SUSTAINABILITY
The impact of the fashion industry on people and the planet has become an important topic in recent history. Sustainable, ethical, local and organic brands and products are gaining ground in the industry and we at Fashion Exposed Now are supporting this change.
Fashion Industry at a glance
The Global Fashion Industry is recognized as being one of the biggest polluters of our planet. It’s use of water, energy and chemicals have a huge and lasting impact on the environment.
It is estimated that more than 90 million tonnes of waste are generated each year in its supply chains and end use, with landfills being inundated with textile waste which cannot be recycled. It is estimated that Australians throw away 6000 kg of fashion and textile waste every 10 minutes.
Around 50 million people work in the fashion industry worldwide, it is a vibrant and exciting industry but is also notorious for exploiting workers and damaging communities and the environment.
80% of the work force estimated to be women many of whom are vulnerable and are subjected to low wages, unsafe conditions and harassment. In many cases people are paid less than half the amount considered to be a living wage, and instances of forced labour and exploitation are widespread.
At Fashion Exposed Now, we want to be part of that change. We recognise that we have impacts too and we are at the beginning of our journey to become more sustainable by reducing the impacts of our own operations. For example, we reuse our stand components, we won’t be giving out show bags and will use paper bags and recyclable packaging where we can. We realise you probably don’t need that free plastic pen, so we’d rather not waste valuable resources in producing them. We have made our commitment to sustainability and we have looked at the impacts we have as we run our exhibition for fashion retailers in Australia and here are some of the things we are considering whilst we run the event.
Our Commitment to
Sustainability
2022 marks the 22nd year of Fashion Exposed Now,
this is our commitment for the future:
We aim to facilitate the collaboration and education for the fashion industry on how to be more sustainable
We will promote change and innovation in the fashion and events industry and support sustainable labels and suppliers.
We aim to recycle and reuse where we can and will continue to minimise our waste.
We are committed to encouraging collaboration and contributing to education, through the forums and round tables we provide, and we welcome fashion partners to become involved in these opportunities.
We believe in transparency so watch this space as we share our journey with you. There is a long way to go and a lot we can do to improve, but each step we take towards a more sustainable future is a positive one.
Sustainable Edit 2022
Presented in Partnership
"True sustainability is the ability to cause little or no damage to the planet and therefore be able to continue for a long time." - Elizabeth Park, Fashion True Futures
Fashion True Futures believes in the importance of humanity in harmony with nature. By changing the way we work, we can reduce the impacts of what we do and become leaders in creating positive change.
Fashion True Futures partners with Fashion Exposed Now to bring you the Sustainable Edit to support and showcase some of fashion’s fresh, dynamic and truly innovative labels who are all making a difference towards a more sustainable fashion future.
Our featured brands are visionaries in reducing their impacts on the planet and its people and are all on different journeys towards establishing a better future for fashion.
Fashion True Future’s Sustainable Edit presents labels who are demonstrating true solutions in 2 or more of these 5 key areas of sustainability.
