Ethical fashion worldwide market value 2022-2027| ��ƽ��

Estimated value of the ethical fashion market worldwide from 2022 to 2027 (in million U.S. dollars)

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February 2023

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2022

Supplementary notes

For the ��ƽ�� estimate an exponential development of the values between 2022 and 2027 was assumed to estimate the annual values. The values for 2022 and 2027 were provided by the source.
The source defines ethical fashion as, "companies and organizations involved in manufacturing apparel with ethical and sustainable processes. For a company to be classified as being involved in ethical fashion, the company is expected to engage in fair trade and sustainable manufacturing, and no part of the supply chain of the company includes abuse or exploitation of any kind."

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Ethical fashion is hard to define as there are numerous criteria and interpretations of what makes a company ethical. In this statistic, it is defined as fair trade, sustainable, with no abuse or exploitation during any stage of the supply chain. The value of the ethical fashion market is estimated to increase by over billion U.S. dollars from 2021 to 2025, when it is projected to reach a value of approximately ** billion dollars.

Sustainable fashion

Sustainable fashion is a large part of ethical fashion. The environmental impact of the fashion industry is huge, releasing over * gigaton of carbon dioxide equivalents annually, which is only forecast to increase over time, reaching over *** gigatons by 2029. Consumers are aware of this issue. In 2021, almost ** of consumers worldwide said that sustainability was at least slightly important to them when purchasing apparel.

Vegan fashion

The environmental benefits of vegan fashion are contentious, as replacements are often made using chemicals and synthetics which are extremely damaging for the environment. However, many people would say that vegan fashion is a necessary part of ethical fashion to avoid the abuse and exploitation of animals. Therefore, there are many companies researching ways of making so called “next-generation materials” which are both environmentally and animal-friendly using new technologies, such as plant derivatives.