×
4 520
Fashion Jobs
AESOP
Retail Consultant | Aesop Piccadilly Arcade, London | Full Time
Permanent · London
TK MAXX
Security And Loss Prevention Advisor
Permanent · Preston
TJX EUROPE
Brand & Marketing Administrator
Permanent · Grand Londres
TK MAXX
Loss Prevention Advisor - Glasgow And Surrounding Area - Full-Time- Permanent
Permanent · Glasgow
TK MAXX
Loss Prevention Officer - Permanent - 2 x pt 20hrs Bedford Town
Permanent · Bedfordshire
FARFETCH
Senior Performance Marketing Executive (DACH Region) – Affiliates And Growth Partner Marketing
Permanent · LONDON
RALPH LAUREN
Sales Professional
Permanent · London
RALPH LAUREN
Sales Professional
Permanent · London
ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH STORES
Abercrombie & Fitch - Brand Representative, Shepherd’s Bush (Westfield)
Permanent · London
ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH STORES
Abercrombie & Fitch - Brand Representative, Trafford
Permanent · Manchester
HOLLISTER CO. STORES
Hollister CO. - Brand Representative, Princesshay
Permanent · Exeter
MULBERRY
Warehouse Team Leader
Permanent · SHEPTON MALLET
MULBERRY
Senior Retail Operations Manager UK & Emea
Permanent · LONDON
H&M
Security Guard
Permanent · MILTON KEYNES
LOVISA
Regional Manager
Permanent ·
EVERLAST GYMS
Assistant General Manager - Everlast Fitness
Permanent · DENTON
EVERLAST GYMS
General Assistant - Everlast Gyms
Permanent · HALIFAX
FRASERS GROUP
Logistics Project Manager
Permanent · SHIREBROOK
FARFETCH
Service Desk Analyst
Permanent · LONDON
MULBERRY
Lawyer
Permanent · CHILCOMPTON
MULBERRY
Warehouse Administrator
Permanent · SHEPTON MALLET
HARVEY NICHOLS
Brand Consultant - Marcolin - 20 Hours
Permanent · LONDON
Ads
Published
Nov 10, 2020
Reading time
2 minutes
Share
Download
Download the article
Print
Click here to print
Text size
aA+ aA-

50%+ of UK consumers worry over environmental cost of their clothes - report

Published
Nov 10, 2020

While this year may have mainly been a story of the pandemic, new evidence suggests that consumer concerns over the environment haven’t gone away.


Oltre



Environmental charity WRAP issued a report on Tuesday saying over half of UK consumers worry about the environmental cost of their clothes.

In fact, the pandemic seems to have amplified the fears over eco-issues and WRAP said that public awareness of this environmental cost really hit home during lockdown.

And UK businesses need to act, it said, warning major clothing retailers and brands that they must clearly demonstrate their commitment to making sustainable longer-lasting clothes, or risk losing sales.

Its research found that more than half of people now view the environmental impact of clothing as "severe", with 63% saying clothes made to look good and last longer are now factors in the brands and clothing they choose.

The findings are built on earlier WRAP research which found that the public wants inventive new retail options that prolong the life of clothes, including voucher schemes for clothing exchanges (46%), and pre-loved clothes (41%) -- particularly popular among younger and ‘high frequency’ (weekly) clothes shoppers.

Personal habits have also changed during lockdown, with 23% now repairing clothes, and 19% keeping items for longer.

The report said businesses are responding to public demand for clothes with lighter environmental footprints. And major brands and retailers are signed up to the SCAP (Sustainable Clothing Action Plan) 2020 voluntary agreement.

But, warns WRAP, many more aren’t. And those wanting to protect their market share must demonstrate to shoppers and shareholders their commitment to the environment, and sign up to Textiles 2030, the initiative claimed to be the most ambitious national voluntary agreement for clothing and other textiles in the world.

The 10-year Textiles 2030 programme aims to transform UK clothing and home fabrics to reduce their impact on climate change. It will take the UK from a make-use-dispose culture to a circular one where goods are produced sustainably, used longer, and then re-used or recycled into new products.

Textiles 2030 will reduce lifecycle GHG emissions in line with the global goal of a 1.5°C trajectory, cut the water footprint of products and deliver a UK-wide circular textiles road map.

The British Fashion Council, British Heart Foundation, The British Retail Consortium, Cancer Research UK, Charity Retail Association, CTR Group, Institute of Positive Fashion, John Lewis & Partners, Next, Oxfam, Primark, Recyclatex, Re-Fashion, Sainsbury’s, Salvation Army Trading Company, SOEX UK, Suez, Ted Baker, Textiles Recycling Association and Tesco are the first to sign up to Textiles 2030, ahead of its official launch in April 2021.

Textiles 2030 targets cutting carbon by 40%+ to align with 1.5°C global target, cutting water footprint by 30% and creating and delivering a circular textiles roadmap for the UK through collaboration.

Copyright © 2023 FashionNetwork.com All rights reserved.