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Consider your run-of-the-mill puffer jacket: although an everyday sight on Melbourne winter streets, it is fearfully and wonderfully made. Its materials – nylon, polyester – come from the fossilised remains of ancient sea creatures, extracted as non-renewable crude oil by the petroleum industry, its chemical byproducts transformed into plastic fibres. The supply chains it passed… Continue reading Regeneration time

RMIT sustainable fashion experts have collaborated with brands to create guidelines aimed at eliminating wasteful designs and promoting durable fashion that supports reuse and recycling. The global fashion industry is responsible for about 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions. The new guide, Refashioning: Accelerating Circular Product Design at Scale, outlines steps for makers to transition… Continue reading New guidelines help fashion brands cut waste and emissions

The first-ever nationwide study into how Australians use and dispose of clothing has revealed people are buying too many clothes and are unsure how to discard them responsibly. Report authors: Professor Mark Leenders, Dr Ninh Nguyen, Professor Alice Payne, Professor Simon Pervan, Paige Street, Carol Tan, Xinru (Angie) Jiang Conducted by RMIT University and commissioned… Continue reading Age trumps gender, income and postcode for consumers’ clothing habits

Martijn Boersma, University of Notre Dame Australia; Alice Payne, Queensland University of Technology, and Erin O’Brien, Queensland University of Technology Ten years ago, the garment industry’s worst industrial accident – the Rana Plaza collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh – killed more than 1,100 workers and highlighted the travesty of conditions for millions of garment workers globally.… Continue reading Australia’s cotton farmers can help prevent exploitation in the global garment industry