Sustainability in the Textile Industry: Things Cannot Stay the Way They Are

Holger Cebulla

Received: June 22, 2018;   Published: July 03, 2018

DOI: 10.32474/LTTFD.2018.02.000141

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Abstract

The textile industry’s severe environmental impact is well documented. Whether it is the high exposure of pesticides or excessive water usage for harvesting cotton crops, the increased carbon footprint of man-made fibers or the uncertain handling of hazardous chemicals during the further manufacturing process and the associated water contamination due to the discharge of poorly treated effluent. Also, workers in the textile industry must face violations of international human and labor rights. These include insufficient labor conditions like wages below the subsistence level, inadequate occupational health and safety provisions [1, 2], but also documented cases of physical and sexual abuse [3].

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