5 Reasons for you to Pick Sustainable Footwear
As consumers, we have so much power to change the world by just being careful in what we buy. The depleting environmental condition of our ecosystem is not recent news and the field of fashion is thought to be one of the largest polluters. The footwear industry alone makes up for nearly 1.4% (700 million metric tons) of the global greenhouse gas emissions. The fast fashion industry has a big part in making shoppers feel we need to stay on trend to remain relevant and engage in impulsive buys. Majority of footwear is made using plastic and harmful chemicals and they take 30-40 years to decompose. As a consumer, one has the responsibility to make environment-friendly and conscious fashion choices. As people become more environmentally concerned, eco-friendly footwear is rising in popularity. Both individual and collective action is required to alter the practices of any major brand in order to reduce this industry’s enormous carbon footprint.