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from bottles to discarded nets to make hundreds Works Cited
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from crops such as corn to make degradable fur. Achim, Adina-Laura. “What Luxuries China Still
Other local brands to jump on the sustainability Craves From the West.” Jing Daily, 14 Oct. 2021,
bandwagon include Mithworld, which launched a https://jingdaily.com/imported-luxury-chinese-
new collection of clothes made from plant fibers, abroad/.
and Tuyue, which showcased garments crafted
from recycled materials. Since the start of the HAPPI. “Chinese Consumers To Purchase
pandemic, companies such as Tuyue have put a Fewer US Beauty Brands During Singles’ Day.”
focus on sustainable materials. Awareness of the HAPPI, https://www.happi.com/contents/view_
importance of sustainability has also been rising breaking-news/2021-10-28/chinese-consumers-
among consumers. More than 67% of consumers to-purchase-fewer-us-skin-care-brands-during-
said they pay attention to sustainable fashion singles-day/. Accessed 29 Oct. 2021.
products, while 26% would buy such products,
according to a survey in 2019 by the China National Lee, Georgina. “China Tourism Touts Hainan
Textile and Apparel Council's Office for Social Offshore Duty-Free Zone in Hong Kong IPO.” South
Responsibility. Only 2% of respondents said they China Morning Post, 7 Oct. 2021, https://www.
were not interested in sustainable products. There scmp.com/business/companies/article/3151491/
is a concern about the ecological impact of the china-tourism-awaiting-hong-kong-ipo-touts-
textile industry, as it is the second-largest polluting hainan-duty-free.
industry after the oil industry. The biggest source
of carbon emissions in the fashion industry is the Nan, Zhong. “China Proposes 5% Growth
use of petroleum to produce fiber. According to for Consumer Goods Sales.” China Daily,
the China National Textile and Apparel Council, https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202107/22/
the country produced 54.6 million metric tons WS60f93b28a310efa1bd663c58.html. Accessed 29
of fibers in 2018, with 83% of them synthetics Oct. 2021.
derived from petroleum. However, the situation
is changing globally, with players throughout the Opali, Otiato. “Ethiopian Coffee Finds New Market
supply chain, including yarn producers and textile in China.” China Daily, //global.chinadaily.com.
manufacturers, channeling resources, and efforts cn/a/202101/07/WS5ff6e020a31024ad0baa133b.
into addressing the problem. In March 2021, at html. Accessed 29 Oct. 2021.
the Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics and the
Yarn Expo Spring shows in Shanghai, sustainable Qi, He, and Xing Yi. Going Green Steals Show
materials were in the spotlight, with textile for Fashion Industry. https://www.chinadaily.com.
companies from around the world jostling to cn/a/202105/20/WS60a59ba4a31024ad0bac01e5.
attract customers keen to embrace sustainability. html. Accessed 29 Oct. 2021.
The China Fibers Fashion Trends Report for 2021 to
2022 cites "green fiber", including biodegradable, Shijia, Ouyang, and Zhong Nan. “Setting
natural, regenerated, and recycled fibers, as the Cotton Standards, Prices Key.” China Daily,
industry's top trend. All major Western fashion //global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202105/11/
companies will stop using virgin polyester and use WS6099e838a31024ad0babd27d.html. Accessed
recycled materials in five to eight years, experts 29 Oct. 2021.
estimate, as there is growing demand for recycled
fibers in the United States and Europe. While many Sun, Luna. “China Steps Up Plans for 5 City
fiber producers such as ZhongRMB Group are Metropolises to Push ‘Duty-Free Economy.’”
focused on recycling polyester, a growing number South China Morning Post, 28 Oct. 2021, https://
of companies are setting their sights on reducing www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/
the fashion industry's dependency on synthetics article/3153876/china-plans-redirect-duty-free-
produced from petroleum (Qi and Yi). spending-power-regulatory.
