Posted on 11/04/08
SOCIAL STUDIES
Green sleevesTo environmentally conscious consumers, the pre-purchase itinerary of clothes has become as important a consideration as the organic nature of the materials used to make them, Eric Wilson writes in The New York Times. Every well travelled suit leaves a carbon footprint, he adds, and some clothing companies are beginning to provide information about it. "Patagonia, for example, offers such details for five of its designs on its website. It traces the path of a $190 [U.S.] rain jacket from its design in Ventura, Calif., to the fabric production in Matsuyama, Japan, to the sewing in Hanoi, Vietnam, to a distribution facility in Reno, Nev. - a total of 14,125 miles [22,730 kilometres]. Patagonia estimates the total carbon dioxide emissions generated along that route to be 15 pounds [6.8 kilograms], about 10 times the weight of the jacket itself."
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