UNITED NATIONS:
DESIGN AND SUSTAINABILITY
The panel talk on Design & Sustainability was an intriguing experience. The most compelling topics I was pleased to listen to is Fast Fashion presented by Timo Rissanen and the presentation on Denmark’s success in creating a sustainable environment through an exceptional architectural landscape.
FAST FASHION
I have already been informed of the damage fast fashion has made. I am also aware H&M is one of the largest clothing manufacturers around the world and unfortunately has established an unpleasant reputation culturally and environmentally. It is insane to believe H&M is routinely burning millions of dollars worth of clothing globally. They are not only polluting undeveloped countries, however, H&M is also causing more harm in our environment. Though surprisingly H&M is not the only fast-fashion brand burning thousands of brand new garments, they just haven’t gotten exposed behind their closed doors.
We have seen devastating photographs of immense plastic occupying our water, however, this is not the only material affecting the ocean, there is another source of plastic that is not usually identified as such, that is the clothing on our bodies. I was not aware that clothing contained any form of plastic. Apparently, synthetic fibers like, polyester, nylon, and acrylic are few out of many fibers embedded with plastic and contributes to ocean plastic pollution. As these fibers are wash occasionally, then water used is absorbed and the micro plastic is collected then released into our environment.
SUSTAINABLY LANDSCAPING
Denmark is known as hedonistically sustainable landscape, and it is pleasing to see an environment that have strived successfully in developing a sustainable culture, I have not ever witnessed an area this sustainably advanced. New York City, as we know is densely populated and immensely polluted, and to be informed that New York is taking small footsteps currently towards developing a sustainable future is satisfying, a map and plan were revealed, with the help of Denmark’s prestigious architecture Bjarke Ingels.
