Textile industry and its footprint
The Global Situation
Textile goods are an inseparable part of people’s lives in the developed world and play a signicant social role, which is often dened by the fashion industry and the trends it sets. In today’s world, textile products are increasingly affordable and demanded by all consumers, making them one of the biggest polluters of the environment on a global scale.
Behind the „invisible” processes of raw material extraction, production and sale of the nal product are huge amounts of invested energy and resources, as well as the labour of more than 75 million people worldwide.