Julie Chen a Olivia Robinson, Textile Educators at Carnegie Mellon University

Today, we chat with leaders in textile education, Julie Chen, Instructor of textiles and sustainability at Carnegie Mellon University and Olivia Robinson, Assistant Teaching Professor at Carnegie Mellon University. We discuss the three pillars of sustainability - social, economic and environmental -  we talk the complete life cycle of a cotton t-shirt, the culture of discarding and where hope is sprouting in textile production cycles. PatagoniaPeople TreeTextile Statistics via Fashion Revolution: Buying one new white cotton shirt produces the same emissions as driving a car for 35 miles [Oxfam, 2019] 60% of garments are now made from polyester. This quantity has doubled since the year 2000 [Kirchain et al., 2015] 150 million tress are logged every year to be turned into cellulose textiles, like viscose [Canopy] Producing plastic-based fibers or textiles uses around 342 million barrels of oil every year. [Ellen MacArthur Foundation] The dyeing and finishing phase of textiles production can require as much as 200 tonnes of water for every tonne of textiles produced. [Yusuf, 2018] Want to share these statistics? Click here for free downloads from Fashion Revolution week to share across your social channels. Consider donating here so Fashion Revolution can keep this content free. For more Style412 Fashion Revolution content: Style412 Fashion Revolution webpage Instagram Facebook

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