Climate change threatens fashion industry

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Extreme heat and flooding are threatening key international apparel hubs, with four countries vital to the fashion industry facing losses of 1 million jobs and $65 billion in earnings by 2030, according to two new ILR School reports.

The"Higher Ground?" reports, which examine how workers and the industry can adapt to climate change and approve working conditions in the apparel sector, were published Sept. 13 by the Global Labor Institute at Cornell University and Schroders, an investment management firm.

The first report,"Fashion's Climate Breakdown and its Effect for Workers," focuses on 32 apparel production centers vulnerable to heat and flooding due to. The second report,"Climate Resilience and Fashion's Costs of Adaptation," focuses on six brands in the major apparel production countries, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Pakistan and Vietnam, where 10,000 apparel and footwear factories employ 10.6 million workers.

 

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