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

Islam, Majedul; Perry, Patsy; Gill, Simeon

doi:10.1108/jfmm-07-2020-0130

Cited by 92 publications

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“…Eco-friendly products are that have the least adverse effect on the environment. The word “eco-friendly product” is also known as “green product.” The Oxford Dictionary defined eco-friendly as “not harmful to the environment (Islam et al , 2020). ” Not only products but also a company or firm can be eco-friendly.…”

Section: Eco-friendly Apparelmentioning

confidence: 99%

Factors influencing eco-friendly apparel purchase behavior of Bangladeshi young consumers: case study

Sobuj

Khan

Habib

et al. 2021

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors that influence eco-friendly apparel purchase behaviors concerning Bangladeshi young consumers in light of the theory of planned behavior. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected by a survey among 198 respondents in Bangladesh in terms of consumer attitude, subjective norm (SN), perceived behavioral control (PBC), environmental concern (EC), environmental knowledge (EK) and purchase intention (PI). Structural equation modeling approach was used to find out the influencing factors. Findings The study reveals that purchase intention is significantly influenced by attitudes, SN, EC and EK of consumers. Consumers perceived behaviors variable is always not an accurate predictor to control actual purchase behavior. SN and EK were found to be highly influential to eco-friendly apparel purchase patterns among young consumers in Bangladesh. Research limitations/implications This study provides key marketing insights for retailers and practitioners on how strategically they can decide for fashion consumers, specifically the young group in Bangladesh. Eco-friendly apparel purchase behaviors will gradually influence the retail business contexts for retailers. The study reveals the need for eco-labeling and marketing strategies of eco-friendly apparel products among young consumers to communicate benefits and green values among wider consumers. Findings were restricted to specific young consumers group in Bangladesh and did not examine purchase behaviors of other consumer segment. Originality/value The study reveals that Bangladeshi young consumers are becoming concerned about purchasing apparel products. It provides valuable insights for entrepreneurs, practitioners and marketers to trace and perceive purchase behavior of the Bangladeshi young consumers while adopting a strategic marketing approach.

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Section: Eco-friendly Apparelmentioning

confidence: 99%

Factors influencing eco-friendly apparel purchase behavior of Bangladeshi young consumers: case study

Sobuj

Khan

Habib

et al. 2021

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“…Such reforms should be undertaken through the careful design of products and industrial processes in such a manner that materials are akin to perpetually flowing nutrients that are managed in closed loops [56]. Most recently, issues related to textile reuse and recycling have gained increased attention in the literature [67,68]. Textile reuse and recycling are generally recognized as superior methods for reducing environmental effects compared with incineration and landfilling [69].…”

Section: Ce In the Textile Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

Apply DEMATEL to Analyzing Key Barriers to Implementing the Circular Economy: An Application for the Textile Sector

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Continuous improvement and innovation are solid foundations for the textile sector to maintain excellent growth and active sustainability. As the limited resources possessed by textile companies generally result in the incapability of implementing circular economy (CE) strategies simultaneously, recently, researchers advocate that organizations should analyze the influential inter-relationship between key barriers to explore the more dominant determinants for designing improved actions for implementing CE in the textile sector. CE implementation in the textile sector appears to be in its infancy. Although much attention has been paid to CE implementation barriers, the present study tries to fill this research gap by analyzing the causal relationships among the CE barriers in the textile sector. Therefore, the twelve barriers are identified by an extensive literature review, and the application of the Fuzzy Delphi Method (FDM) based on the expert options from the textile sector. Subsequently, the causal inter-relationship among the key CE barriers is based on expert opinions using the decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL). The results of this study indicate that three key barriers require quick action: “consumers lack knowledge and awareness about reused/recycle (B1)”, “lack of successful business models and frameworks to implement CE (B3)”, and “lack of an information exchange system between different stakeholders (B8)”. In addition, the results provide significant managerial implications, including implementations of CE in the textile sector. Not only should the government build regulations and friendly laws and encourage environmentally-friendly materials but the textile companies should also focus or monitor the recycling methods and quality to overcome the CE implementation issues. In addition, this study contributes to the textile sector transition toward CE by using the novel methodology for determining and prioritizing the key barriers. Finally, this work would help top management and the practitioners to better design effective infrastructural strategies for the textile sector transition towards CE.

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“…There is a large body of research on environmental sustainability in the fashion industry from multiple perspectives and on a range of topics, including consumer attitude toward sustainable materials (e.g., organic cotton; Hustvedt & Dickson, 2009 ) and product labeling (e.g., Atkinson & Rosenthal, 2014 ), the determinants of consumers’ sustainable apparel purchase behavior (e.g., Dhir et al, 2021 ), as well as sustainable business models (Stål & Corvellec, 2018 ; Thorisdottir & Johannsdottir, 2019 ) and manufacturing (Islam et al, 2020 ). Recently, more researchers are paying attention to emerging methods for achieving environmental sustainability, such as blockchain technology (e.g., Bullón Pérez et al, 2020 ).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

The power of 4th industrial revolution in the fashion industry: what, why, and how has the industry changed?

Jin

Shin

2021

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The 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR henceforth) is fundamentally reshaping the way we live and work. Each industrial revolution has evolved to solve major problems in society. This study views unmatched demand and oversupply as the major problems in the fashion industry and posits that 4IR technologies are being deployed to solve these problems by addressing three prime goals—hyper-personalization, environmental sustainability, and productivity. Based on a literature review and analyses of global industry cases, this study examines what, why, and how the 4IR technologies address these three prime goals. By comparing successful cases that do not utilize the 4IR technologies with those that do, this study highlights that innovative business models that address the unmet needs of the consumers are more important than technology adoption per se. Drawn from ample global cases, the findings can offer strategic directions for fashion firms preparing for unforeseeable changes that are further being accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic. This study concludes with insights into how 4IR is shaping the fashion industry and raises thought-provoking questions for the industry and academia.

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

Cited by 92 publications

References 94 publications

Factors influencing eco-friendly apparel purchase behavior of Bangladeshi young consumers: case study

Factors influencing eco-friendly apparel purchase behavior of Bangladeshi young consumers: case study

Apply DEMATEL to Analyzing Key Barriers to Implementing the Circular Economy: An Application for the Textile Sector

The power of 4th industrial revolution in the fashion industry: what, why, and how has the industry changed?

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