FASHION AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY

Of course, everyone wants to dress beautifully, as is the fashion. But did you know how much the colorful world of fashion actually harms the environment? The clothing sector is the second most polluted industry in the world after oil. Yes, you have not misread, it is the second sector after oil. Of course, this increase has a great impact on the fact that production began to shift to Asia in the 1980s, and the acceleration of production.

When recent studies are examined, we conclude that the fashion industry is responsible for about 8% of global CO2 emissions. For example, up to 7,000 liters of water, toxic chemicals and dyes are used for the production of jeans, which we prefer to use for their convenience and design. Many of the elements that make fashion products attractive, such as vibrant colors, prints, and fabric coatings, contain toxic chemicals. The fact that these toxic chemical wastes enter the seas and oceans, small creatures eat microfibers, and chemicals that pass to fish in this way reach our tables is an indication of how serious the dimensions of the danger are. This 2,5 trillion-dollar industry, which has become a global industrial sector, based on production, energy consumption, air transportation, shipping fees, over-production, over-consumption, pollution, and the increase in activity for the fashion industry by encouraging the sector to investigate, in today's economy are also transformed to become a research subject. So what can we do when academics, researchers, textile company owners, and designers are engaging with this issue? From making long-lasting parts made from recycled materials, to operations that extend the life cycle of your clothes, such as renting, repairing and donating, are just a few of the things we can do. We must remember that every step we take without caring about nature is actually stealing from our own lives and the next generation.

Another sad situation is that in 2013, 1135 people died as a result of the collapse of a textile company building in Bangladesh. This event was recognized as the legacy of sustainable fashion, and as a result of the event, the owners of large textile companies tried to take measures that could minimize the negative effects on both nature and human life. They have gone down the path of becoming companies that care about their employees, care about fair wage distribution, do not employ child workers, and have rolled up their sleeves to produce environmentally friendly products. Thus, a fashion concept that cares about nature, living things and future generations of consumers, manufacturers, and designers has emerged, that is, the concept of sustainable fashion


This 2,5 trillion-dollar industry, which has become a global industrial sector, based on production, energy consumption, air transportation, shipping fees, over-production, over-consumption, pollution, and the increase in activity for the fashion industry by encouraging the sector to investigate, in today's economy are also transformed to become a research subject. So what can we do when academics, researchers, textile company owners, and designers are engaging with this issue? From making long-lasting parts made from recycled materials, to operations that extend the life cycle of your clothes, such as renting, repairing and donating, are just a few of the things we can do. We must remember that every step we take without caring about nature is actually stealing from our own lives and the next generation

R.A. Burçin ÇAKIR