Beyond greenwashing: The sinister ties of the fashion industry with modern slavery

Written by: Fernanda Bernado, Assistant Programs Director at Threading Change

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With the many challenges 2020 has brought into our world, long gone are the days we spend complacent, unsure of how, or why we need to do things differently. It’s clear that we need to uphold our commitments to scale back unnecessary consumption and move towards industry transformation.

One industry that needs transformation at the global scale is the fashion industry. But did you know that, according to a 2018 report by the Walk Free Foundation, the garment supply chain funnels more money toward modern slavery than any other industry besides technology?