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‘Bad apples have been exposed’: can a fairer fashion industry emerge from crisis?

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Sustainable fashion campaigners reflect on the past year in fashion to mark Earth Day Continue reading... #GarmentWorkers #Fashion #GlobalDevelopment #Environment #LifeAndStylehttps://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2021/apr/22/bad-apples-have-been-exposed-can-a-fairer-fashion-industry-emerge-from-crisis

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By Daniel Gau

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ss Textile factories in Great Britain fueled the expansion of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th and 19th centuries, the beginning of our human-made, global ecological crisis. These factories, along with Britain’s global trade network, helped meet the world-wide demand for clothing made from American cotton, which not only led to air and water pollution but also to the expansion of slavery and, ultimately, the American Civil War. The first Industrial Revolution in Britain would lead to a vast increase in the British population and a consumer economy of affordable mass-produced goods that began long-term harm to the environment. Although we know...

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