ends up incinerated or in a landfill. Here are eight companies attempting to move the needle in the fashion industry by making it more sustainable.Frederic Russias
According to Benedetto, one t-shirt takes 700 gallons of water to produce. That's enough water for one person to drink for three years. And over 2 million shirts are sold worldwide every year. Says Benedetto, “If we don't make a change to the fashion industry now, in just a few years, two-thirds of the world's population will face shortages of fresh water.”
Seipel’s advice to other people looking to change the world is simple: “Stay true to your ideas and core values. And try to make decisions that allow you to sleep well at night.” Mireia Navarro The sisters grew up in the waste management industry – their father co-owns one of Canada’s largest privately-owned companies, Wasteco. They worked for him for 15 years prior to launching Nudnik, and thus began to understand the impact we have on our planet as a result of our “throw-away” culture.
Shtatlender dropped her life-long career as a graphic designer to pursue this path at the age of 55. Her cofounder, Gero Francis is an architect with a business degree who came aboard at age 28. “Yes, you could say we are !” Shtatlender says. “But we are true believers in this mission. Neither one of us knew anything about the shoe business before founding Tsouls. We only knew that we wanted to be an innovative company focused on sustainability.
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