The imperative threat of
Fast Fashion
By Enis Koch, Sebastian Hellenborg, Sinead Doran,
Rudmila Iqbal, Jeremy (LingGuan Weng)Why is the mindset important ?
Mindset is the foremost attribute required for every entrepreneur. Keeping a positive mindset is of prime
importance for you to focus on your entrepreneurial goals and work hard toward achieving them.
Entrepreneurial mindset refers to a specific state of mind which orientates human conduct towards
entrepreneurial activities and outcomes. Individuals with entrepreneurial mindsets are often drawn to
opportunities, innovation and new value creation.
Personal characteristics such as a sense of initiative, the inherent need for achievement, risk propensity,
self-efficacy, and resilience are all necessary for young people; they provide a foundation for innovative
business start-ups, improve their employability, and enhance their greater role in society. It is highly
possible that students at universities are currently being trained for jobs or careers that will not exist in
twenty years time, and that the careers that will exist then, have not been invented yet. Reforming our
education system to the needs of the ever changing global market is necessary to enable young people to
develop creativity, critical thinking, curiosity and the capacity to innovate as well as apply their knowledge
to the real-world situations.Why is behaviour important ?
Behavior is what makes people gentle and sober and behavior is what makes us human. It's one quality
that they have developed that throws us in the good light no matter what position they hold in the society
or how rich they are. It is something that is appreciated and encouraged by everyone because that's what
holds us together. When someone doesn't show a good attitude towards you or doesn't know how to
behave properly, surely people wouldn't like to be around such people. they don't need people who would
pull them down or treat them in anyway less than how they deserve to be treated.
Behaviour is important as it shapes our personality and helps us in building a good character. People
develop the skills of good communication and learn how to maintain the decor of the room whilst being
with another hundreds or thousands of people in a room. People actually learn to present theirself in a
better way for the other person to understand you and for you to be able to understand him/her.When
people behave properly, people would actually want to be around us because that would make them feel
comfortable and they would open up and share their thoughts and opinions with us. It simply gets you to
be a better person.Why is fast fashion a problem?
- The Fast fashion industry serves as an extremely problematic threat to the environment and to humanity, currently standing as
the second highest polluting industry in the world.
Environmental impact
- The apparel industry is energy intensive, and is responsible for 10% of the world's carbon footprint. To put that into
perspective the apparel industry’s carbon output realises 5 times more emissions than all airline travel combined.
- Economically beneficial fashion material including nylon and polyester are not biodegradable, meaning every piece
of polyester or nylon ever been produced –is still on the planet today - unsustainable in their very nature.
- Nylon also during manufacture emits a large quantity of nitrous oxide (greenhouse gas)
Social impact
- Statistically One in 6 people around the world work in the apparel industry - with around 80% women and 98% are
not receiving a living wage – locked into a circle of poverty.
- Along with water wastage – to manufacture just one t-shirt & a pair of jeans 5,000 gallons of water will be used, while
billions still don’t have access to clean water or adequate sanitation supplies.Steps taken to address the threat of fast fashion
Worldwide campaigns have been conducted by conglomerate fashion companies, regarding the ecological threat of fast
fashion. In recognition to their Corporate Social Responsibility.
Such as;
Levi 2011
- Launched Levi ‘water