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Is fashion’s climate footprint overstated?

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Transparency platform claims CO2 emissions represent just 23% of the environmental impacts of apparel products

NEW YORK - Carbon footprint represents less than a quarter of the environmental impacts of apparel products, according to a new tool launched by transparency platform Glimpact.

The company's Global Impact Score, a free online tool, uses the PEF (product environmental footprint) method being adopted by the European Union to assess the impacts of fashion products.

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