A decade after the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh that killed thousands of garment workers, and five years after the Fashion Industry Charter was adopted in December 2018, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, monikered COP28 this year, seemed to be renewing its interest in fashion and garment production.
Days before the first-ever fashion show staged at a COP event on December 6, British designer Stella McCartney, in an interview, said that “fashion is one of the most harmful industries on the planet”.
She is known for her pioneering use of climate friendly materials, once thought, un-mainstream-able and unprofitable, which bring her a turnover of £32.49 million (₹340 crores approx.) as of 2021.
