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“As the IPCC warns that we must act ‘now or never’ to protect the future of this planet, it is clear not only that we must shift away from an endless growth and production mindset, and from the use of fossil-fuel derived, virgin synthetic materials, but too, from animal-derived materials.”

REFERENCE: IPCC via Collective Fashion Justice

For all references related to the industry’s value, please see the Fur Commission and Jing Daily.

For all references on countries banning fur farming, please see FOUR PAWS.

For the reference regarding which most profitable luxury brands have moved beyond fur, please see Collective Fashion Justice and World Animal Protection.

For references regarding fur mislabelling, please see Collective Fashion Justice.

For all references relating to animal welfare and fur, please see Collective Fashion Justice and World Animal Protection’s report, Cruelty is Out of Fashion.

For all references, please see Collective Fashion Justice’s referenced overview of fur.

For all references, please see ACTAsia’s report, titled China’s Fur Trade and its Position in the Global Fur Industry.

For all references, please see Collective Fashion Justice’s page on total ethics alternatives to fur.

For all references relating to leather’s impact on people, animals and the planet, please see Collective Fashion Justice’s referenced overview of leather.

For all references relating to alternatives to leather, please see the relevant Collective Fashion Justice page.

For all references related to the wool industry, animals and people, please see Collective Fashion Justice’s referenced overview of wool.

For all references related to wool and the environment, please see Collective Fashion Justice and the Center for Biological Diversity’s report, Shear Destruction: Wool, Fashion and the Biodiversity Crisis.

For all references related to wool alternatives, please see the relevant Collective Fashion Justice page.

For all references, please see Collective Fashion Justice’s page on crocodile skin.

For all references, please see Collective Fashion Justice’s page on snake skin.

For all references, please see Collective Fashion Justice’s page on kangaroo skin.

For all references, please see Collective Fashion Justice’s page on ostrich feathers.

For all references, please see Collective Fashion Justice’s page on down feathers.

For all references, please see Collective Fashion Justice’s page on cashmere.

For all references, please see Collective Fashion Justice’s page on alpaca wool.

For all references, please see Collective Fashion Justice’s page on silk.

For all references relating to degrowth and the need to buy less and better, please see Collective Fashion Justice’s relevant page.

To learn more about total ethics materials, head to Collective Fashion Justice’s material guide.

Head over to our full, referenced FAQ.