The True Impact Of Vegan (Plastic) Leather - Cheddar Explains

With the rise of the environmentally conscious consumer and veganism, fashion brands have looked for new sustainable fashion trends. Or at least, products that can be marketed as green. So, is vegan leather actually green, or is its environmental impact equal to - or worse - than real leather? Further reading: Harper's Bazaar https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a30640996/vegan-leather-sustainability/ Surface https://www.surfacemag.com/articles/vegan-leather-sustainable/ NYTimes https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/12/climate/vegan-leather-synthetics-fashion-industry.html#:~:text=An%20influential%20system%20overseen%20by,environmentally%20sound%20than%20natural%20fibers. Popular Science https://www.popsci.com/environment/leather-sustainability-ethics/ Inside Climate News https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21102019/climate-change-meat-beef-dairy-methane-emissions-california/ Yahoo! https://www.yahoo.com/now/vegan-leather-market-research-report-111800171.html?guccounter=1#:~:text=The%20Global%20Vegan%20Leather%20Market,GBP%2C%20JPY%2C%20and%20AUD. LA Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-mar-13-la-hm-realist-20100313-story.html Connect with Cheddar! On Facebook: https://chddr.tv/3JmGgBe On Twitter: https://chddr.tv/3qaYQog On Instagram: https://chddr.tv/36u8tqY On Cheddar.com: https://chddr.tv/37GycgL