Abstract:
The prime determination of this study is to explore fashion designers’ knowledge level;
including their understanding and awareness of the contemporary best practices in sustainable
fashion practices in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region of Ghana. The mixed method
research design was used to conduct the study. A total of 114 participants including were
purposively sampled from an estimated population of 600 fashion designers in the Upper East
Region of Ghana. Both Questionnaires and interviews were used as the main data collection
instruments. The study found that fashion companies are not changing their ways fast enough
to counterbalance the devastating environmental impacts that come with growing so quickly as
an industry and Fashion companies have not even begun to take sustainability seriously.
Additionally, the study found that both the textile and clothing lifecycles consume more energy
and water than the product lifecycles of any other industry hence the significant impact of
fashion is not only a result of industry actions but of consumer action, as well. It was therefore,
recommended that the fashion industry’s large-scale wave of movement toward sustainability
is evident; however, there remain questions and challenges to be addressed, hence it is
recommended that companies should make gradual but carefully holistically considered steps
in the right direction can be much more effective.
Description:
A Thesis Submitted to Department of FASHION DESIGN AND TEXTILES, Faculty of
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, School of Research and Graduate Studies, University of
Education, Winneba, in Partial Fulfilment of the requirements for the awarded of
MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY IN FASHION DESIGN AND TEXTILES
AUGUST 2020
