One frequently overlooked cause of anti-microbial resistance (AMR) is environmental pollution from raw materials used to make antibiotics at the very beginning of the supply chain. Our campaign focused on this, exposing the links between polluting factories in China and India and some of the biggest global pharmaceutical companies.
The fashion industry is one of the most polluting industries on the planet. According to the World Bank, 20 percent of water pollution globally is caused by textile processing, making it the second biggest polluter of freshwater resources on the planet. A full quarter of the chemicals produced in the world are used in textiles and it is also highly resource-intensive.
