When it comes to fashion and sustainability, some very significant developments can be observed in the past two decades. You surely know about fast food, but have you also heard about fast fashion? It is a trend that has emerged in the garment industry and that is producing a growing number of alarming news. In this task, you will learn about the different aspects of fast fashion and some of its main causes and consequences. 

1. Investigate the issue of toxic fashion based on the resources given as well as other resources.

Try to answer these questions: 

• What is referred to as the 'true cost' of fashion production?
• What happened during the incident in Bangladesh and what is its connection to this topic?
• What are some of the reactions to this incident?

2. Document your findings in the form of a poster/collage. 

You can either produce a digital poster or design a regular paper-and-pencil poster. For a digital collage poster, we suggest you use the simple photo collage maker Fotor or PowerPoint (  save presentation as PDF).

3. Upload your poster into the DATABASE: Learner texts. 

(  You can submit a PDF or JPEG version of your digital poster or a photograph of your poster.)

  Materials and Resources: 

Introduction: Toxic fashion

Text An interview with Andrew Morgan, director of "The True Cost"

Fast Fashion

Audio Transcript   NPR All things considered: In Trendy World Of Fast Fashion, Styles Aren't Made To Last (March 11, 2013)

Infographic  PBS Newshour: Popular Brands React to Bangladesh Tragedy

Social and environmental consequences

Video Audio  Text  The Guardian: The shirt on your back

Infographic    Greenpeace: Clothing and the global toxic cycle