The contest’s goal is to encourage a cultural shift in consumption and alternative approaches to hyper-consumerism. For 2022, the contest is focusing on Fast Fashion.

 

2022 Contest Winners!

 

First Place: Nick Harper

@eco_conscious_living Fast Fashion vs Slow Fashion (WHAT WILL YOU CHOOSE?) #fastfashion #sustainablefashion #sustainable #slowfashion #ecoconscious ♬ original sound - Eco Conscious

 

Second Place: Daniela Pérez Delgado, Abby Kaydak, and Ainsley Dean 

@daneyyyshh the last guy tho 😳😦… #fastfashion #environment #college #guys #collegeguys #guys #earthday #askingforafriend #askingallthemquestions #collegepranks #askingstrangers #askingguys #savetheworld #fyp #planet #share #copy #duet #collegelife #mru #collegegirls #sustainablefashion #fashion #fashionweek #fashiontiktok #tiktokcanada #canada #calgary #calgary_yyc #mexico #microphone #earthtiktok #conciencia #cute #collegegotmelike #funny #comment #motivation ♬ original sound - daneyyysh

Third Place: Micaela Slater

 

Fast fashion has significant impacts on the planet and local populations that are exploited to continue churning out low-cost, short-lived items.

 

 “As consumers we have so much power to change the world by just being careful in what we buy.”

Emma Watson

 “There is no beauty in the finest cloth if it makes hunger and unhappiness.”

Mahatma Gandhi

 

 

Presented by the Institute for Environmental Sustainability (IES).

The IES' mandate is to support research and scholarship, learning and engagement in environmental sustainability. We consider the tensions in sustainability and the complex challenge of addressing environmental, social, and economic challenges simultaneously. We are interested in supporting Mount Royal faculty and students who have a passion for sustainability. Our outcomes are tied to the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). The topics of overconsumption and Fast Fashion touch on almost all of the 17 goals, but especially Goal 12 “Responsible Consumption and Production” (UN SDGs).