Fashion is an industry with a glamorous image, which often masks the social and environmental impacts associated with the production of fashion garments. The massive industrialization of fashion production has led to supply chains, stretching across the globe, to the development of fast fashion at low prices.

This means that the consumption of fashion products has increased exponentially. The raw materials and processes required for the production of fashion garments have massive resource implications and the environmental impact attributed to textile processing, the intensive production methods required to meet cost targets, have sometimes led to extremely poor conditions for those working in the factories.

The management of all processes, from textile production to garment making and shipping, is a major strategic issue for fashion.