Collaboration practices in the fashion industry: Environmentally sustainable innovations in the value chain

Todeschini, Bruna Villa; Cortimiglia, Marcelo Nogueira; Medeiros, Janine Fleith de

doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2020.01.003

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“…The light industry can significantly contribute to reducing cost, improving the market position, identifying new market opportunities, adding sustainable jobs, and reducing the impact on the environment by streamlining the number of resources used, and improving the percentage of water recycled and reused, improving the percentage of products sold and their packaging, improving materials that are reclaimed by category, reducing the number of stored materials, improving the percentage of materials used that are recycled, and reducing input materials. The estimates of the total direct and indirect emissions by the weight and the efficiency uses of materials used in textile production were presented in this study (Fung et al, 2020;Moorhouse, 2020;Todeschini et al, 2020;Wu & Li, 2020). adopting activities that are part of the CE can contribute to sustainable development, the so-called 11Rs, discussed here.…”

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Accentuating the interconnection between business sustainability and organizational performance in the context of the circular economy: The moderating role of organizational competitiveness

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Sustainability development has gained significant importance in the modern business environment. The primary objective is to conduct an explanatory and quantitative study of the impacts of the social, economic, and environmental dimensions on organizational performance, considering the moderating role of organizational competitiveness. Data were collected from Chinese, Italian, and Romanian small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The questionnaires were distributed by applying simple random sampling techniques. The study sample size consists of 320 SME employees. Hierarchical regression was used to investigate the moderating impacts of organizational competitiveness on the relationships of the social, economic, and environmental dimensions and organizational performance. The regression analysis shows a positive relationship between the study variables. Small and medium-sized enterprises are focusing more on sustainable business practices.

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Accentuating the interconnection between business sustainability and organizational performance in the context of the circular economy: The moderating role of organizational competitiveness

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“…The implementation of sustainable practices within the fashion supply chain has been one of the areas receiving increased attention due to global competition and stricter regulations [4]. The fashion industry is also characterized by highly horizontal value chains [31] that require close collaboration between the multiple stakeholders that comprise fashion global networks [34]. The implementation of sustainability in the fashion industry is dependent on the synergy between the multiple actors involved in its development.…”

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“…However, there are still some organizations facing difficulties to integrate stakeholders in their sustainable innovation development processes. Because of the pressure with laws and legislation, pressure in reducing costs, search of competitive advantage, technological leadership and consumer market pressure [34].…”

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How Does Sustainability Affect Consumer Choices in the Fashion Industry?

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The fashion industry being one of the most polluting industries in the world means that it is an industry with an immense potential for change. Consumers are central and are closely intertwined with how companies act. This research reflects consumer perspectives and practices towards the topic of sustainability implemented in the fashion industry. The relevance of sustainability in the fashion industry and the key role of consumers in its implementation are undeniable and confirmed by consumers in a representation of general awareness and concern, despite not always being translated into actual practices. A qualitative research methodology, followed by a set of interviews conducted with consumers, revealed that the great majority are implementing a variety of practices when making their buying choices towards fashion items. Barriers such as lack of education, information, knowledge and transparency were identified, and this aspect was shared by consumers as a reason why they are not motivated to make more conscious decisions. Companies should educate consumers from a general perspective and focus on the group of consumers that are not implementing sustainability in the fashion industry in their buying choices, as they represent the potential for the future.

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“…Researcher interests in collaboration have been diversified and divergently interpreted, which can be seen from various disciplines, for example, management [31,42], education [11,15,17], medicine [43,44], organizational behavior [45][46][47] and environmental science [8,11,48]. As well as across industries such as healthcare [49,50], tourism [51,52], agriculture [53,54], software [55,56] and automotive industry [57,58].…”

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“…It requires simultaneous development in the following three dimensions: economic, social, and environmental, and these three areas are interlinked with each other. As such, the organizations that aim to pursue sustainability often experience a dearth of internal resources and capability, especially small-and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups [5][6][7][8]. Acquiring external knowledge and resources through open innovation is one possibility to bridge this gap.…”

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Road to Sustainability: University–Start-Up Collaboration

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Considerations on sustainability have growing attention not only for scholars and businesses, but also for almost everyone. However, accomplishing sustainable progress is complicated and cannot be completely reached by single individuals or organizations. Consequently, entrepreneurs striving for sustainable change might search for collaborations with universities to overcome their resource and technology constraints. A quantitative research method was employed to explore the value of such collaborations. Data were gathered via questionnaires, between February and March 2020, from entrepreneurs/start-ups that are spin-offs of the ten leading higher education institutions in Berlin and Brandenburg (Germany). Correlation and logistic regression disclosed that start-ups with different sustainability goals employed dissimilar formats of collaboration with universities. Ecological-oriented entrepreneurs tend to utilize all three forms of university–start-up collaboration. On the contrary, social-driven start-ups are not likely to adopt any kind of collaboration with universities. While ventures with economical SDGs are prone to employ product and prototype development along with support from professors. The study extends the knowledge about the search for collaborations of start-ups when pursuing different SDGs. In the practical domain, this research can encourage entrepreneurs to cooperate with universities in order to achieve their sustainable goals beyond incubation and acceleration. Additionally, it can also trigger universities to supply resources for supporting start-ups, especially social-driven ventures, to facilitate them to accomplish sustainability as well as to reach the third mission of universities in terms of supporting society.

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Collaboration practices in the fashion industry: Environmentally sustainable innovations in the value chain

Cited by 68 publications

References 117 publications

Accentuating the interconnection between business sustainability and organizational performance in the context of the circular economy: The moderating role of organizational competitiveness

Accentuating the interconnection between business sustainability and organizational performance in the context of the circular economy: The moderating role of organizational competitiveness

How Does Sustainability Affect Consumer Choices in the Fashion Industry?

Road to Sustainability: University–Start-Up Collaboration

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