On August 19, 2017, Sarah Maisey wrote about the impacts of fashion on the environment for the National. Notably, the industry, valued at US $2.4 trillion a year, is disastrous both environmentally and in terms of workers’ health and safety. For example, cotton, one of the foremost materials used in the creation of textiles, needs 2,700 litres of water to make one t-shirt. Additionally, cotton represents 24% of the world’s pesticide use, yet is only 2.4% of the world’s crops. Another commonly used material is leather, created by an industry valued at $40 billion every year. Not only do the…