Clothing materials can be divided into two distinct categories: natural fiber fabrics (cotton, linen, wool...) and synthetic fiber fabrics (polyester, nylon, polyamide...). In 2019, 51.4 percent of French consumers considered polyester as an environmentally unfriendly fabric. Furthermore, more than one fourth of the respondents also categorized leather as one of the most damaging materials for the environment.
Which of these materials have the most negative impact on the environment?*
* This question was originally phrased by the source as follows: "Which of these materials have the most negative impact on the environment when they are produced?"
The source did not specify the survey type or the age of the respondents.
The number of respondents include representative panels in France, Germany, Italy and the US. The size of the panel for France was not specified.
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Institut Français de la Mode, & Première Vision. (September 27, 2019). Which of these materials have the most negative impact on the environment?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149400/garment-materials-damaging-the-environment-according-to-french-people/
Institut Français de la Mode, und Première Vision. "Which of these materials have the most negative impact on the environment?*." Chart. September 27, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149400/garment-materials-damaging-the-environment-according-to-french-people/
Institut Français de la Mode, Première Vision. (2019). Which of these materials have the most negative impact on the environment?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149400/garment-materials-damaging-the-environment-according-to-french-people/
Institut Français de la Mode, and Première Vision. "Which of These Materials Have The Most Negative Impact on The Environment?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149400/garment-materials-damaging-the-environment-according-to-french-people/
Institut Français de la Mode & Première Vision, Which of these materials have the most negative impact on the environment?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149400/garment-materials-damaging-the-environment-according-to-french-people/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
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