One-Earth Fashion report
Report Public Eye, 2024
How should we dress on a dying planet? The Earth is facing a climate emergency, but the fashion system is simply adding fuel to the fire. Textiles, clothing, leather, and footwear are among the most polluting and unjust industries, built on widespread exploitation of cheap labour and the planet’s resources. Despite this devastating track record, more, faster and cheaper continue to be the driving forces in fashion business models.
The fashion system clearly needs a radical overhaul. Less resource and energy use, slower production and consumption, and fairer distribution of economic value must become the new fashion trends for a liveable climate and a just future on Earth. This is not merely about a few tweaks here and there – it’s about making a transition to a new operating system for fashion.
The aim of this report is to advance the international debate on socioecological transformation and a just transition in the fashion system by proposing 33 concrete targets for change and 4 paradigm shifts. Meaningful and measurable transformation targets are essential for honest stocktaking and effective guidance.