Question:

A) Create a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of a cotton t-shirt. Use the cotton T-shirt video (link is available on blackboard for week 7) to identify and describe two points (examples) for each of the 3 steps in the LCA (i.e., inventory, impact, and improvement analysis). Use the template provided below for your answer; make sure your answers are succinct. (2 marks)

1. An inventory analysis: Point 1) ____________________________ Point 2) ____________________________
2. An impact analysis: Point 1) ____________________________ Point 2) ____________________________
3. An improvement analysis : Point 1) ____________________________ Point 2) ____________________________

B) In week 7 materials you have examined several business approaches to reducing waste (see: "Businesses can make a difference" activities in week 7). Which of these business approaches do you think would be best suited to help the fashion industry reduce its environmental impact? Justify your answer and explain how this approach would work to minimize impact analysis in step 2 of LCA. (3 marks) The answer to question B) should not exceed 300 words.