When shopping for fashion, European consumers are not completely inattentive to the environmental impacts the clothing items they purchase may have. According to a Europe-wide survey from Fashion Revolution, more shoppers in Spain than other European countries surveyed in this study tried not to purchase clothing due to concerns about their impact on the environment.
Environmental impact of clothes
The fashion industry’s impact on the environment includes the amount of waste generated by discarded clothing, toxic chemicals applied in production processes, and the sustainability of materials used when manufacturing clothing and apparel products. Of these, textile waste is a particularly pressing issue, as in Europe as many as 15 kilograms of waste is generated per person annually.
Fast fashion and its problems
Fashion, particularly fast fashion, is increasingly becoming a troubled industry due to the environmental as well as ethical concerns it raises. The vast amounts of production that fast fashion companies drive constitute a big part of the issue, as larger production also means a greater workforce needed in the manufacturing of garments, which is usually outsourced in countries where labour costs are low. Today, China is the leading exporter of clothing products to the rest of the world. China is also the number one supplier of many fast fashion companies such as the Inditex Group and H&M.
Share of consumers who have tried not to purchase clothing items due to concerns about their environmental impact in selected European countries as of 2020
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Ipsos MORI, & Fashion Revolution. (January 6, 2021). Share of consumers who have tried not to purchase clothing items due to concerns about their environmental impact in selected European countries as of 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/973730/eu-consumers-environmental-impact-of-clothing-items-shopping/
Ipsos MORI, und Fashion Revolution. "Share of consumers who have tried not to purchase clothing items due to concerns about their environmental impact in selected European countries as of 2020." Chart. January 6, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/973730/eu-consumers-environmental-impact-of-clothing-items-shopping/
Ipsos MORI, Fashion Revolution. (2021). Share of consumers who have tried not to purchase clothing items due to concerns about their environmental impact in selected European countries as of 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/973730/eu-consumers-environmental-impact-of-clothing-items-shopping/
Ipsos MORI, and Fashion Revolution. "Share of Consumers Who Have Tried Not to Purchase Clothing Items Due to Concerns about Their Environmental Impact in Selected European Countries as of 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/973730/eu-consumers-environmental-impact-of-clothing-items-shopping/
Ipsos MORI & Fashion Revolution, Share of consumers who have tried not to purchase clothing items due to concerns about their environmental impact in selected European countries as of 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/973730/eu-consumers-environmental-impact-of-clothing-items-shopping/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of consumers who have tried not to purchase clothing items due to concerns about their environmental impact in selected European countries as of 2020 [Graph], Ipsos MORI, & Fashion Revolution, January 6, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/973730/eu-consumers-environmental-impact-of-clothing-items-shopping/