The Fashion Act

We need your voice.
#ActonFashion

We demand an end to fashion's race to the bottom.

Apparel and footwear are responsible for an enormous and under acknowledged part of global greenhouse gas emissions, between 4-8.6%. (By comparison, the entire United States accounts for 11%). It is an industry pumping out an endless flow of mostly plastic based products taking no responsibility for how it is made or the waste it creates. The fashion sector is not just an enormous polluter, it is also a leading industry in the use of exploited, forced and child labor.

It has such an enormous impact on our world, because it is one of the least regulated industries. This has led to a global race to the bottom, where the companies that have the least regard for the environment and for people (mostyle women) have the greatest competitive edge. The industry has come up so far with empty promises, while the industry’s impact only increases. At the current pace fashion alone is set to account for over a quarter of the world’s carbon budget. This needs to stop. No more blah, blah, we need action. The Fashion Act S.4746 (Hoylman) / A.4333 (Kelles) is a groundbreaking piece of legislation that will shift the industry away from this race to the bottom by requiring mandatory social and environmental due diligence. It will further stop the fashion industry’s addiction to fossil fuels by requiring companies operate in line with the Paris Agreement.

Toxic chemical effluents from textile mills pour into a river in Guangzhou, China.

We need your help!

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Join the Supporters of the Fashion Act, have your voice heard, and help us get The Fashion Act passed today.

Supporters of the Fashion Act

Ambassadors

Bailey Bass, Francesca Burns, Alex Carl, Andrea Cheong, Summer Dean, Kelly Dempsey, Kristy Drutman, Kestrel Jenkins, Heidi Kaluza, Sophia Kianni, Sophia Li, Alec Leach, Aalia Oursbourn Mauro, Aditi Mayer, Amanda Lee McCarty, Maya Penn, Anna Sacks, Brett Staniland, Samata Pattinson, Thania Peck, Jazmine Rogers, Elizabeth Salim, Marina Testino, Annie Wu.

Celebrity Endorsement

Angelina Jolie, Rosario Dawson, Jane Fonda, Leonardo DiCaprio, Amber Valletta, Megan Boone, Ciara, Russell Wilson, Cameron Diaz, Meadow Walker, Shailene Woodley, Nikki Reed, Andie MacDowell, Arizona Muse and Zooey Deschanel.

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( 3 ) Live in New York?
Contact your legislative representatives.

This is the most powerful way to make your voice heard. A single individual’s outreach can make the difference.

First, find your New York State Senator (here) and Assemblymember (here) then Tweet, Email, or Call them.

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Fashion is one of the least regulated industries globally. It is a major polluter and a leading industry of modern day slavery. We need to stop the race to the bottom and #ActOnFashion. [insert legislator’s handle] will you vote yes on the Fashion Act?
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Dear [insert your representative’s name],
I’m a constituent from zip code [insert your zip code]. I am writing to urge you to support A8352 /S7428 The Fashion Act. New York is America’s fashion capital, we need to be leaders in ending the industry’s race to the bottom. The Fashion Act is good for the environment, workers, industry, and New York, the world’s fashion capital.
Thank you for your hard work.
[insert your name]
Hello, my name is [insert your name]. I'm a constituent from New York, zip code [insert your zip code]. I am calling to ask [insert your representative’s name] to support A8352 /S7428 The Fashion Act. New York is America’s fashion capital, we need to be leaders in ending the industry’s race to the bottom. The Fashion Act is good for the environment, workers, industry, and New York, the world’s fashion capital. Thank you for your hard work.