Herausgeber*in: MDPI

Autor*in: Meital Peleg Mizrachi, Alon Tal

Schlagwörter: Bekleidungsindustrie, Circular Economy, Kreislaufwirtschaft, Nachhaltigkeit, Regulierung, Strategien, Textilien, Umweltverschmutzung, Wirtschaftsfaktor

Kurzbeschreibung:

Over the past few decades, the production and consumption of clothing has increased exponentially, leading to a dramatic increase in the negative environmental consequences produced by the fashion industry. Given the rising pace of global warming and the rising concern about the fashion industry’s contribution to the climate crisis and its exploitative social dimensions, decision makers, politicians and government officials have begun to promote sustainable fashion through public policy. This article reviews the main barriers facing a circular economy in general and the fashion industry in particular. It considers nascent regulations emerging throughout the world in the field of sustainable fashion, applying circular economic principles to the fashion industry.

Four categories of policy proposals are evaluated: Command and Control Interventions, Educational Initiatives, Incentives and Certification, grading them according to criteria of effectiveness, sustainability, feasibility, equity and compliance. The ranking process was based on an elicitation of expert judgement among a panel with expertise in the areas of sustainable fashion from the business sector, academia and civil society. Findings suggest that while some policy options appear to meet all criteria successfully, when selecting an optimal strategy for promoting sustainable fashion, there are frequently trade-offs between different alternatives.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2022

Sprache: Englisch

Umfang: 28 Seiten

Zielgruppe: Studierende, Dozierende

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Herausgeber*in: First Sentier, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Sustainable Investment Institute

Schlagwörter: Bekleidungsindustrie, Mikroplastik, Nachhaltigkeit, Strategien, Textilien, Umweltverschmutzung, Waschen

Kurzbeschreibung:

Das Papier zeigt neue Forschungsergebnisse zum wachsenden Problem der Mikrofaserverschmutzung und befasst sich mit den Quellen und dem Ausmaß der Verschmutzung durch Mikrofasern, mit den Wegen, auf denen sie in die Umwelt gelangen, und mit der Frage, wie ihre Anhäufung die Umwelt und die menschliche Gesundheit beeinträchtigen kann. Da Produktion und Verbrauch von Textilien weltweit weiter zunehmen dürften, könnte die jährliche Freisetzung von Mikrofasern bis 2030 um 54% ansteigen, wenn keine Maßnahmen ergriffen werden. Der Bericht zeigt auch Maßnahmen auf, die politische Entscheidungsträger, Textil- und Bekleidungshersteller, Einzelhändler und Investoren ergreifen können, um gegen die Verschmutzung durch Mikrofasern vorzugehen.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2022

Sprache: Englisch

Umfang: 37 Seiten

Zielgruppe: Studierende, Dozierende

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Herausgeber*in: Ministry of Textiles India

Schlagwörter: Asien, Baumwolle, Bekleidungsindustrie, Capacity Building, Export, Import, Indien, Marktentwicklung, Nachhaltigkeit, Seide, Textilien, Wirtschaftsdaten

Kurzbeschreibung:

The Indian textile industry is one of the largest in the world with a large unmatched raw material base and manufacturing strength across the value chain. It is the 2nd largest producer of MMF Fibre after China. India is the 6th largest exporter of Textiles & Apparel in the world. India’s textiles and clothing industry is one of the mainstays of the national economy. The share of textile and apparel (T&A) including handicrafts in India’s total exports stands at a significant 11.8% in 2019- 20. India has a share of 5% of the global trade in textiles and apparel. The uniqueness of the industry lies in its strength both in the hand-woven sector as well as in the capital intensive mill sector.

