France, March 17 -- The fashion industry is being called on to reduce its hefty carbon footprint, but the only way to make the sector truly sustainable is for producers to scale back and consumers to buy less. This is what the Fashion Revolution movement is urging as it prepares to mark 10 years of campaigning for more responsible clothing.
The fashion industry contributes just over 2 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year - that's the equivalent of 4 percent of all global emissions, according to aFashion on Climateanalysis.
The industry was once more in the spotlight during the latest Fashion Week - actually one month of catwalks in New York, Milan, London and Paris. Transporting that beau monde and their luggage from city t...