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When Will Fashion Start to Bend the Curve on Its Carbon Footprint?

The sector’s planet-warming emissions inched lower in 2022 thanks to revised data, but they’re still on track to grow by more than 40 percent by 2030, according to a new report.

A worker inspects high-end yarn at a workshop in China. — Despite inching lower in 2022, the global apparel sector's emissions are on track to increase 40 percent by the end of the decade, according to a new report. (Getty Images)

Sarah Kent

16 May 2024

Fashion’s carbon footprint inched lower in 2022 thanks to a flattering data refresh, but the industry’s planet-warming emissions are still on track to grow by more than 40 percent by 2030, according to new analysis by trade coalition Apparel Impact Institute.

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Sarah Kent

Sarah Kent is Chief Sustainability Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in London and drives BoF's coverage of critical environmental and labour issues.

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