ITHACA – Extreme heat and flooding sparked by climate change will devastate the garment manufacturing industry putting a million new jobs at risk in supply countries this decade, according to a new study.
Analysis from Cornell University’s Global Labor Institute and asset management firm Schroders predicts that global warming-related weather events will cause massive disruption to manufacturers and workers in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Pakistan and Vietnam by 2030.
Likely effects include significant production losses, slowing down the industry’s growth and putting one million potential new jobs and $65 billion worth of apparel exports at risk – equivalent to a 22% decline.
Already have an account? Log In
Recommended
Most Popular
Latest Magazine
Features
Why the EU’s regulatory push for longer-lasting clothes could enrich the wrong industry.
Textile dye recovery is technically real, but experts warn that it risks becoming a costly sideshow.
When profits wobble, fashion brands default on climate, pushing self-issued net-zero targets over the horizon.
News
A new evidence-based review challenges assumptions over organic cotton’s growth.
EU anti-fraud investigators help block the illegal export and dumping of thousands of tonnes of textiles.
SBTi’s new net-zero standard tightens rules on fashion’s climate claims
Opinion
Exclusive: Uzbek cotton cluster boss hails big reforms as human rights campaigners claim exploitation
Other publications from MCL News & Media
