Exposing the secrets of sustainable fashion (Marketplace)

Sustainability is selling, with some of fashion’s biggest brands claiming their shoes and clothes are eco-friendly and better for the planet. But have companies like Nike, Gap, Lululemon and H&M gone far enough? CBC Marketplace exposes the fashion industry’s problem with polyester and its reliance on fossil fuel-derived synthetics. Read more: https://bit.ly/45Uzehj 02:11 - Spotting greenwashing claims 06:05 - Is recycled polyester sustainable? 08:58 - Challenges with textile recycling 12:06 - Green claims broken down (Nike) 16:38 - Companies respond 18:04 - Turning food into fabric 19:38 - Tips for consumers #Sustainability #Environment #CBCMarketplace »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS Connect with CBC News Online: For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: http://bit.ly/1Z0m6iX Find CBC News on Facebook: http://bit.ly/1WjG36m Follow CBC News on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1sA5P9H For breaking news on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1WjDyks Follow CBC News on Instagram: http://bit.ly/1Z0iE7O Subscribe to CBC News on Snapchat: https://bit.ly/3leaWsr Download the CBC News app for iOS: http://apple.co/25mpsUz Download the CBC News app for Android: http://bit.ly/1XxuozZ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» For more than 80 years, CBC News has been the source Canadians turn to, to keep them informed about their communities, their country and their world. Through regional and national programming on multiple platforms, including CBC Television, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBCNews.ca, mobile and on-demand, CBC News and its internationally recognized team of award-winning journalists deliver the breaking stories, the issues, the analyses and the personalities that matter to Canadians. EXPOSING THE SECRETS OF SUSTAINABLE FASHION producer/director STEPHANIE MATTEIS reporter CHARLSIE AGRO editors JAN SILVERTHORNE FARHAN AHMAD additional editing AARON TAYLOR camera NORM ARNOLD DAVID MACINTOSH JOHN LESAVAGE additional research KATIE SWYERS