The Harry Potter actress has been an upstanding activist for women’s rights. Now she’s found a new passion; climate change.
It’s hard to believe that Hermione Granger is about to turn 30. The world watched her change from a 10-year-old know-it-all witch into adult political activist. We’ve heard her speak at the UN, now she’s on Instagram letting people know the impacts their clothes might have on the environment.
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Emma Watson posted a selfie of herself lounging in her sofa in a brown cashmere turtle neck sweater with a very long, sponsored, message about an app that helps calculate the overall carbon footprint of your wardrobe.
“Our closets impact the planet and climate more than you might realise,” Emma Watson wrote on Instagram while promoting thredUP.
What is thredUP?
thredUP is a climate conscious online thrift store that helps people buy and sell used clothes, including top tier brand names, at a great prices while saving the planet.
“Fashion is one of the most polluting industries in the world behind oil.
That’s a lot of dirt on our backs. If fashion helps us express who we are and
what we stand for, then our clothing choices matter. It matters that we throw
26 billion pounds of clothing into global landfill every year,” the about us section of thredUP reads.
Isn’t it a little rich lecturing people on how their clothes are bad for the environment while wearing cashmere?
Is cashmere bad for the environment?
Cashmere is one of the most expensive and luxurious fabrics available in fashion, and although it not technically bad for the environment due its longevity, some consider it very unethical.
Emma Watson from clothes to climate change.
Animal rights groups have slammed the use of cashmere products. This is because goats have very little fat on their bodies, and can freeze to death if shorn in mid-winter (when the demand for their wool is highest).
Has Emma Watson piqued your interest in climate change while inspiring you to be more climate conscious when buying clothes? Let us know in the comments below.