Approximately
150 billion new garments
are produced per year
Assuming
all retail sales go into a bag
(79% at 11.85 billion bags)
Which ends in a carbon usage equivalent of
And let’s suggest that
10% become retail sales
in-store or online
The rough calculation is
2,370,000 tonnes
annual paper usage on bags alone
2,232,540,000 kg Co2eq
(1 metric tonne of paper averages 942 kg Co2eq)
The sequestration required to offset this carbon usage is
36, 915,341 tree seedlings grown for 10 years!!
These are rough calculations following a basic Life Cycle Analysis process. Accurate brand calculations must be generated using the correct LCA software. Here’s our validation service
Annual garment figures are taken from https://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/9005/sustainability-101-the-problems-of-packaging
Retail sales percentages are taken from https://www.statista.com/topics/9288/fashion-e-commerce-worldwide/#topicOverview
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