Challenges for Waste in Fashion and Textile Industry

Kumar, Jayant; Singha, Kunal; Pandit, Pintu; Maity, Subhankar; Ray, Amal

doi:10.1002/9781119620532.ch2

Cited by 3 publications

(2 citation statements)

References 8 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…According to the UNCCD (2019), the textile industry is the second most polluting sector in the world. Although there is a range of estimations, a recent report found that fashion alone generates 4% of worldwide's waste each year, representing 92 million tons of waste annually (Kumar et al, 2020). This is a significant risk for the planet, likely to have a direct impact on changes in climate and environmental issues.…”

Section: 1sustainability and The Textile Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

Active listening to customers: eco-innovation through value co-creation in the textile industry

Martínez‐Martínez

Cegarra‐Navarro

García-Pérez

et al. 2022

JKM

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose This study contributes to current efforts to design and implement sustainable innovation strategies in organisations from the textile industry. This study aims to examine how businesses can overcome the current challenges (e.g. lack of resources) of sustainable innovation by the incorporation of green knowledge of customers into their value co-creation strategies. Such strategies are based on actively listening to customers and addressing their expectations with regard to environmental sustainability, in particular in the face of the negative environmental impact of the fast-fashion industry. Design/methodology/approach The findings of this study are derived from the analysis of data collected from 208 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Spanish textile sector. A partial least squares structural equation modeling analysis was conducted using version 3.3.3 of the SmartPLS software. Findings This paper contributes to the literature on environmental sustainability by informing SME eco-innovation through the active listening of their customers’ perceptions while implementing value co-creation strategies. The research has found that engaging with customers and actively listening and addressing their expectations can result in the creation of green knowledge that contributes to both incremental and radical eco-innovation in the textile sector. Practical implications This study found that when organisations from the sector lack eco-innovation capabilities, their existing and often their potential customer base is able to acquire new environmental knowledge and transfer it to the business through a process of value co-creation. The research also found that such green knowledge has the potential to lead to eco-innovation in the sector. In other words, the value co-creation process between the textile industry and its customers is a driver of the eco-innovations required to reduce the environmental impact of the sector, helping it address both its sustainability and its ethical challenges. Originality/value This study proposes that co-creation challenges such as the lack of resources, funding, qualified staff or technologies motivate companies in the textile sector to collaborate with their customers to seek joint solutions.

show abstract

Section: 1sustainability and The Textile Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

Active listening to customers: eco-innovation through value co-creation in the textile industry

Martínez‐Martínez

Cegarra‐Navarro

García-Pérez

et al. 2022

JKM

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The fashion industry is facing ongoing criticism due to its significant environmental footprint throughout the entire value chain [1,2]. Global garment production has doubled, and clothing purchases per capita have increased by sixty percent in the past two decades [3], exacerbating environmental concerns.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Consumer Engagement in Fashion Circularity in China: Exploring Consumer Online Fashion Resale through the Lens of Social Practice Theory

Liu,

Lang

2024

Sustainability

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Fashion resale has emerged as a notable strategy for the fashion industry to reduce its environmental footprint by promoting fashion circularity. Despite extensive research on consumer awareness of resale and the purchase of pre-owned items, there remains a gap in understanding the factors that influence consumers’ participation in resale markets, encompassing both selling and buying practices. Drawing on social practice theory (SPT), this qualitative study examines the nuanced factors influencing consumers’ online resale practices and investigates how online fashion resale practices (OFRPs) have become integrated into their daily consumption patterns. In-depth interviews were conducted with thirty experienced Chinese consumers engaged in both the selling and buying practices of secondhand fashion. Initially, the study identified eight nuanced motivations and seven challenges influencing consumers’ OFRPs. Subsequently, the research uncovered two types of materials and seven core skills necessary for successful OFRP transactions, along with six associated meanings of OFRPs. Specifically, we found that participants seamlessly integrated OFRP into their daily routines through nurtured sociality, and OFRP only fostered sustainable consumption behaviors in one-third of participants, suggesting significant room for improvement. This study provides empirical insights into the existing literature and offers actionable recommendations to key stakeholders for advancing fashion circularity—a critical objective for the sustainability of the fashion industry.

show abstract

The effectiveness of design practice for achieving sustainability and diffusing sustainable fashion

Bui,

Cappellieri,

Takacs

2023

International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Educati

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Challenges for Waste in Fashion and Textile Industry

Cited by 3 publications

References 8 publications

Active listening to customers: eco-innovation through value co-creation in the textile industry

Active listening to customers: eco-innovation through value co-creation in the textile industry

Consumer Engagement in Fashion Circularity in China: Exploring Consumer Online Fashion Resale through the Lens of Social Practice Theory

The effectiveness of design practice for achieving sustainability and diffusing sustainable fashion

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About