Climate Changed
The Clearance Rack Has a Terrible Carbon Footprint, Gap CEO Says
- Growth over 30 years has been driven by unsustainable fibers
- Retailer aims to boost use of recycled cotton in clothing
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The vast supply chain that produces and sells clothing has a massive carbon footprint. That makes the clearance rack a problem, says Gap Inc. Chief Executive Officer Art Peck.
The carbon footprint of a blouse with an unpopular print that ultimately sells for 99 cents is “inexcusable at the end of the day,” Peck said at the Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit in Seattle on Thursday.