The textile and fashion industries are responsible for 8% of global CO2 emissions, second only to oil and gas. 73% of clothing products end in landfills or get incinerated and 63% of products are plastic. The women who make up 80% of the textile industry workforce need decent working conditions and economic growth opportunities.

These are the social and environmental impacts about which my guest in a recent interview on The Sustainable Finance Podcast creates daily awareness and an urgent call for industry transformation.

Marci Zaroff is the founder and CEO of ECOfashion Corp. She devotes her days to advocacy with consumers, corporates and policy makers for end-to-end sustainable textile manufacturing. Her efforts and those of many others calling for a more sustainable apparel industry are working, as our conversation points out.

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