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  2. A history of fast fashion: ethical issues, high demand, and ...

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    Fast fashion came to prominence in the early 1990s, though the concept had been around since the '70s. Until about half a century ago, most Americans purchased textiles and clothing made in the U ...

  3. Fast Fashion's hidden costs: environmental and ethical ... - AOL

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    The fast fashion industry, known for rapid production of low-cost clothing, is under increasing scrutiny for its environmental impacts. Fast Fashion's hidden costs: environmental and ethical concerns.

  4. Fast fashion - Wikipedia

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    Fast fashion is the business model of replicating recent catwalk trends and high-fashion designs, mass-producing them at a low cost, and bringing them to retail quickly while demand is at its highest. The term fast fashion is also used generically to describe the products of this business model, particularly clothing and footwear.

  5. What is fast fashion, and why is it so controversial? - AOL

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    Fast fashion is a business model that focuses on the production of garments in bulk, and as quickly as possible, in response to current trends, according to Dr. Preeti Arya, an assistant professor ...

  6. Ethical consumerism - Wikipedia

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    Ethical consumerism (alternatively called ethical consumption, ethical purchasing, moral purchasing, ethical sourcing, or ethical shopping and also associated with sustainable and green consumerism) is a type of consumer activism based on the concept of dollar voting. [1]

  7. Sustainable fashion - Wikipedia

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    The current condition of the fashion system is related to the temporal aspects of fashion; the continuous stream of new goods onto the market, or what is popularly called "fast fashion". As a way to conform to the latest fashion styles, current fast fashion trends presuppose selling clothing in large quantities. [33]

  8. We’re at a ‘Pivotal Point’ for Ethical Fashion Over Fast ...

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    This year may mark a change of tide for ethical fashion, according to Edited’s latest sustainability report. We’re at a ‘Pivotal Point’ for Ethical Fashion Over Fast Fashion, Report Says ...

  9. Throw-away society - Wikipedia

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    Disposable tableware was a key part of the business strategy of chain fast food restaurants in the US. [5] Fast food chains could cut costs by convincing consumers through advertising campaigns to carry their own tableware to a waste bins, to avoid the labor of clearing tables. [6] The savings in wages offset the cost of the tableware.