Fashion firms Asos and Primark have announced new sustainability commitments, with both saying they will keep prices affordable. Asos says it is aiming to achieve a net-zero impact on the environment by 2030. Primark says its clothes will be made using recycled or "more sustainably sourced materials" by the same date. The budget retailer has also promised to halve carbon emissions across its operations. Critics warned, however, that these goals will be hard to track as fast-fashion supply chains often lack transparency.In a statement, Primark also said it would design its clothes to be more durable so they can be recycled and last longer - without increasing its prices. Over the next year, Primark said it would make all men's, women's and kids' entry price point T-shirts from sustainably sourced cotton.The global fashion industry produced an estimated 2.1 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases in 2018, and uses more energy than both aviation and shipping combined. It also accounts for nearly 20% of waste water. In the UK, citizens buy more new clothes than any other European country and an estimated 350,000 tonnes of clothes end up in landfill every year.
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