Exposing the Secrets of Sustainable Fashion

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Sustainability is selling, and some of fashion’s biggest brands say they’ve gone green. But the latest investigation by Marketplace has found they’re not going far enough. We expose the problem with polyester, and the fashion industry’s reliance on fossil fuel derived synthetics. We reveal why some of your clothing is far from the sustainable solution you’ve already sold on.

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Exposing the Secrets of Sustainable Fashion

We investigate the sustainability claims by some of fashion’s biggest brands and reveal why some of your clothing is far from the ‘green’ solution you’ve already sold.

Sustainability is selling, and some of fashion’s biggest brands say they’ve gone green. But the latest investigation by Marketplace has found they’re not going far enough. We expose the problem with polyester, and the fashion industry’s reliance on fossil fuel derived synthetics. We reveal why some of your clothing is far from the sustainable solution you’ve already sold on.

You can watch it anytime on CBC Gem.

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