Sustainable fashion and perspectives from the story of cotton growers in Xinjiang 2Sustainable fashion and perspectives from the story of cotton growers in Xinjiang 2

Sustainable Fashion is commonly known as recycling activities, economical use of resources, waste reduction… In addition, the issue of ethical production is also mentioned and is increasingly being discussed.

Recently, a series of large international fashion brands such as NIKE, H&M, UNIQLO, ZARA,… have announced to stop using cotton materials from Xinjiang (China) after accusations of exploitation.

Cotton fields in Xinjiang, China.

Sustainable fashion and perspectives from the story of cotton growers in Xinjiang

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BRANDS GO DEEP INTO SUSTAINABLE FASHION

Currently, international brands have strongly moved towards sustainable fashion trends.

Sustainable fashion and perspectives from the story of cotton growers in Xinjiang

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NIKE

The first is sports shirts and shoes made from recycled waste plastic.

Sustainable fashion and perspectives from the story of cotton growers in Xinjiang

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In its “Move to Zero” campaign, NIKE pledges to use 100% renewable energy at its factories by 2025 and reduce the American sportswear empire’s emissions and carbon waste.

Sustainable fashion and perspectives from the story of cotton growers in Xinjiang

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ZARA

As one of the `big men` in the `fast-fashion` industry, ZARA is now also entering the sustainable fashion race with the `Join Life` campaign.

Sustainable fashion and perspectives from the story of cotton growers in Xinjiang

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In it, the company commits that by 2025 it will only use sustainable or recycled organic cotton, linen and polyester to make clothes.

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In addition, ZARA will equip clothing recycling bins at its stores for customers to donate old fashion products.

HM

H&M is one of the pioneering brands in the regeneration and renewal cycle of sustainable fashion.

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With Conscious Exclusive, H&M used two new sustainable materials: recycled silver and ECONYL (a nylon fiber completely regenerated from plastic waste) in this collection.

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In addition to efforts to become `greener`, H&M also pays great attention to the human rights of its employees and workers.

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UNIQLO

Japanese fashion brand UNIQLO believes that clothes give them the power to change the world for the better.

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According to UNIQLO, the three fundamental criteria for the brand’s business activities are: People, Planet and Community.

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The Japanese brand always respects the health, safety and human rights of all employees.

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Converse’s environmental protection story never disappoints us

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In addition to only using feathers and down from sustainable farms to minimize the impact on wild chickens, UNIQLO also uses recycled polyester from plastic bottles in the production of its Dry Polo shirts.

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