According to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the "Fast Fashion" industry is the second biggest consumer of water and is responsible for about 10% of global carbon emissions – more than all international flights and maritime shipping combined.
That was just one of the many facts discussed during this week's edition of UPFRONT/Inside Atlanta's Entertainment Industry.
Host Ray Cornelius spoke to Tanjuria Willis, founder of Sustainable Fashion Week Atlanta about those disturbing statistics along with a who's who panel of German fashion experts:
- Uwe Westphal, the author of "Fashion Metropolis Berlin: The Story of the Rise and Destruction of the Jewish Fashion Industry."
- Marte Henschel, Professor for Sustainable Fashion at BSP Berlin/ Germany, Co-CEO @ VORN - The Berlin Fashion Hub, Co-Founder at Sqetch, Berlin/ Germany.
- Philippe Pourhashemi, Fashion Journalist, Coach and co-curator of "Why Fashion Needs to Empower" exhibition.
- Axl Jansen, Berlin Fashion Photographer and co-curator of "Why Fashion Needs to Empower” exhibition.
Listen to the full UPFRONT conversation as they also discuss fashion post COVID-19, AI, the relevance of "Fashion Weeks" and the sincere need for more diversity, equity and inclusion on and off the runway.