The report gives insights into the textile and garment industry in India and data of its economic development.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2021

Sprache: Englisch

Umfang: 162 Seiten

Zielgruppe: Studierende, Schüler*innen, Dozierende

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Herausgeber*in: Textile Exchange

Schlagwörter: Baumwollanbau, Bodenbeschaffenheit, Klimawandel, Lieferkette, Nachhaltigkeit, regenerative Landwirtschaft, Textilien, Schafswolle, Umweltbelastung

Kurzbeschreibung:

With companies risking disruptions to fiber production from climate impacts and biodiversity loss, at Textile Exchange we believe that a transition to regenerative agriculture is fundamental to the long-term health of the sector. Regenerative practices can play a key role in helping farmers develop more resilient systems, bringing immense social and environmental benefits.

The Regenerative Agriculture Landscape Analysis offers a deeper understanding of tools, programs, initiatives, and guidance on the subject. It highlights how important it is for brands to clearly define their own use of the term, and to ensure that social justice, equity, and livelihoods are meaningfully embedded in any project deemed regenerative.

Key takeaways:

• The long-term health of the fashion and textile industry will depend on how it is able to work with farmers to develop more resilient systems, and regenerative practices offer immense social and environmental benefits
• Regenerative agriculture can’t be defined in a single statement or set of practices.
• Programs should be rooted in justice, equity and livelihoods.
• Regenerative agriculture is about much more than increasing soil carbon levels.
• We need to move out of silos to speed up the transition.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2022

Sprache: Englisch

Umfang: 111 Seiten

Zielgruppe: Studierende, Dozierende, Beschaffer*innen

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Herausgeber*in: European Commission, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs

Autor*in: T. Duhoux, E. Maes, M. Hirschnitz-Garbers

Schlagwörter: Circular Economy, Europa, Kreislaufwirtschaft, Life Cycle, Nachhaltigkeit, Recycling, Textilien, Ökobilanz, Studie, Umweltbelastung

Kurzbeschreibung:

The findings of this study can be used as evidence base to improve the knowledge of the effectiveness of recycling capabilities of textile waste. This study wants to substantiate the understanding of the existing technologies industrially applied or at research stage, which relate to all the different types of recycling (e.g. mechanical recycling, chemical monomer recycling, chemical polymer recycling, etc.). It also provides an analysis of the economic and environmental effectiveness of those recycling technologies and a roadmap of the textile recycling technologies under development in order to support their industrial uptake.

Finally, it also provides an analysis on relevant policy initiatives in order to tackle potential regulatory barriers and scale up textile waste recycling activities in the EU.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2021

Sprache: Englisch, teils Französisch

Umfang: 205 Seiten

Zielgruppe: Studierende, Dozierende, Beschaffer*innen

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Herausgeber*in: European Topic Centre on Circular Economy and Resource Use

Autor*in: Valeria Botta, Antonios Konstantas, Giorgia Faraca, Wouter Dujardin, Maria Luisa Martinez Diez, Carsten Wachholz, Matteo Magnani, Luca Boniolo, Linda Hornakova, and Lea Kress

Schlagwörter: Circular Economy, Designstrategien, Europa, Konsum, Kreislaufwirtschaft, Nachhaltigkeit, Umweltbelastung

Kurzbeschreibung:

From a European consumption perspective, textiles have on average the fourth highest negative life cycle impacts on the environment and climate change – after food, housing and mobility. A shift to a circular textiles production and consumption system with longer use, reuse and recycling can contribute to reducing those impacts, along with reductions in overall consumption. One important measure is circular design of textiles to improve product durability, repairability and recyclability, and to ensure the uptake of secondary raw materials in new products.

