Sustainable and Fast Fashion Links – Week 25

UK Government Rejects Fast Fashion Report
This week, someone asked me, ‘why would you expect boards of large corporations to pay workers a living wage if the government didn’t enforce it?’ And however much I hate his statement, he’s got a point. Moreover, the same goes for environmental concerns. How can we expect everyone to give a toss, just because we do?

Which is why it is so heartbreaking when the government refuses to incite change.

This week the UK government has refused to back 18 separate recommendations from the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee. The recommendations include but are not limited to: a ban on incinerating usable clothing, a lower VAT for repairing clothing, a 1p garment tax for helping to recycle clothing and a more proactive approach to enforce a minimum wage for British garment workers. Every single idea has been rejected.

The first link below is for the whole report and the second is a condensed version.

11 Links

Fixing Fashion: Clothing Consumption And Sustainability: Government Response To The Committee’s Sixteenth Report. Parliament UK

Government Rejects Recommendations To Force Fashion Industry Pay To Clean Up Its Act. Parliament UK

Fast Fashion Is Eating Up The Planet – And This Feeble Government Enables It. Referring to the UK government and their lack of empathy for a cleaner environment. And also fast fashion retailer Boo Hoo releasing a £1 bikini this week. The Guardian.

Ministers Reject Plans For 1p Per Garment Levy To Tackle Fast Fashion. The Guardian

‘The Government Has No Intention To Take This Country Forward Into A Sustainable Future’: Livia Firth Responds To The Government’s Rejection Of Sustainable Fashion. Glamour Mag

The Veja Way: Inside The Cult Sneaker Brand’s Operations In Amazonia – A Photo Essay. The Guardian

Double Trouble: Eco-Anxiety And Eco Anger. Sophie Benson says it how it is with this passionate piece about how she is feeling in the current climate. Sophie Benson