H&M and Zara: Can fast fashion be eco-friendly?

Producing clothing is bad for the environment, but fast fashion companies H&M and Zara have come out with eco-collections that claim to reduce the harms involved. They also say that they’re moving their whole brands in a more sustainable direction. But is it all greenwashing?  #PlanetA #FastFashion #SustainableFashion We’re destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn’t need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What can we do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we’ll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess. READ MORE: Overview of the fashion industry, and towards a circular fashion economy:  Materials in clothing:  Effect of the apparel and footwear industries on the environment:  Progress in sustainability in the fashion industry:    Misleading statistics in the fashion industry:  Fashion Revolution Transparency Index:   ► Check out our channel trailer: ► Want to see more? Make sure to subscribe to Planet A! Author: Amanda Coulson-Drasner Video Editor: Henning Goll Supervising Editor: Kiyo Dörrer