Closing the loop on take, make, waste: Investigating circular economy practices in the Swedish fashion industry

Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 293, P. 126245 - 126245

Published: Feb. 5, 2021

The fashion industry is one of the most wasteful consumer industries in world. Through advent fast – trendy, low-cost clothing produced by global brands has evolved from a durable good to daily purchase. In recent years, concept circular economy, framework for more efficient, closed-loop emerged as key way forward transition sustainable and less industry. This paper investigates how Swedish implemented economy principles. Drawing on interviews with founders, CEOs, and/or brand sustainability managers 19 brands, this article maps strategies across stages: take, make, waste. Crucially, move towards circularity, argues that must integrate these supply chains, rather than limiting them waste stage. analysis explores gaps between principles practice, identifying challenges inherent approaches. It concludes recommendations further study

Language: Английский

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Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Marketing for Social Good—An Ethical Perspective

Journal of Business Ethics, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 179(1), P. 43 - 61

Published: May 26, 2021

Artificial intelligence (AI) is (re)shaping strategy, activities, interactions, and relationships in business specifically marketing. The drawback of the substantial opportunities AI systems applications (will) provide marketing are ethical controversies. Building on literature ethics, authors systematically scrutinize challenges deploying from a multi-stakeholder perspective. By revealing interdependencies tensions between principles, shed light applicability purely principled, deontological approach to ethics To reconcile some these account for AI-for-social-good perspective, make suggestions how can be leveraged promote societal environmental well-being.

Language: Английский

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Analysis of the polyester clothing value chain to identify key intervention points for sustainability

Environmental Sciences Europe, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 33(1)

Published: Jan. 6, 2021

Abstract Clothing is one of the primary human needs, and demand met by global production thousands tons textile fibers, fabrics garments every day. Polyester clothing manufactured from oil-based polyethylene terephthalate (PET) market leader. Conventional PET creates pollution along its entire value chain—during production, use end-of-life phases—and also contributes to unsustainable depletion resources. The consumption thus compromises quality land, water air, destroys ecosystems, endangers health. In this article, we discuss different stages chain for polyester perspective sustainability, describing current environmental challenges such as factory wastewater, microfibers released during laundry cycle. We consider potential solutions enhanced reuse recycling. Finally, propose a series recommendations that should be applied at all chain, offering meaningful effective change improve sustainability textiles on scale.

Language: Английский

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The need to decelerate fast fashion in a hot climate - A global sustainability perspective on the garment industry

Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 295, P. 126390 - 126390

Published: Feb. 15, 2021

Controversy exists regarding the scale of impacts caused by fast fashion. This article aims to provide a robust basis for discussion about geography, and temporal trends in fashion because globalisation industry means original, peer-reviewed, quantitative assessments total are relatively rare difficult compare. presents first application Eora, multiregional environmentally extended input output model, assessment clothing footwear value chain. We focus on key environmental indicators energy consumption, climate water resources impacts, social wages employment. The results analysis indicate that impact consumption rose from 1.0 1.3 Gt carbon dioxide equivalent over 15 years 2015. China, India, USA Brazil dominate these figures. identified this other represent small increases study period compared 75% increase textile production, meaning per garment have improved considerably. On hand, use larger as proportion global figures than benefits provided via employment wages. Our suggests most per-garment improvement emissions is result increased fashion-industrial efficiency, with lesser role being played falling intensity among suppliers. While both mass appear decreased recent times, much greater improvements absolute footprint attainable eliminating fossil-fueled electricity supplies, business model.

Language: Английский

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Consumers’ Value and Risk Perceptions of Circular Fashion: Comparison between Secondhand, Upcycled, and Recycled Clothing

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 13(3), P. 1208 - 1208

Published: Jan. 24, 2021

A circular economy paradigm has recently emerged to combat environmental pollution and climate change around the world. In fashion industry, been spotlighted as an environmentally friendly approach products. The purpose of this study was investigate consumers’ value risk perceptions, product attitudes, behavior intentions toward consumption. Specifically, focuses on three types products from textile waste: reused clothing, upcycled recycled clothing. moderating role individualism also explored. Survey data 850 consumers in their 20s 30s Korea were collected test our hypotheses. results showed influence emotional greatest, while economic performance did not affect attitudes. effect found paths between perception dimension attitudes intention. These findings can help retailers marketers create more tailored retailing promotional strategies.

