It is very important to remember that every environmental impact the textile industry has, contributes in some way to the overarching issue of climate change. From fertiliser use on cotton farms, petroleum-based chemicals used to make synthetic fibres and dyes, to the use of coal-fired power generation, freight and logistics, land clearances, air and water pollution, landfill and perhaps, most importantly, the overconsumption of fashion. We should also re-evaluate entiresystem of operations in this pandemic and crisis situation which has presented us with an opportunity to rethink and rebuild systems in a collective effort to ensure a just and resilient future post-pandemic.

The metrics need to be defined. We need to reinvent the fashion wheel because A) we haven't faced this crisis earlier B) there is no vaccine for climate change and C) there is no Planet B.