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'Tis the Season to Want Nothing
Dec 2, 2022
Amy and Mary chat with Aja Barber, a writer, stylist, and sustainability consultant, to discuss the problems with fast fashion and its worst offender, Shein. They explore Aja's recent book, more ethical options for gift giving, the intersection of shopping, consumerism, climate change, and colonialism, the impact of the fashion industry on non-white people, the rise of greenwashing, and the need for a shift towards meaningful and sustainable gifts.
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- Fast fashion contributes to exploitative supply chains, pollution, waste, and environmental degradation.
- The fashion industry has historical roots in colonialism and continues to perpetuate exploitation and inequity.
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The Impact of Fast Fashion: Exploitation and Waste
The podcast episode discusses the negative impact of fast fashion on both people and the environment. It highlights how multinational fashion corporations, like Shein, contribute to exploitative supply chains, using cheap labor and contributing to pollution in the global South. The fast fashion industry produces an excessive amount of clothing, with 100 billion garments per year, contributing to waste and environmental degradation. The system is driven by materialism, consumerism, and pernicious marketing, and consumers play a pivotal role in driving change by demanding ethical and sustainable practices.
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