Our T-shirts, complete with fashion brand labels, come mostly from Bangladesh, where workers toil 18 hours a day, 29-30 days a month. After a series of steps, the shirts end up in various retail outlets. Who earned? And how much?
WHO GET THE TEN EUROS FOR A T-SHIRT?
Clean Clothes Company, a global network that brings together 235 trade union organizations in 45 countries around the world, dug deep, item by item, into the distribution of the proceeds of a t-shirt purchased in stores for 10 euros, and divided the pie accordingly.
- 0,06 cents per worker
- 0,09 cents other costs
- 0,40 cents to the local manufacturer
- 1,10 euros material costs for production
- 1,10 euros shipping and distribution costs
- 1,50 euros net profit (minus marketing, advertising and distribution costs) of the brand
- 5,90 euros profit for sellers
- Total 9,95 euros
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HOW MUCH POLLUTION DOES A T-SHIRT MAKE?
According to a report by Global Fashion Green 2.700 liters of water are needed to produce a t-shirt, equal to the consumption of one person for three years. The water consumption for the production of a pair of jeans is much higher: 7.000 liters of water. A T-shirt cotton It emits 2,2 kilograms of CO2, while acrylic or other synthetic fabrics emit up to 5 kilograms.
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SUSTAINABLE FASHION: THREE PROJECTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
- Shoes made from apple and pineapple scraps: the ID. EIGHT eco-sneakers
- Sneakers made from chewing gum waste. They're produced in the Netherlands (photos and video)
- Piñatex, leather made from pineapple. Eco-friendly, ethical, sustainable, and affordable.
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