Challenges Preventing the Fashion Industry from Implementing Sustainable Product Service Systems in Botswana and Kenya

Rapitsenyane, Yaone; Sophia, Njeru; Moalosi, Richie

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“…The training of production staff in the industry must be improved to include ST. Rapitsenyane et al, (2019) studied textile firms in Botswana and Kenya and concluded that participants' perception demonstrated a lack of knowledge about the concept of sustainability. This was attributed to the fact that some firm owners do not have a relevant qualification in fashion designs while those who have the qualifications do not have vision and mission statements relating to sustainability.…”

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“…Sustainability among textile industries is a production system that employs smart industry with zero waste, environmental/health safety and recycling while making products available just-in-time to customers. According to Rapitsenyane et al, (2019), sustainable fashion design should engage cleaner production, create goods and services that are safe and healthy for workers, communities and the environment. This implies that the activities in the firms take into account the needs of "People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace and Partnership" (UNECE, 2020).…”

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Adoption of Sustainability in Clothing and Textile Production Among Developing Countries

Diyaolu

2022

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Purpose –– This study examines the vital role manufacturing industries can play in the realization of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by adopting sustainability that encompasses economic viability, environmental protection, and social equity. Among such industries is the clothing and textile industry, which supplies one of the basic human needs. The textile industry has a strong potential to increase Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and promote foreign direct investment (FDI). Methods –– The study employed a review approach for its methodology. Secondary data from textile firms, books, and journals were used as sources of information. Findings –– The study revealed that there was a poor track record for social and environmental concerns in textile production among developing countries. The cost of acquiring technology and the threat to indigenous firms were inhibiting factors. The use of obsolete technologies, lack of sustainability principles and policies, and little effort in technology transfer were other factors. Conclusion/Recommendation –– The study recommends that developing countries should adopt a sustainability policy in textile manufacturing by employing technology transfer from developed countries through exchanges and collaborations.

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Adoption of Sustainability in Clothing and Textile Production Among Developing Countries

Diyaolu

2022

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“…Upcycling is taking disposable items and transforming them into added-value products [10]: pre-and post-consumer solid waste. Sustainable Product Service Systems (S.PSS) include services such as maintenance, renting, upgrading, redesigning, swapping, or lending [11]. Others comprise zero-waste design, disassembly, Life Cycle Design (LCD) [3], circularity, handcrafted, end-of-life (EOL) fibres and made-to-order (eliminates dead stock created by mass production), as well as reversible, multi-functional, transformable, and multi-styled fashion products.…”

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A Sustainable Fashion Safari

Njeru

2023

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Design is the art of application of design and aesthetics to apparel and accessories influenced by diverse factors. Fashion varies over time and place. The global clothing and textile sector is a highly significant socioeconomic player. All fashion stakeholders/actors: academia, practitioners, end-users and governments are challenged to address fashion's unsustainable production and consumption by adopting sustainable/ eco/slow fashion and implementing almost all UN SDGs. Slow fashion is a paradigm shift from "quantity to quality" or garments produced for extended use, thus postponing their disposal. Numerous models, toolkits, theories, concepts, methods, techniques, and pedagogical approaches have been developed to promote sustainable fashion production and consumption. This paper explores the author's sustainable fashion safari from the year 2000 to date. Safari is a Kiswahili word for journey, expedition, or adventure. The safari includes practice, PhD study, pedagogy, postgraduate thesis supervision and examination, research, conference/seminar presentations, and publishing. The safari has opened many opportunities for acquiring and advancing my knowledge and skills about sustainability theories, models, research methods, pedagogy, publishing, and grant writing as well as collaborative research. Fulfilment emanates from knowing that I am participating in the global discourse about sustainable fashion, and in creating a pool of future fashion design professionals who are responsive and empathetic. I am open to more engagements and collaborations.

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Challenges Preventing the Fashion Industry from Implementing Sustainable Product Service Systems in Botswana and Kenya

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Adoption of Sustainability in Clothing and Textile Production Among Developing Countries

Adoption of Sustainability in Clothing and Textile Production Among Developing Countries

A Sustainable Fashion Safari

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