During production of Zara clothing, they take place in factories that are connected to a monorail, helping move fabric between factories, completing  them and returning them ready to be shipped off to stores that get these deliveries up to once or twice a week. Zara operates on low cost, high control and quick turnaround. Zara Is able to maintain low cost production while being able to finish fabric In a week.

Zara production takes place across countries such as Spain,Turkey, Brazil, Italy, Portugal, Argentina, Myanmar, and Greece. I know that In some of these countries, workers get paid very low. For example in Myanmar factories, workers get paid up to 3.50 to 4.75 in one day after an 11 hour shift. At one point labor violations In Turkey were so bad that Turkish workers began to sew pleas on the inside of clothing items in hopes of telling customers that although they were making the clothes, they weren’t being paid a single dime. I think ultimately they hire immigrants and put them In these factories because they will work for less because it’s the only job offered to them. Except when these things occur like workers not getting paid, companies like Zara try to reassure customers that they do take enough measures to keep up with their workers payment but don’t show proof or follow ups on these payments. With the system already In place and them needing new designs every 2 weeks, I doubt anything has changed because of the time crunch.

Zara’s products initially fall behind truly unsustainable brands, the sustainable bit if any Is so small that it makes it really hard for it to make any type of meaningful exchange, while also promoting consumerism.

I believe Zara and companies that function like Zara make more negative impacts than positive because their companies don’t use sustainable ways as long as they are overworking employees and rarely giving back to the community.

I believe the biggest negative impact globally at the moment would be climate change that comes from the production of clothing of companies like Zara, Zara not being solely the one to cause climate change but definitely adding to it like other fast fashion companies. If we don’t stop, climate change can gradually get worse and become a bigger issue.

I believe the biggest positive impact could be increased choice In America for people and that’s what distracts them from seeing what's bad about the things they choose to buy.

I believe In the next decade, sustainable production should be more sustainable. I believe It should be more reusable, having more organizations and rules set In place to know and to have data of textile waste and have textile recycling in place. Have better rules and wellness checks where owners of big brands like Zara have to check up on their workers and the ones in charge when they are gone to make sure they get paid fairly and are not overworked.

I believe if the UN’s goal of sustainable consumption and production is going to change, it’s going to take effort from everyone that runs a business and It has a lot to do with how we treat our earth. If people are willing enough to do good for the planet and not worry so much about making more and more money that they already have, then we could be successful in making that change permanent.