Sustainable product-service systems for clothing: exploring consumer perceptions of consumption alternatives in Finland

Armstrong, Cosette M.; Niinimäki, Kirsi; Kujala, Sari; Karell, Essi; Lang, Chunmin

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.046

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“…By investigating clothing value-expressive symbolism and consumption empirically through national culture and socio-demographic covariates, Millan et al [65] indicated that significant differences regard consumer interests in clothing, preference for utilitarian, self-expressive and hedonic meanings of clothing artifacts, preference for well-known clothing brands, brand loyalty and the importance of clothing attributes. Armstrong et al [66] examined sustainable product-service systems for clothing by exploring consumer perceptions of consumption alternatives. To guide the demands for rental fashion products, two strategies are discussed below.…”

Section: Sustainable Disposition For Fashionable Productsmentioning

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Sustainable Rent-Based Closed-Loop Supply Chain for Fashion Products

Chen

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Sustainability

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Abstract:The textile and clothing industry generates much pollution and consumes a large amount of resources. Improper uses and disposal of clothing products make the problems much more severe. Fast fashion products shorten the valid lifecycle and generate more waste than regular clothing products. Considering the features of fashion products, a system of a rent-based closed-loop supply chain is developed to improve the sustainability of fashion products. The supply chain processes (fashion design and manufacturing, laundry, logistics and disposal), the operations management issues (inventory management, closed-loop logistics, human-clothing matching, booking system and the rental pricing) and the sustainability promotion aspects (customization, responsive system, culture and policy aspects) are investigated by devising sustainable strategies. The rationalities of the developed system and strategies are reviewed and elucidated in detail. The results may contribute to building sustainable closed-loop fashion supply chains, the related information systems and operational and managerial mechanisms.

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Section: Sustainable Disposition For Fashionable Productsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable Rent-Based Closed-Loop Supply Chain for Fashion Products

Chen

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Sustainability

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“…In the interests of brevity and since PSS implementation in household markets is viewed as particularly challenging (cf. Catulli, 2012;Armstrong et al, 2014;Tukker, 2014), the sections below focus on PSS design for household consumption.…”

Section: Principles and Priorities Of Fluid Transitionsmentioning

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“…A common categorisation of PSS types is used in literature (cf. Hockerts and Weaver, 2002;Tukker, 2004;Mont, 2004;Baines et al, 2007;Cook et al, 2012;Ceschin, 2013;Armstrong et al, 2014):…”

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Fluid transitions to more sustainable product service systems

Cook

2014

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions

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While Product Service Systems (PSS) are not inherently sustainable, they may form part of the mix of innovations that contribute to the development of more sustainable futures. However, whether the current trajectory of PSS research, with its emphasis on universal frameworks and standardization adequately reflects and builds upon PSS diversity revealed by case study research may be questioned. Opportunities for transition to more sustainable PSS may be lost. In response, this paper draws on sustainable architecture to propose fluid transitions to more sustainable PSS: to PSS design practices that embrace diversity and enable specific PSS to be developed which address contextual interpretations of sustainability challenges. The core ideas of the PSS design are critically engaged in light of the principles and priorities of fluid transitions. Research directions to support fluid transitions to more sustainable PSS design practices are then explicated.

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“…In clothing PSS, Armstrong et al (2015) have highlighted such schemes, e.g. take-back, repair and redesign, renting, clothing swaps, etc.…”

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Extended responsibility through servitization in PSS

Pal

2016

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Purpose -The global textile-fashion industry is resource inefficient thus requiring higher product-service systems (PSS) intervention. Further, insight of how PSS extends corporate responsibility is rather limited; knowledge of which may contribute towards increased PSS viability. The purpose of this paper is to explore how companies operating with used-clothing PSS extend their responsibilities through servitization. Design/methodology/approach -An exploratory study of seven companies operating with various used-clothing PSS is conducted through semi-structured interviews and supplementary document studies. Findings -Six dominant ways through which servitization drives responsibility in used-clothing PSS are identified. These are through: value-adding services, product leverage, collaborative partnership, information transparency, awareness and platform-enabled networking. Two tradeoffs exist in terms of their focus on physical process or digitalization, and developed by honing core competency or collaborative partnership. Further three differentiating attributes underlie these mechanisms for: raising awareness and/or improving transparency, collaboration in value creation and/or in promoting consumption, and product ownership and/or leverage. Research limitations/implications -A wide range of used-clothing PSS exists each in its own way extending responsibility. In-depth studies are required to investigate the relationship between servitization and extended responsibility for diverse PSS-types and on type of responsibilities they address. Practical implications -By identifying the key mechanisms or ways and their underlying characteristics companies can identify new servitization forms and ways to extend their responsibility, identify best practices and establish viability beyond the traditional measures, e.g. financial. Originality/value -So far no studies have investigated the role of servitization in PSS and how it extends corporate responsibility, especially in industries like textile-fashion, where both resource efficiency and responsibility is low.

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Sustainable product-service systems for clothing: exploring consumer perceptions of consumption alternatives in Finland

Cited by 355 publications

References 20 publications

Sustainable Rent-Based Closed-Loop Supply Chain for Fashion Products

Sustainable Rent-Based Closed-Loop Supply Chain for Fashion Products

Fluid transitions to more sustainable product service systems

Extended responsibility through servitization in PSS

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