The dirty side of the garment industry : fast fashion and its negative impact on environment and society

When thinking about lowering or changing consumption to lower carbon footprints, the obvious offenders come easily to mind: petroleum and petroleum products, paper and plastic, even food. But not clothes. Although the clothing industry is the second largest polluter after agriculture, most consumers do not think of clothes as a source of environmen Content: From Fashion to Fast FashionA New Way to Create TrendsTeaching versus Listening to the Customer: Building the Foundations of ManipulationGlobal Brand ProliferationFast-Fashion RetailThe Promotion of a LifestyleAdvertising Behavior, Not ProductGlobal BrandingGlobal Taste and Preference ConvergenceThe Production Platforms of Modern Garment ManufacturingIndustry AgglomerationChanging Supply ChainsRetailer-Driven Business ModelRegulatory EnvironmentDeregulating the International Trade in ClothesPolicy Winners and LosersRecuperating Regulatory Losses Through Environmental SourcingThe Carbon Footprint of Textile Manufacturing for Fast FashionThe Ecological Impact of Fiber Production and SupplyKing Cotton: The Economic Power of Cotton ProducersExporting Cotton = Exporting PollutionExisting in Isolation in the Production Chain?The Direct and Social Costs of Low PricesThe Social Cost of Firm ProfitabilityUnderstanding Customer UtilityTheoretical Implications for Economic Analysis: ElasticChoice but Inelastic SalesThe Economics, Demographics, and Ethics of the Low Price QuestThe Industrial Psychology of ImpulsesThe Moral Universe of Non-Wage EarnersThe Elasticity of Dirty ConsumptionUtility, Ethics, and the Quest for Sustainability in Fashion Commerce: Not While Prices Are FallingImplications and ConclusionsThe Economic Reasons for Ignoring Social CostsSocial Costs and Perverse Incentives in Fashion EconomicsTelling the Hard Truth: Why Extant Solution Recommendations Are IgnoredEpilogueReferences "An in-depth examination of the international fashion trade and related goods, this book raises visibility of the ethical aspects of promoting overconsumption through explaining the ecological damange resulting from the high rate of discarding old clothes. It focuses on the promotion, globalization, and integration of the apparel sector into our social and political landscape. It presents an expert overview of the garment industry, highlighting the harsh realities of the environmental and labor problems associated with it. It tracks the commercial and cultural factors that have led to the growth of fast fashion retail and its dominance of the entire industry"--Back cover