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Eco fashion for global sustainability

The fashion industry is the second most environmental polluter after the oil industry. Radical changes in the fashion industry will not be an option when the fight against climate change is to be achieved, especially at this critical point when we have twelve years to avert the climate change catastrophe.

The fashion industry consumes 1.5 trillion litres of water annually, for instance, up to 20,000litres of water are needed to produce a Kilogram of cotton, the same amount of water that can be used by an individual for two and half years. This figure is expected to rise at this crucial time when rivers are drying up, aquifers running empty, and wetlands shrinking.

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