Fast Fashion

Multiple Choice

Which of the following industries emits more carbon than international flights and maritime shipping combined?

• Fashion industry

• Automobile industry

• Technology industry

• Agriculture industry

Open Ended

Why is it important to consider the environmental impact of the fashion industry?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a major environmental impact of fast fashion mentioned in the slides?

• Increase in carbon emissions

• Decrease in water pollution

• Reduction in textile waste

• Lower energy consumption

Open Ended

How has clothing production and consumer behavior changed from 2000 to 2014 according to the slides?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about fashion collections in Europe is correct?

• Fashion companies offered two collections per year in 2011.

• Fashion companies offered five collections per year in 2000.

• Fashion companies increased their average collections per year from two in 2000 to five in 2011.

• Fashion companies decreased their collections per year after 2000.

Multiple Select

Select all the brands that offer more than five collections per year.

• Zara

• H&M

• Max Mara

• Gucci

Open Ended

Discuss the relationship between fast fashion and textile waste as presented in the slides.

Fill in the Blank

A lot of clothing ends up in the ___, with the equivalent of one garbage truck full of clothes burned or dumped every second.

Multiple Choice

Which environmental issue is highlighted by the amount of textiles going into landfills each year?

• Water pollution

• Air pollution

• Land pollution

• Noise pollution

Open Ended

Explain how washing clothes contributes to ocean pollution.

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements about polyester is/are correct?

• Polyester is found in about 60% of garments.

• Polyester releases less carbon emissions than cotton.

• Polyester breaks down easily in the ocean.

• Producing polyester releases more carbon emissions than cotton.

Multiple Choice

According to the IUCN report, what percentage of microplastics in the ocean comes from laundering synthetic textiles like polyester?

• 10%

• 20%

• 35%

• 50%

Fill in the Blank

Microplastics are estimated to compose up to ___% of plastic pollution in the ocean.

Open Ended

Discuss the impact of the fashion industry on global carbon emissions and suggest ways to reduce its environmental footprint.

Multiple Choice

Which industry produces more emissions than all international flights and maritime shipping combined?

• Fashion industry

• Automobile industry

• Agriculture industry

• Construction industry

Multiple Choice

According to a 2017 report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, what could be the fashion sector's share of the carbon budget by 2050 if it continues on its current trajectory?

• 26%

• 10%

• 50%

• 5%

Open Ended

Explain why the fashion industry is considered a major consumer of water worldwide.

Fill in the Blank

It takes about ___ gallons of water to produce one cotton shirt.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following clothing items requires the most water to produce?

• Pair of jeans

• Cotton shirt

• Wool sweater

• Silk scarf

Multiple Select

Both jeans and shirts are made from a highly water-intensive plant. Select all correct statements about this plant.

• It is cotton.

• It requires a lot of water to grow.

• It is used in the production of denim and shirts.

• It is a type of synthetic fiber.

Multiple Choice

How did cotton farming in Uzbekistan contribute to the shrinking of the Aral Sea, and what are the environmental consequences shown in the images?

• By using too much water for irrigation, leading to the drying up of the Aral Sea and turning it into desert

• By polluting the Aral Sea with chemicals, causing fish to die

• By introducing invasive species, disrupting the ecosystem

• By building dams that blocked the river flow, causing flooding

Open Ended

Explain how the fashion industry contributes to water pollution and water consumption, using examples from the dyeing process.

Fill in the Blank

The fashion industry is responsible for ___% of all industrial water pollution worldwide.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are consequences of the fashion industry's impact on water resources, as shown in the images?

• Water bodies turning red due to chemical waste

• Large-scale water consumption for dyeing

• Significant contribution to global industrial water pollution

• Increase in fish populations

Multiple Choice

What are some initiatives mentioned that aim to reduce the environmental impact of the fashion industry?

• Joining the Alliance for Sustainable Fashion

• Increasing textile dyeing

• Expanding cotton farming

• Reducing recycling efforts

Multiple Choice

According to the article, the fashion industry emits more carbon than which of the following combined?

• International flights and maritime shipping

• All automobiles worldwide

• All power plants in Europe

• The entire agricultural sector

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an environmental impact of the fashion industry?

• Release of microfibres into the ocean

• Minimum wage is $67 a month

• Most workers are women/single mothers

• Big companies do their manufacturing offshore

Open Ended

After learning about the environmental impact of the fashion industry, what is one question you still have or something you would like to know more about?

Open Ended

What are the social, economic and environmental impacts of the fashion industry?

Multiple Choice

What is one major way the fashion industry impacts the planet, according to the information provided?

• It emits more carbon than international flights and maritime shipping combined.

• It uses less water than agriculture.

• It produces less waste than the food industry.

• It is the smallest contributor to pollution.