How much responsibility do corporations have for the climate crisis and for stepping up with solutions?
Here at the ISCFC we are committed to promoting personal, community, national and planetary solutions to reduce our environmental impacts and boldly confront the climate crisis. But as individuals, we can feel powerless when there are huge corporations -such as the fossil fuel industry and factory farms– that are disproportionately responsible for carbon emissions of the past and the present.
What should we do about this? Do you agree that corporations should do more? And if so, what does that mean exactly? How do we persuade or impel polluting industries to change their ways?
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Why Fast Fashion is Morally Wrong
You've probably seen websites/apps like Shein or Zara or any other website that sells clothes solely on line. If that's the case then you've most definitely seen reports of these "online stores" having terrible working conditions and even forcing people to work very long shifts with little to no breaks. In an article by Time Magazine, It stated "...a documentary by the U.K.’s Channel 4 found that Shein employees were working 75-hour shifts with very little time off." China’s Labor Contract Law states that employees should not work over eight hours each day or 40 hours per week.(china.acclime.com). Not only does Shein violate labor laws, but the amount of CO2 they put into the atmosphere is insane. In the same article by time magazine, it says "the manufacturers’ rapid use of virgin polyester and large consumption of oil churns out the same amount of CO2 as approximately 180 coal-fired power plants...As a result, the company leaves about 6.3 million tons of carbon dioxide a year in its trail..."
In conclusion, Shein and just about any other online fashion store is bad for the environment and their workers.
I agree that fast fashion is bad for both the environment and the rights of workers in the industry. However, completely abandoning the industry is risky. Due to the poor quality of fast fashion, the price is relatively inexpensive which makes it more affordable for people to purchase. Additionally, despite the poor working conditions it does provide some jobs for people and if people boycotted the industry, millions of people would be left without a job.
i agree that fashion is also bad for the enviroment because it can cause alot of stress with wasting money and bills.Also i agree that and if people keep going for fashion it can give a better change to the people and could go to a good cost