The aim of this report is to contribute to the implementation of the EU Strategy for Textiles and the EU Sustainable Product Initiative through an improved understanding of the environmental impacts from textiles from a European perspective and identify design principles and measures to increase circularity in textiles.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2022

Sprache: Englisch

Umfang: 86 Seiten

Zielgruppe: Studierende, Dozierende, Beschaffer*innen

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Herausgeber*in: Material Innovation Initiative

Autor*in: Elaine Siu, Fernanda Onça, Nicole Rawling

Schlagwörter: Cellulose, Circular Economy, Kunstfasern, Leder, Marken, Materialinnovation, Nachhaltigkeit, Umweltbelastung

Kurzbeschreibung:

Despite significant challenges in the fashion industry over the past few years due to Covid-19, we are encouraged by the number of brands using next-gen materials in their products. The number of fashion, automotive, and home goods brands interested in next-gen materials has increased along with the supply of next-gen materials. This market trend is not surprising given the increased consumer demand for animal-free and environmentally friendly products and the development of new technologies allowing for significant improvement in the aesthetics and performance of next-gen materials.

In this report, we explain three reasons brands are adding next-gen materials into their supply chains. First, and perhaps most importantly, is increased consumer demand for sustainable and animal-free products. Other reasons are the environmental benefit of next-gen materials over animal-based materials, including the continued animal cruelty when animals are used as commodities.

The majority of the report provides examples of products made from next-gen materials. Before now, there was no one source that listed how brands are working with next-gen materials and material companies.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2022

Sprache: Englisch

Umfang: 79 Seiten

Zielgruppe: Studierende, Dozierende, Beschaffer*innen

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Herausgeber*in: Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA) and other organisations in Asia

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Bekleidungsindustrie, COVID19, Existenzlohn, Frauen, GBVH, Löhne, Nachhaltigkeit, Unternehmensverantwortung

Kurzbeschreibung:

The study documents women garment workers’ experiences of genderbased violence and harassment (GBVH) in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic in Asian production countries. It elaborates “economic harm” as a form of GBVH, underscoring how the business models of global apparel brand and their actions during the pandemic-induced recession exacerbated women worker’s vulnerability to violence both inside the factories and in their homes, families, and communities, leading the feminisation of the COVID-19 crisis.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2021

Sprache: Englisch

Umfang: 101 Seiten

Zielgruppe: Studierende, Dozierende

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Herausgeber*in: Laudes Foundation

Autor*in: Margot Brent, Kate Coles, Cliodhnagh Conlon, Juliette Lemaire, Laura Macias, Jacob Park

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Arbeitsplatzsicherheit, Bekleidungsindustrie, Circular Economy, Frauen, Kreislaufwirtschaft, Nachhaltigkeit, Unternehmensverantwortung, Transformation

Kurzbeschreibung:

In the garment and textile industry, circularity is rapidly gaining momentum given its environmental benefits, commercial promise, and rising consumer interest. Clothing resale, for example, is expected to grow 11 times faster than traditional retail by 2025.

The industry, which employs an estimated 60-70 million people in its value chain, must now grapple with the following questions: how will circular fashion impact job opportunities and job quality? And how can we ensure that the transition to a circular fashion system is just, fair, and inclusive?

The KWIL team investigated the job impacts of a shift to circularity, using foresight methodologies to account for macro forces reshaping the industry, such as automation and climate disruption. The research focused on the US, Europe, and India and included the following workstreams: Primary and Secondary Research, Economic Modelling and Scenario Planning.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2021

Sprache: Englisch

Umfang: 153 Seiten

Zielgruppe: Studierende, Dozierende

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Herausgeber*in: Actionbound

Autor*in: Weltladen "Fenster zur Welt"/Katholische Stadtkirche Nürnberg

Schlagwörter: Faire Mode, Konsumalternativen, Nachhaltigkeit, Stadtrundgang

Kurzbeschreibung:

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Die Rallye lässt sich kostenlos mit der App Actionbound durchführen.

Sprache: Deutsch

Dauer: ca. 45 Minuten

Zielgruppe: Studierende, Schüler*innen Sek I und II , Lehrkräfte

Weitere Informationen:

Hintergründe zum Bound: https://www.nuernberg.de/internet/agenda21/actionbound.html

Actionbound zum Download: https://actionbound.com/bound/Nbgfairfashionremote