Table of Content


  • INTRODUCTION
  • Personal protective equipment (PPE) waste mountains
  • Boom in certain sectors of the global man-made fibre, textile and clothing industries and
  • industry reshoring
  • CONSUMERS HAVE BECOME MORE DEEPLY ENGAGED IN
  • SUSTAINABILITY DURING THE COVID-19 CRISIS
  • Sentiment toward sustainability
  • Emphasis on social and environmental commitments
  • Shift in purchasing behaviour
  • Increase in purchasing online
  • Mindsets of consumers regarding fashion cycles and circular business models
  • An opportunity to strengthen commitments to sustainability and accelerate
  • industry-wide change?