Fashion Wears Sustainable Leather: A Social and Strategic Analysis Toward Sustainable Production and Consumption Goals DOI Open Access
Idiano D’Adamo,

M. Gagliarducci,

M. Iannilli

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Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(22), P. 9971 - 9971

Published: Nov. 15, 2024

While fashion and sustainability are often proposed as opposing concepts, many companies in the industry actively working to transform their operations achieve greater sustainability. The production of leather goods significantly contributes air water pollution generates challenging waste disposal issues. present study explored emerging sustainable paradigms through both social strategic analyses. results indicate that, although consumers unaware differences among types, there is a growing openness alternatives willingness pay for these products. Quality durability key consumer priorities, though bias toward fast persists. Notably, while value vegan alternative, experts caution that synthetic may have environmental drawbacks compared traditional leather. work supports SDG 12 by advocating reduced reliance on materials with high impact adoption alternatives. Enhanced communication also drive model integrates responsibility profitability. Given prestigious status within Made Italy initiative, suggests increase global market.

Language: Английский

Towards circular fashion: Management strategies promoting circular behaviour along the value chain DOI Creative Commons
Aya Abdelmeguid, Mohamed Afy-Shararah, Konstantinos Salonitis

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Sustainable Production and Consumption, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 48, P. 143 - 156

Published: May 20, 2024

The fashion industry is a significant driver of cultural, societal, and economic growth worldwide, but its traditional linear approach has led to negative environmental social impacts. This study addresses the need transition towards sustainable circular practices by exploring relationship between management strategies behaviours across value chain. Through 10 semi-structured interviews with top decision-makers, thematic analysis revealed eight core themes, including collaborations, marketing strategies, product-related characteristics, education awareness, business models, integration technology, regulations legislation, strategic planning. provides targeted recommendations for stakeholders promote more behaviour in industry. For instance, it emphasises partnerships suppliers, waste companies, consumers minimise circularity It urges adoption materials eco-friendly designs environmentally conscious encourages visual storytelling transparency. Additionally, highlights recommending on-demand made-to-measure manufacturing align production demand reduce overproduction. Offering end-of-life such as take-back programs, recycling initiatives, repair services extends product lifecycles creates value. Integrating advanced technologies digital IDs improves supply chain transparency accountability. These actionable guided development comprehensive framework practical application chain, offering practitioners, researchers policymakers effective driving impactful change within

Language: Английский

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Modeling Social Circular Economy Business Models in the Fashion Industry: The Atelier Riforma Case Study DOI

Francesco Marengo,

Dario Cottafava,

Elena Ferrero

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Environmental footprints and eco-design of products and processes, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 65 - 94

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Using sustainable enclothed cognition and envisioning sustainable learning to enhance relational capital in the fashion industry DOI

Juan‐Gabriel Cegarra‐Navarro,

Aurora Martínez‐Martínez, Jorge Cegarra-Sánchez

et al.

Journal of Intellectual Capital, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 11, 2025

Purpose External relational capital is the value created by an organization’s relationships with outside stakeholders, such as customers. This study introduces and examines concept of sustainable enclothed cognition to support it, aligning rational reasons, personal values emotions clothing choices not only fosters envisioning learning from a user perspective but also holds potential help companies quickly adapt find alternative solutions, thereby minimizing production impacts on environment promising future for fashion in industry. Design/methodology/approach aims explore how cognition, combined learning, can enhance external industry fostering deeper connections between brands environmentally conscious consumers. Data collection took place May September 2021. A survey 211 young workers was conducted, data were analyzed using partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Findings The findings demonstrate that prioritizing satisfy consumer demands, strengthen customer competitive positioning Furthermore, provides actionable strategies implementing highlighting its transformative role turning alignment into capital. insight inspires new Originality/value research offers understanding strategically manage their drive eco-innovation textile provide fresh insights innovative capacity practices. underscores pivotal embedding sustainability core practices, delivering both theoretical practical guidance achieving long-term business success through sustainability.

