(Sachi Kitajima Mulkey)

cholgan09 — 2024-10-29 14:19:20 UTC

"But climate advocates and researchers say the company’s lightning-fast manufacturing practices and online-only business model are inherently emissions-heavy — and that the use of AI software to catalyze these operations could be cranking up its emissions."

cholgan09 — 2024-10-29 14:25:13 UTC

This connection shows how much online shopping companies affects the global environment because of the intense demand and quick delivery from the companies. This results in enormous carbon emissions, which in return, results in climate change affecting everyone and everything.

cholgan09 — 2024-10-29 14:31:10 UTC

This connection is just to prove there is a way to lower carbon emissions but the owners of Shein and companies such as, don't care, and in turn, the environment pays the consequences.