Why Is American Giant, Home of the $112 Luxury Hoodie, Now Making Sweatshirts From Fabric Scraps?

Next to the oil industry, the apparel business—with its water use, fabric dyeing and high waste rate—is the most polluting business in existence, sending a quarter of the planet’s carbon emissions into the air. Increased consumer concern over this issue has led not only to the rise of ethical clothing brands such as Threads 4 Thought and Alternative Apparel, but compelled established labels to account for themselves. Levi’s, for example, now makes 69% of its bottoms with a technique that reduces water use.