{"id":29430,"date":"2018-01-31T14:32:28","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T14:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/?post_type=event&p=29430"},"modified":"2020-04-23T15:21:47","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T14:21:47","slug":"riverblue-can-fashion-save-planet","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/events\/riverblue-can-fashion-save-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"RiverBlue: can fashion save the planet?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"\"<\/a>Do you know how your clothes are made? The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment <\/a> and the Department of Geography and Environment<\/a> present a screening of RiverBlue (2016)<\/em>, a documentary examining the harsh reality of how clothes are produced in a 21st<\/sup> century, globalized world. The film explores the links between consumption of fast fashion in the West and its production in developing countries, with knock on effects on water pollution, endangering the millions who depend on river water for their survival.<\/p>\n

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Internationally renowned river advocate, Mark Angelo, journeys through some of the world’s most pristine to some of the most polluted rivers, in an unprecedented global adventure.  This quest set out originally to film rivers in an effort to protect them, but in the process uncovered the dark underside of the global fashion industry.  Through harsh chemical manufacturing processes and the irresponsible disposal of toxic chemical waste, our clothing, including one of our iconic products, blue jeans, is destroying rivers globally.  Shot in 5k with images both stunning and shocking, RiverBlue<\/em> acts as a demand for significant change from the top fashion brand regarding how our clothes are manufactured.<\/p>\n

The event will be followed by a Q&A with Roger Williams, Director and Producer of RiverBlue.<\/p>\n

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