Pulling The Thread: The Environmental Impact of a T-Shirt
World Oceans Day is celebrated annually on June 8th to raise people's awareness of water's importance in the environment, health and manufacturing. When we make our clothes at Pact, we challenge ourselves to think of every day as water day. We love Nat Geo's overview of the big impact that a simple T-Shirt change out can make. Drink it in:
Did you know that the t-shirt on your back has a major impact on the planet? Producing it took 2,700 liters of water, plus it takes a lot of energy to get it from the cotton fields to your closet. But some of your t-shirt's biggest impacts are in how you care for it.
The Cliff Notes on Your T-Shirt
It takes 713 gallons of water to make a non-organic t-shirt
713 gallons of water is enough for a person to drink for 900 days
The water consumption of organic cotton is 91% lower than conventional cotton
An Easy Change That Can Add Up?
Swap out your old t-shirt for an organic t-shirt.