20th January 2014 – Contextual Studies, WEEK 1

20th January 2014 – Contextual Studies, 

WEEK 1

Global Production 1 (the environmental and social impacts of the textile industry)

2,000 word design report!!

Sustainable development

Won’t effect future generations….

·         Recycled products – recycled paper

·         Eco-friendly materials

·         Natural Products, (to a certain extent such as over fishing)

Recycled paper used to be more expensive, but technological advances have brought the price down.

TEXTILE FOOTPRINT

Your trace you leave behind, like your carbon footprint.

COTTON PRODUCTION

Problems with cotton production…

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      Pesticides.

*        Produced Abroad.

*        Long Process.

*        Water Consumption.

*        Harvesting.

*        Has To Be Spun.

*        Hand Picked??

Biggest Cotton Producers USA, India, Pakistan, China, Brazil *USA farmers income = Price per tonne of cotton + subsidy (extra money from government) *Mali farmers income = Price per tonne of cotton (NO SUBSIDY, free/fair trade?) Farmers below the poverty line. ORGANIC COTTON 1% of the world's cotton is organic. India produces 50% of this. Although Turkey's Organic cotton production is growing. CHINA'S POLLUTING TEXTILE INDUSTRY Many brands have links with factories which regularly flout the country's environmental laws. (according to cleaning up the fashion industry, a joint report filed by five grassroot organisations) These include; H&M, NIKE, ZARA, ABERCROMBIE & FITCH, ADIDAS