• The "2020 Circular Fashion System Commitment," introduced by the Global Fashion Agenda

◦ Mission/action points:

The Global Fashion Agenda is a leadership forum engaging the fashion industry toward sustainability [9]. Its "2020 Circular Fashion System Commitment" is a call on the fashion industry to commit toward a "circular fashion system," by taking concrete action on one or more of the following points:


◦ Dyes/chemical waste from garment factories (e.g., for dyeing and washing

◦ For example, shedding of polyester fibers (considered microplastics) in the laundry process: a domestic wash load can release around 700,000 fibers and, as they are unable to be completely filtered out by waste water

treatment plants, end up infiltrating and accumulating in marine ecosystems [8]. This issue is exacerbated by the drastic increase in the annual consumption of polyester fibers in the fashion industry, which has grown exponentially, from 8.3 million tons in 2000, to 21.3 million tons in

This section provided a condensed overview of the extent of the fashion industry's impact on the environment and highlighted the most concerning forms of impact. However, it is worth noting that the abundance of published data and literature on the environmental impact of the fashion industry is truly inundating and could easily extend beyond the scope of this section. The following section will present some of the current collective global sustainability campaigns which are striving to alleviate the environmental impact of the fashion industry in the future.

3. Collective global sustainability campaigns in the fashion industry

dominant global campaigns, initiated in 2018, are summarized below:

1. Implementing design strategies for cyclability

The intensified evidence of the fashion industry's impact on the environment in the last decade prompted the founding of several global sustainability campaigns within the last 3 years. These campaigns, spearheaded by sustainability-driven coalitions, are mobilizing companies across the fashion industry, collectively toward adopting sustainable materials and practices throughout their design, development, and supply chains, and have already garnered formal commitments from key players in the fashion industry which represent a sizable portion of the market. Two pre-

• The "2020 Circular Fashion System Commitment," introduced by the Global

2. Increasing the volume of used garments and footwear collected

4. Increasing the share of garments and footwear made from recycled post-

3. Increasing the volume of used garments and footwear resold

The Global Fashion Agenda is a leadership forum engaging the fashion industry toward sustainability [9]. Its "2020 Circular Fashion System Commitment" is a call on the fashion industry to commit toward a "circular fashion system," by taking concrete action on one or more of

• Microplastic pollution (e.g., from synthetic fiber shedding):

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processes)

2016 [6].

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◦ Mission/action points:

the following points:

consumer textile fibers

	- 1. Ninety-four companies signed on (represents 12.5% of the global fashion market), including ASOS, H&M, Nike, Inditex, Kering, and Target.
