Hf2008 – Ethical Fashion Business

Assessment 1) Report on Fashion Product Life Cycle

Choose a garment from your wardrobe[Linen]. Investigate the environmental

impact of this garment using the principles of Life Cycle Thinking.

Use existing Life Cycle Analysis statistics and research (available online)

to develop an approximation of the Life Cycle Impacts of the entire life of

your garment.

Your report should include an Executive Summary and explore the life

cycle impacts in detail under the headings Resource Extraction,

Manufacture, Packaging and Transport, Use, End of Life.

The final presentation of your report should have a visual element to it.

(Using graphs, illustrations, tables, graphics, or whatever suits your style

and illustrates your research well.)

Word count: 2000 words (plus reference footnotes).

This assessment comprises 40% of your final mark. Marks will be

allocated evenly to the following:

Accuracy and relevance of information

Depth of research and referencing

Use of critical thinking, logic and coherence

Spelling, grammar and writing style

Report presentation