Language: Английский

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Building a Green Business: Exploring the Role of Organizational Culture and Human Resource Management Through a Case Study Approach DOI Open Access
Kristina Zabala, Carmela Peñalba‐Aguirrezabalaga, Lorea Narvaiza

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Business Strategy and the Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 24, 2025

ABSTRACT The pursuit of sustainability has evolved into a compelling imperative for companies. Understanding the intricate interplay “human‐side” factors in construction green business recently gained momentum. present study explored role organizational culture (OC) and human resource management (HRM) practices building business. An in‐depth case identified three novel elements that contribute to OC: Sustainability orientation must be rooted organization's origins, values driven by passion, ecosystem plays an important role. Additionally, innovative aspects HRM practice were identified: potential nonmonetary incentives (such as “emotional salary”), use employee‐led committees promote engagement consciousness, importance internal communication. In conclusion, paper identifies some key managerial implications several avenues further research.

Language: Английский

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Sustainable innovations in business-to-business at the crossroad: emerging paradoxes in the fashion industry DOI
Andrea Runfola, Giulia Monteverde, Simone Guercini

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Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 26, 2025

Purpose Relying on the market as network approach from Industrial Marketing and Purchasing (IMP) Group, this paper considers sustainable innovations according to circular economy approach. The aims identify main sustainability paradoxes that emerge for suppliers of innovative materials, thus affecting their business relationships. Design/methodology/approach adopts a qualitative methodological by investigating four case studies fashion in Italian context. Each study particularly embraces differently. applies analysis method industrial marketing setting counts primary data company interviews secondary sources. Findings This highlights presence scenario materials: product performance paradox, sourcing production bifurcation paradox misleading perceptions paradox. These affect all company’s Originality/value focuses B2B markets originally contributes literature advancing major driver innovation, exploring paradoxes. work enriches extant perspective conceptualizing emerging

Language: Английский

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Structural Modelling and Categorization of Barriers Critical to Adopting Sustainable Manufacturing Practices in Medium-Sized Garment Manufacturing Enterprises DOI Creative Commons

Md. Jahedul Alam,

Ahmed Sayem, Shanta Saha

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Sustainable Futures, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100609 - 100609

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Advancing Business Strategy in End‐Of‐Life Management for the Fashion Industry DOI Creative Commons
Giuseppe Bonifazi, Idiano D’Adamo, Chiara Grosso

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Business Strategy and the Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 2, 2025

ABSTRACT Fast fashion is disrupting circularity in the industry, necessitating strategic business models fostering sustainable production. However, there a gap literature regarding criteria for assessing end‐of‐life (EoL) management of textile products. The present study aimed to identify most effective EoL strategies support companies closing loop, comparing reuse, mechanical recycling, and chemical recycling against landfill disposal. Using multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA), research engaged with diverse stakeholder categories (i.e., academics, industry professionals, consultants, politicians) evaluate several aspects sustainability. results highlight dominant role played by policy considerations over economic environmental factors relatively lower weight given technological social aspects. Reuse emerged as beneficial strategy, followed recycling. Additionally, underscore urgency avoiding findings offer framework promoting management, alignment Sustainable Development Goal 12.

Language: Английский

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Thermoeconomics Meets Business Science: Systemic Exergy Management (SYMΞX) as a New Theoretical and Flexible Framework for Sustainability DOI
Andrés Fernández-Miguel, Davide Settembre-Blundo, Marco Vacchi

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Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 16, 2024

Language: Английский

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Knowledge Management and Human Resource Management to Innovate: An Empirical Analysis in the Textile Industry DOI Creative Commons

Jaime Apolina Martínez-Arroyo,

María Francisca Peñaloza Talavera, Marco Alberto Valenzo Jiménez

et al.

Mercados y Negocios, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 25(53), P. 99 - 122

Published: Sept. 1, 2024

This research aims to understand the impact of knowledge management and human resource on innovation in textile industry companies central-western Mexico. is a qualitative, descriptive, correlational study with non-experimental, cross-sectional design. The sample simply random made up 386 industry. A structured questionnaire was applied using Likert-type scale five ranges. information analysis used Structural Equation Model (SEMPLS). In results, statistical parameters t – t-student p-value confirm significance Path coefficients 95% confidence. results coincide some literature. fills gap literature phenomenon studied.

Language: Английский

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Investigating Supply Chain Disruptions and Resilience in the Textile Industry: A Systemic Risk Theory and Dynamic Capability-Based View DOI
Amna Farrukh, Aymen Sajjad

Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 8, 2024

Language: Английский

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