JAPAN’S CLOTHING ITEMS GENERATES OVER 95 MILLION TONS CO2 A YEAR

Highlights –

• Japan’s clothing items generate over 95 million tons of CO2 a year.
• About 98% of garments in the Japanese market in 2020 were imported from overseas.
• Around 5 million tons are attributed to burning unsold clothes of stock and power supply for laundry.
• The Japanese apparel supply chains account for 4.5 percent of global carbon emissions.