STEPHANIE JOY BENEDETTO

CEO & CO-FOUNDER, QUEEN OF RAW

Fast fashion has driven a drastic increase in textile production. Global per capita textile production has increased from 5.9 kg to 13 kg per year over the period 1975–2018 and is projected to continue growing. Up to 15% of that fabric is wasted.

This waste is polluting our drinking water. One T-shirt takes 700 gallons of water to produce. If we continue at the current pace of textile production, by 2025, two thirds of the entire world’s population will face shortages of fresh water and be exposed to hazardous chemicals from textile production alone.

For supply chains to be resilient and agile, this means cutting costs while sustainably securing the materials needed across supply lines in real time. Unused textiles can still fill orders on demand and away from areas impacted by disruption, while supporting commitments to sustainability.

We have already saved over 1 billion gallons of water. That’s enough clean water for 1.43 million people to drink around the world for three years.