Herausgeber*in: Paddle Production

Autor*in: David McIlvride, Roger Williams

Schlagwörter: Asien, Bekleidungsindustrie, Chemikalien, Färben, Textilindustrie, Umweltbelastung

Kurzbeschreibung:

Die Dokumentation “River Blue” thematisiert die Umweltverschmutzung, die mit der Produktion von Textilien und Bekleidung einhergeht.

Durch chemische Herstellungsverfahren und die Entsorgung von giftigen Abfällen werden in vielen Teilen Asiens Flüsse verschmutzt und das Leben von Menschen und Tieren beeinflusst, die auf diese Gewässer angewiesen sind, um zu überleben. “RiverBlue” macht auf die Zerstörung einiger der wichtigsten Flüsse der Welt durch die Herstellung unserer Bekleidung aufmerksam. Gleichzeitig sucht die Dokumentation nach Antworten, wie die Textilindustrie und Bekleidungsunternehmen umwelt- und verantwortungsbewusst agieren können.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2016

Sprache: Englisch, Deutsch

Zielgruppe: Studierende, Schüler*innen, Dozierende

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Herausgeber*in: European Environment Agency - European Topic Centre Circular Economy and Resource Use

Autor*in: Saskia Manshoven, Anse Smeets, Christian Malarciuc, Anna Tenhunen, Lars Fogh Mortensen

Schlagwörter: Bekleidungsindustrie, Europa, Kunstfasern, Lieferkette, Mikroplastik, Textilindustrie, Umweltverschmutzung, Waschen

Kurzbeschreibung:

Textiles and plastics are two of the key product value chains that are considered a priority in the EU Circular Economy Action Plan (EC, 2020a). As a result, the EEA has devoted specific attention to textiles and plastics in the circular economy, building the knowledge base on the textiles and plastics systems, their environmental and social impacts, and potential pathways to more sustainable and circular systems.

The briefing Textiles in Europe’s Circular Economy (EEA, 2019) and its underpinning ETC report Textiles and the environment in a circular economy (ETC/WMGE, 2019) highlighted the sector’s significant environmental impacts, ranking textiles as the fourth most significant in the use of primary raw materials and water – after food, housing and transport, and fifth for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The study also highlighted that synthetic fibres have overtaken cotton in the production of clothing, household textiles and technical textiles.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2022

Sprache: Englisch

Umfang: 61 Seiten

Zielgruppe: Studierende, Dozierende

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Herausgeber*in: AUTEX Research Journal

Autor*in: Adam Sadowski, Bogusława Dobrowolska, Beata Skowron-Grabowska, Andrzej Bujak

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Bekleidungsindustrie, Einzelhandel, Europa, Lieferkette, Marktdaten, Nearshoring, Polen, Textilindustrie

Kurzbeschreibung:

The article presents changes that took place in the textile and apparel (T&A) industry in Poland in the years 2004–2020. To describe the changes, we adopted the supply chain management perspective, which allowed for a global view of the changes taking place. We discuss the basic characteristics, such as the size and structure of the industry, innovation, production value, and the use of information and communications technology (ICT). In the research, we used the databases of the Central Statistical Office (GUS) on the sold production of the T&A industry, as well as imports and exports. Our research shows that, at the level of basic characteristics, the industry is close

to the European model. However, it is characterized by a smaller share of small companies in the structure of enterprises. The research showed an upward trend in the production of sold textiles and, to a lesser extent, apparel. At the same time, the operation of the Polish T&A industry is influenced by the import of finished products and raw materials from China, Germany, Bangladesh, and Turkey. The export is directed to the German, Czech, Romanian, and Ukrainian markets. The article provides an overview of the development trends in the Polish T&A industry in the broad context of international conditions.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2021

Sprache: Englisch

Umfang: 10 Seiten

Zielgruppe: Studierende, Dozierende

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Herausgeber*in: Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte

Autor*in: Jan-Christian Niebank

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Bekleidungsindustrie, Due Diligence, Gesundheit, Gewerkschaften, Lieferkette, Löhne, Menschenrechte, Textilindustrie, