3(a) Rational behaviour, arising from clashes of interest between people (iv) (Sera) by Elizabeth Tang https://padlet.com/elizabethtang01/yk7c5buh534e04ir en-us 2024-09-05 13:57:04 UTC 2024-10-12 09:39:06 UTC hello@padlet.com Conflict of interest between the Principle Consumer and Society in the context of Fast Fashion seraang2007 https://padlet.com/elizabethtang01/yk7c5buh534e04ir/wish/3106186671 2024-09-06 12:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethtang01/yk7c5buh534e04ir/wish/3106186671 “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.” - Mahatma Gandhi seraang2007 https://padlet.com/elizabethtang01/yk7c5buh534e04ir/wish/3106190760 2024-09-06 12:58:55 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethtang01/yk7c5buh534e04ir/wish/3106190760 Problem Perceived: Environmental Degradation seraang2007 https://padlet.com/elizabethtang01/yk7c5buh534e04ir/wish/3106199627

  • 2015 Paris Climate Agreement -> limit global temperature rise

  • 2021 G7 Summit -> drive a global Green Industrial Revolution to transform the way we live

    • ]]>     2024-09-06 13:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethtang01/yk7c5buh534e04ir/wish/3106199627     Principle Consumer: Fast Fashion Companies seraang2007 https://padlet.com/elizabethtang01/yk7c5buh534e04ir/wish/3106438111

  • Prioritise short-term profits

  • Rapid production

  • Buy-and-throwaway culture

    • ]]>     2024-09-06 15:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethtang01/yk7c5buh534e04ir/wish/3106438111     Resource that Society is trying to preserve seraang2007 https://padlet.com/elizabethtang01/yk7c5buh534e04ir/wish/3106441699

  • Sustainable use of natural resources

  • Reduction of waste

  • Environmental preservation

    • ]]>     2024-09-06 15:31:30 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethtang01/yk7c5buh534e04ir/wish/3106441699     Environmental Impact of the Fast Fashion Industry seraang2007 https://padlet.com/elizabethtang01/yk7c5buh534e04ir/wish/3106453133

  • Dyeing and finishing contributes to 3% of global carbon emissions + 20% of global water pollution

  • Clothes are worn less frequently, with a 36% decline in the past 15 years

  • 92 million tonnes of clothes are disposed annually

    • ]]>     2024-09-06 15:39:32 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethtang01/yk7c5buh534e04ir/wish/3106453133     What is Fast Fashion? seraang2007 https://padlet.com/elizabethtang01/yk7c5buh534e04ir/wish/3106598999 Fast fashion is the business model of replicating recent catwalk trends and high-fashion designs, mass-producing them at a low cost, and bringing them to retail quickly while demand is at its highest.

    ]]>     2024-09-06 17:18:28 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethtang01/yk7c5buh534e04ir/wish/3106598999     Conclusion seraang2007 https://padlet.com/elizabethtang01/yk7c5buh534e04ir/wish/3106609805 Fast fashion companies' short-term profit-making goals + Society's need for sustainability = Societal failure in addressing environmental degradation problem

    ]]>     2024-09-06 17:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethtang01/yk7c5buh534e04ir/wish/3106609805     Greenwashing as a Smokescreen seraang2007 https://padlet.com/elizabethtang01/yk7c5buh534e04ir/wish/3107010435

  • H&M launched a line of "green" clothing in 2019

  • Claimed to have used organic cotton and recycled polyester

  • A "green" long sleeve shirt was apparently made of "100% organic cotton"

  • Consumed 2,000 litres of water to produce

  • Just a marketing gimmick to paint themselves as an environmentally-friendly brand

    • ]]>     2024-09-07 02:47:33 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethtang01/yk7c5buh534e04ir/wish/3107010435