Clothes are being made and disposed of faster than ever before. From the design phase through to the end of a garment’s life, the process leaves a huge environmental footprint. The fashion supply chain is vast – with cotton grown in one country, then spun into a yarn in another, only to be made into fabric and then into a garment in other factories in other countries. So by the time a t-shirt lands on your back, it has (on average) traveled nearly 25,000km, or 5 times across Canada.

In this 60-75 minute live virtual workshop, students learn about the life-cycle of a t-shirt and its impact on the environment and biodiversity – from carbon emissions to water pollution to waste – at every step of the supply chain.