evidence: Climate change is the result of increased greenhouse gas emissions, subsequent global warming and the response of the climate system to this warming (Masson-Delmotte et al., 2021). Due to its complex supply chain vis-à-vis transportation of fabrics and garment from production points, usually in developing countries (Chen et al., 2021) and energy-intensive production, the textile industry generates roughly 1.2 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent, or nearly 10% of world GHG emissions (UNFCCC, 2018). Due to the growing demand for clothing exacerbated by the proliferation of the fast fashion business model, a consistent throughput of natural resources is needed. It is projected that the fashion industry will account for approximately 25% of the world’s carbon budget by 2050 (Ellen Mac Arthur Foundation, 2017). Greater consumption of natural resources to cater for the growth of fast fashion will result in both increased ecological degradation and the occurrence of climate change (Berg et al., 2021). Global fibre production almost doubled between 2010–2020 (from 58 million to 109 million tonnes) (Textile Exchange, 2021). Figure 1 illustrates the textile industry’s massive contribution to GHG emissions, compared to global energy production, a red alert for the need to reduce textile production’s impact on climate change globally.