Sustainability is selling, with some of fashion’s biggest brands claiming their shoes and clothes are eco-friendly and better for the planet. But have companies like Nike, Gap, Lululemon and H&M gone far enough? CBC Marketplace exposes the fashion industry’s problem with polyester and its reliance on fossil fuel-derived synthetics.

Read more: https://bit.ly/45Uzehj

02:11 - Spotting greenwashing claims
06:05 - Is recycled polyester sustainable?
08:58 - Challenges with textile recycling
12:06 - Green claims broken down (Nike)
16:38 - Companies respond
18:04 - Turning food into fabric
19:38 - Tips for consumers

#Sustainability #Environment #CBCMarketplace

»»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS

Connect with CBC News Online:

For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: http://bit.ly/1Z0m6iX
Find CBC News on Facebook: http://bit.ly/1WjG36m
Follow CBC News on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1sA5P9H
For breaking news on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1WjDyks
Follow CBC News on Instagram: http://bit.ly/1Z0iE7O
Subscribe to CBC News on Snapchat: https://bit.ly/3leaWsr

Download the CBC News app for iOS: http://apple.co/25mpsUz
Download the CBC News app for Android: http://bit.ly/1XxuozZ

»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»
For more than 80 years, CBC News has been the source Canadians turn to, to keep them informed about their communities, their country and their world. Through regional and national programming on multiple platforms, including CBC Television, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBCNews.ca, mobile and on-demand, CBC News and its internationally recognized team of award-winning journalists deliver the breaking stories, the issues, the analyses and the personalities that matter to Canadians.

EXPOSING THE SECRETS OF SUSTAINABLE FASHION

producer/director
STEPHANIE MATTEIS

reporter
CHARLSIE AGRO

editors
JAN SILVERTHORNE
FARHAN AHMAD

additional editing
AARON TAYLOR

camera
NORM ARNOLD
DAVID MACINTOSH
JOHN LESAVAGE

additional research
KATIE SWYERS
CAITLIN TAYLOR

audio
IGAL PETEL

additional footage
APPAREL INSIDER
BOF
H&M
GOV.UK
LULULEMON
NIKE
THE CUT
THE GAP
THE GUARDIAN
VANITY FAIR
ZARA

art director
DAVID ABRAHAMS

media management
ASTORIA LUZZI

social media producer
AMARA MCLAUGHLIN

colour correction
KYLE J. SMITH

sound mix
DANY TREMBLAY

project manager
VICTOR KERR

resource coordinators
MARC CORMIER
SAM NAR
MEGAN BEECKMANS

news rollout producer
JENNY COWLEY

packaging editor
BENNY KOSHY

packaging producer
LINDA SIBONY

promo producer
GREG SADLER

senior producer
TIFFANY FOXCROFT

executive producer
NELISHA VELLANI

FIRST BROADCAST October 27, 2023