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In recent years, Greenpeace has increasingly dealt with the topic of sustainability and (excessive) consumption in the field of fashion. Several studies have already been carried out in this context and
This article is about the attitudes and buying behavior of consumers. For this purpose, the motives and purchasing behaviour of young women in Germany were examined in more detail in a representative survey. In addition to the factual buying behavior, the individual significance of shopping for the individual and the extent of the addictive potential was also examined in more detail.

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Despite significant challenges in the fashion industry over the past few years due to Covid-19, we are encouraged by the number of brands using next-gen materials in their products. The number of fashion, automotive, and home goods brands interested in next-gen materials has increased along with the supply of next-gen materials. This market trend is not surprisingly given the increased consumer demand for animal-free and environmentally friendly products and the development of new technologies allowing for significant improvement in the aesthetics and performance of next-gen materials.

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The economic repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic are colossal in scale and global in scope. The world’s wealthy countries are poised to spend trillions of dollars to shore up the income of their workers and to rescue their corporations. A vital question remains unanswered: Who is going to rescue the workers who toil in the global supply chains of many of those corporations? These workers, like ones who make the clothes and shoes we wear, are among the hardest hit by the economic catastrophe of Covid-19.

The number of people who will be affected — as supply chain workers are terminated, en masse, with little or no compensation — is enormous. There are more than 150 million workers in lower-income countries producing goods for export to North America, Europe, and Japan and tens of millions more in service jobs linked to global corporations in wealthier countries.

In apparel, textile, and footwear — a sector where workers will fare especially poorly — there are 50 million workers, many of them women who are their families’ primary wage earner. Very few of these workers have ever been paid enough to accumulate any savings. In fact, chronically low wages have left many in debt. This paper focuses on the apparel sector, as it will be among the most severely affected by the Covid-19 crisis; However, to a substantial extent, the points made in apply across sectors.

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Since 2017 Fashion Revolution has been publishing its Transparency Index on a yearly basis. It analyses the performance of brands regarding their activities in terms of transparency, i.e. giving insights into their supply chain.

The Fashion Transparency Index uses a ratings methodology to benchmark brands’ public disclosure across five key areas, including: policy and commitments, governance, supply chain traceability, supplier assessment and remediation, and new 'spotlight issues' covering gender equality, decent work, climate action and responsible consumption and production.

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The fashion sector is a significant source of GHG emissions, and faces growing risks from increasing emissions and the resulting changes in climate, which we outline below. Given the urgency and scale of the climate challenge, in 2018, UN Climate Change convened companies from across the fashion value chain as well as other organizations to align on a holistic set of commitments on climate action including reducing emissions to net zero by 2050. This Playbook is primarily intended for less existing fashion companies that have not yet taken action on climate change, but want to join the sector to deliver net zero emissions by 2050. For these companies, the Playbook is intended to increase their level of understanding of climate change and provide a roadmap to guide their actions.

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