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49 Ga. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 407 (2021)
Fashioning Compliance: The Fashion Charter for Climate Action and Strategies for Forming a More Effective Fashion Industry Agreement

handle is hein.journals/gjicl49 and id is 415 raw text is: FASHIONING COMPLIANCE: THE FASHION CHARTER FOR CLIMATE ACTION AND STRATEGIES FOR FORMING A MORE EFFECTIVE FASHION INDUSTRY AGREEMENT Elizabeth Jane Poland* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... 409 II. BACKGROUND AND HISTORY................................................................ 410 A. The Evolution of the Fashion Industry and the Emergence of Fast Fashion ......................................................................410 i. The Old-Fashioned Way ...........................................411 ii. Industry Changes Leading to Emergence of Fast F a sh io n ........................................................................4 1 1 iii. Size and Impact of Fast Fashion.................................413 B. The Environmental Impact of Fast Fashion ......................414 i. The Producing, Processing, and Manufacturing of Textiles ........................................................................414 ii. The Washing and Caring for Garments ......................415 iii. The Prolferation of Garment Disposal ......................416 C. Previous Solutions to Fashion's Environmental Impact ... 417 i. Self-Regulation by Private Industry ............................417 ii. Standard Setting by Certification Boards ...................417 iii. Soft Law 's Latest Solution: The Fashion Charter for C lim a te A ction .............................................................4 18 III. EXPLICATION OF THE LAW AT ISSUE ................................................... 419 A. The Fashion Charter for Climate Action...........................419 i. The Fashion Charter's Actors.....................................419 ii. The Fashion Charter's Goals .....................................419 iii. The Fashion Charter's Modalities of Work ................420 *J.D., University of Georgia School of Law, 2021. M.A., Business Design & Arts Leadership, Savannah College of Art & Design, 2016. B.J., Public Relations, University of Georgia, 2014. 407

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