Professional development and education for apparel and textile educators
To Enhance Their Understanding of Climate Change and Prepare Students to Transform the Industry
ATHENAS is a multi-institutional initiative funded by the U.S.Department of Agriculture
10 Percent
The apparel and textile industry accounts for nearly 10%
of total global greenhouse gas emissions
127,000 MEGAJOULES
Manufacturing 1 ton of polyester fiber consumes up to 127,000 megajoules, and in 2010, 64 billion pounds of polyester were produced.
Source
Cherret, N., Barrett, J., Clemett, A., Chadwick, M., & Chadwick, M.J. (2005).
Ecological footprint and water analysis of cotton, hemp, and polyester. Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute. Luke, J. (n.d.). Polyester a geography saga and all. EIA. (2015). How much electricity does an American home use?
Ecological footprint and water analysis of cotton, hemp, and polyester. Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute. Luke, J. (n.d.). Polyester a geography saga and all. EIA. (2015). How much electricity does an American home use?
That's enough energy to power
93 million US homes for 1 year
Source
Cherret, N., Barrett, J., Clemett, A., Chadwick, M., & Chadwick, M.J. (2005).
Ecological footprint and water analysis of cotton, hemp, and polyester. Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute. Luke, J. (n.d.). Polyester a geography saga and all. EIA. (2015). How much electricity does an American home use?
Ecological footprint and water analysis of cotton, hemp, and polyester. Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute. Luke, J. (n.d.). Polyester a geography saga and all. EIA. (2015). How much electricity does an American home use?
7 Trillion Liters
of water are consumed on an annual basis in order to meet
global textile demands.
Source
Siegle, L. (2011). To die for: Is fashion out of this world? London, UK: Fourth Estate.
USGS. (2015). Water questions and answers.
That's enough water for more than
7 MILLION PEOPLE
in the US for one year
Source
Siegle, L. (2011). To die for: Is fashion out of this world? London, UK: Fourth Estate.
USGS. (2015). Water questions and answers.
An average-sized textile manufacturing facility consumes
1.6 Million liters of water every day
Source
Kahn, S., & Malik, A. (2014). Environmental and health effects of textile industry wastewater. In Environmental Deterioration and Human Health. A. Malik, E. Grohmann, & R. Akhtar (Eds.), pp. 55-71. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.
132 million tons of coal
are consumed on an annual basis to meet the energy demands of the global apparel and textile industry
Source
Siegle, L. (2011). To die for: Is fashion out of this world? London, UK: Fourth Estate.