Ethical brands are coming together to raise awareness about the fast fashion industry

January 22, 2021

Perhaps one of the most beneficial aspects of social media is how information can be disseminated about a certain person, place, or thing in the matter of seconds. This can quickly become a company’s PR crisis, however, when they are exposed for their wrongdoings. Amazon, Nike, Zara, H&M and Victoria’s Secret are among just a short list of popular fast fashion brands that have been called out for not being environmentally sustainable. The Mission Brand Alliance (MBA) was created in April 2020 as a response to unethical retail brands, when online shopping due to coronavirus lockdowns was at an all-time high. The MBA is a collaboration of 30 competing sustainability-focused businesses whose focus is to raise awareness of climate change and social injustice that is catalyzed by the fast fashion industry. While consumers usually have a few sustainable brands they support, they tend to default to big businesses for their basic essentials. MBA functions as one single place a customer can visit to avoid having to independently research eco-friendly companies for individual products– when you visit MBA’s website, you are met with a long list of different companies. With consumer-to-brand loyalty and the cheap prices of fast fashion brands, one could only question the effectiveness of MBA. However, as 60% of shoppers make active efforts to choose sustainable brands, only time will tell.

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