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from bottles to discarded nets to make hundreds Works Cited
of fabrics and types of nylon. It even uses leftovers
from crops such as corn to make degradable fur. Achim, Adina-Laura. “What Luxuries China Still
Other local brands to jump on the sustainability Craves From the West.” Jing Daily, 14 Oct. 2021,
bandwagon include Mithworld, which launched a https://jingdaily.com/imported-luxury-chinese-
new collection of clothes made from plant fibers, abroad/.
and Tuyue, which showcased garments crafted
from recycled materials. Since the start of the HAPPI. “Chinese Consumers To Purchase
pandemic, companies such as Tuyue have put a Fewer US Beauty Brands During Singles’ Day.”
focus on sustainable materials. Awareness of the HAPPI, https://www.happi.com/contents/view_
importance of sustainability has also been rising breaking-news/2021-10-28/chinese-consumers-
among consumers. More than 67% of consumers to-purchase-fewer-us-skin-care-brands-during-
said they pay attention to sustainable fashion singles-day/. Accessed 29 Oct. 2021.
products, while 26% would buy such products,
according to a survey in 2019 by the China National Lee, Georgina. “China Tourism Touts Hainan
Textile and Apparel Council's Office for Social Offshore Duty-Free Zone in Hong Kong IPO.” South
Responsibility. Only 2% of respondents said they China Morning Post, 7 Oct. 2021, https://www.
were not interested in sustainable products. There scmp.com/business/companies/article/3151491/
is a concern about the ecological impact of the china-tourism-awaiting-hong-kong-ipo-touts-
textile industry, as it is the second-largest polluting hainan-duty-free.
industry after the oil industry. The biggest source
of carbon emissions in the fashion industry is the Nan, Zhong. “China Proposes 5% Growth
use of petroleum to produce fiber. According to for Consumer Goods Sales.” China Daily,
the China National Textile and Apparel Council, https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202107/22/
the country produced 54.6 million metric tons WS60f93b28a310efa1bd663c58.html. Accessed 29
of fibers in 2018, with 83% of them synthetics Oct. 2021.
derived from petroleum. However, the situation
is changing globally, with players throughout the Opali, Otiato. “Ethiopian Coffee Finds New Market
supply chain, including yarn producers and textile in China.” China Daily, //global.chinadaily.com.
manufacturers, channeling resources, and efforts cn/a/202101/07/WS5ff6e020a31024ad0baa133b.
into addressing the problem. In March 2021, at html. Accessed 29 Oct. 2021.
the Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics and the
Yarn Expo Spring shows in Shanghai, sustainable Qi, He, and Xing Yi. Going Green Steals Show
materials were in the spotlight, with textile for Fashion Industry. https://www.chinadaily.com.
companies from around the world jostling to cn/a/202105/20/WS60a59ba4a31024ad0bac01e5.
attract customers keen to embrace sustainability. html. Accessed 29 Oct. 2021.
The China Fibers Fashion Trends Report for 2021 to
2022 cites "green fiber", including biodegradable, Shijia, Ouyang, and Zhong Nan. “Setting
natural, regenerated, and recycled fibers, as the Cotton Standards, Prices Key.” China Daily,
industry's top trend. All major Western fashion //global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202105/11/
companies will stop using virgin polyester and use WS6099e838a31024ad0babd27d.html. Accessed
recycled materials in five to eight years, experts 29 Oct. 2021.
estimate, as there is growing demand for recycled
fibers in the United States and Europe. While many Sun, Luna. “China Steps Up Plans for 5 City
fiber producers such as ZhongRMB Group are Metropolises to Push ‘Duty-Free Economy.’”
focused on recycling polyester, a growing number South China Morning Post, 28 Oct. 2021, https://
of companies are setting their sights on reducing www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/
the fashion industry's dependency on synthetics article/3153876/china-plans-redirect-duty-free-
produced from petroleum (Qi and Yi). spending-power-regulatory.
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