Moral, social, cultural and environmental concerns

Question 1

Name three principles of fair trade.

Answer 1

Safe working conditions 
No child labour 
Regular breaks 
Workers have a voice 
Support families or communities

Question 2

Name and describe three different sustainable fabrics.

Answer 2

Organic cotton - no used of herbicides or pesticides
Faux fur - made synthetically
Fair trade fibres - produced without exploitation of labour

Question 3

What are the draw backs for the environment in manufacturing textiles?

Answer 3

Using chemicals - contaminate large volumes of water

Machinery requires energy

Question 4

What are ways to fix being bad on the environment in the manufacturing process?

Answer 4

Use renewable resources
Use natural dyes - from insects and plants
Use fabrics which have the properties already use biomass

Question 5

What do the 6 R’s stand for? And describe them.

Answer 5

Recycle - buy products which can be recycled
Reuse - reuse products for different purposes
Rethink - how you can reuse a product rather than throwing it away
Reduce - reduce energy/material used/carbon footprint.
Repair - repair products rather than buying new ones
Refuse - to buy products which aren’t sustainable

Question 6

What is primary, secondary/physical, chemical/tertiary recycling?

Answer 6

Primary - reused in current state
Physical/secondary - torn shredded melted or ground before being reused.
Chemical/tertiary - broken down and reformulated.

Question 7

Name sustainable components and fabrics.

Answer 7

• organic or fair trade cotton
• recycled materials
• fabric made from plastics (bottels)
• second hand components
• biodegradable fabrics
• no toxic chemicals used

Question 8

In which ways can textiles damage the environment?

Answer 8

Pollution of rivers - water used to rinse fabrics which have just been dyed/finished/bleached. This water is released into nearby rivers which affects humans and wild life.

Using large amounts of energy - to power factories, this creates more carbon dioxide.

Growing raw materials - growing cotton requires large amounts of pesticides to grow, these are harmful to birds and insects and also often pollute the water.