“Unfortunately there are extremely polluting landfills all over the world where there are piles of clothes”, Lucia Cuffaro, Movimento per la Degrescita Felice.
Why a specific change in lifestyles and industry is important fashion to protect workers, consumers and the environment? “ethical fashion against fast fashion” to Rome an event curated by green house AND Happy Decrease Movement.
A meeting to talk about the stratospheric environmental, social, health and worker impact caused by fast fashion. 10 women to understand the virtuous and accessible proposals of ethical fashion.
“The central part is the reuse of objects, extending their life, thus trying to get out of that frenzy of consumption that we have stopped. – Lina Fusaro told TeleAmbiente about the Casetta Verde project – Also pay attention to where we buy clothes, read labels and materials. For example, polyester is among those that produce the most. microplastics. Evaluate companies also on the basis of supply chain transparency”.
“Unfortunately there are extremely polluting landfills all over the world where there are lots of clothes that come from the West, are used for a very short time and then thrown away, or rather fast fashion. – he explains Lucia Cuffaro of the Movement for Happy Degrowth and among the organizers of the event – We recall the research that has been done on the system She in that somehow manage girls and boys from all over the world where, to produce low-cost garments, workers are employed for 18 hours a day, 500 garments, 4 cents for each garment, per day“.
“Think how much can be saved not only economically but also in human lives, due to ecological disasters, and the fashion industry, fabrics, are also guilty of this climate change precisely because it is one of the most polluting environments in the world world – says the journalist Barbara Molinariopresident way to green – Cotton is one of the most polluting fabrics. For example, we all wear a pair of jeans, but the secret is to wear them for years and years.“.
“We as Decrescita Felice propose the diffusion of well-being paying attention not to monetary and economic well-being but to the quality of life, understood as a relationship with people, with the environment, with animals. Then we make sure that every choice we make is directed toward this collective good.”he claims Clare D’Errico of the Happy Degrowth Movement of Rome
“I think that the change is produced by acting at various points in the market. On the one hand there is the offer of the company, on the other hand there is the demand that is the consumer. A consumer who is more aware of what the company offers is capable of choosing a more sustainable product”declares Alessandra Gallosustainable fashion consultant