Language: Английский

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Textile-apparel manufacturing and material waste management in the circular economy: A conceptual model to achieve sustainable development goal (SDG) 12 for Bangladesh

Cleaner Environmental Systems, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 4, P. 100070 - 100070

Published: Jan. 13, 2022

The textiles and apparel manufacturing industry in the upstream fashion supply chain generates substantial materials waste that requires urgent efforts to manage effectively, reduce environmental impact, foster sustainable practices. A huge research scope lies management of within scopes circular economy achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12 for Bangladesh. This identifies categorises generated various production stages, determines economic loss, traces informal trading materials. Following an exploratory multiple-case approach, this collects data from 17 factories through semi-structured questionnaires, followed by stream mapping observations. study estimates a loss approximately 0.70 USD every piece export. To trace destination waste, it has been found 15 tons wastes took place single underground market. Overall, leads significant value addition could have added economy. Finally, help SDG 12, develops conceptual model with potential application opportunities

Language: Английский

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Mapping environmentally sustainable practices in textiles, apparel and fashion industries: a systematic literature review

Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 25(2), P. 331 - 353

Published: Oct. 19, 2020

Purpose This paper reviews the literature on environmentally sustainable practices in textile, apparel and fashion (TAF) industries to allow mapping of across various manufacturing processes development a conceptual framework guide investigation extent TAF from an environmental perspective. Design/methodology/approach A systematic review was undertaken, consisting bibliometric content analysis 91 articles published peer-reviewed journals over 10-year period. Findings The inclusion all stages this illustrates diversity complexities contexts. However, there is less research developing country contexts, where most production takes place paucity upstream garment washing dyeing, manufacture trims, accessories packaging. Research limitations/implications focus sustainability processes. includes form academic journal selected databases during period January 2010–June 2020. Practical implications provides academics with unified depiction stimulate further scholarly guidance for managers develop firm competency by summarising best at different Originality/value comprehensively maps operations context. It highlights contribution study knowledge base industries.

Language: Английский

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Considerations for the development of cost‐effective cell culture media for cultivated meat production

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 20(1), P. 686 - 709

Published: Dec. 5, 2020

Abstract Innovation in cultivated meat development has been rapidly accelerating recent years because it holds the potential to help attenuate issues facing production of dietary protein for a growing world population. There are technical obstacles still hindering large‐scale commercialization meat, which many related media that used culture muscle, fat, and connective tissue cells. While animal cell refined roughly century, not specifically designed with requirements mind. Perhaps most common industrial use is currently therapeutic monoclonal antibodies, sell orders magnitude more than meat. Successful requires food grade minimal cost, can regulate proliferation differentiation, acceptable sensory qualities, ingredient‐free. Much insight into strategies achieving formulations these qualities be obtained from knowledge conventional applications metabolic pathways involved myogenesis synthesis. In addition, application principles optimize microbial fermentation processes producing lower value commodity chemicals ingredients also instructive. As such, present review shall provide an overview current understanding as relates

Language: Английский

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Impact of Strategic Orientations on the Implementation of Green Supply Chain Management Practices and Sustainable Firm Performance

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 13(1), P. 340 - 340

Published: Jan. 1, 2021

Ensuring sustainability through green supply chain management practices has become challenging for the textiles and garments industry. Organizations need to examine factors of firm’s performance how manage them strategically. Hence, strategic organizational orientation can be best approach implementing (GSCM) improve firm performance. This study aims assess impact in three dimensions, such as entrepreneurial (GEO), market (MO), knowledge (KMO) on implementation subsequently sustainable Data were gathered from an extensive scale survey 266 respondents textile manufacturing firms Bangladesh. analyzed structural equation model (SEM) with partial least squares techniques justify proposed hypotheses. The results reveal that GEO MO have a significant positive effect GSCM practices, affecting Surprisingly, KMO does not practices. Further, this reveals partially mediate relationship between while Overall, findings help comprehensively understand strategies operations reconfigure accordingly competitive business environment improving performances. is first investigate industry context upstream operation comprehensive understanding reducing environmental impact.

Language: Английский

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Mechanical, chemical, biological: Moving towards closed-loop bio-based recycling in a circular economy of sustainable textiles

Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 326, P. 129325 - 129325

Published: Oct. 11, 2021

The textile industry is facing increasing criticism because of its intensive use resources –both natural and fossil derived– the negative environmental societal impacts associated with manufacturing, disposal clothes. This has led to a desire move towards circular economy for textiles that will implement recycling concepts technologies protect resources, environment people. So far, processes have been focused on chemical mechanical reuse fibres. In contrast, bio-based production received little attention, beyond end-of-life composting. However, selectivity benign processing conditions hold great promise circularising life cycle reducing processing. Developing sustainable systems requires revolutionary system approach encompasses choice material finishes being designed at end life, in this context can help provide means maintain materials closed loop. paper reviews established methods closed-loop all fibre types, as well demonstrate open-loop recycling. Fermentation enzymatic demonstrated types textiles, which combination deconstruction cellulosic could allow them be recycled indefinitely. Within economy, extend mechanisms technical cycle, enabling greater circularity biological before composting takes place.

Language: Английский

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