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In your closet, there's a good chance that at least one item of clothing you own came from a fast fashion brand. Fast fashion is a term used to describe clothing that is produced in high volumes to consume more often and made at a cheap rate following current fashion. Affordable and trendy clothes appeal

Author’s statement With the realities of climate change, inequality and the pandemic, one could be forgiven for choosing despair. But the world is no better off for that, so I choose to study hope, a discipline that requires practice. Here, treat yourself to a few minutes of joy in the next instalment of my series profiling amazing — and yes, hopeful — young people contending successfully with the climate justice crisis in Canada. Sophia Yang Sophia Yang wants us to listen to the stories ...

04 Mar 2021 Sarah Shakour Project Specialist, Forum Foundations, World Economic Forum As we commemorate International Women’s Month and Women’s Day on 8 March, we celebrate the women who choose to take on incredible challenges. Here are six inspirational young female leaders who influence me and others around the world. International Women’s Month is dedicated to the social, economic, political, cultural and scientific achievements of women and girls. In my work with the World...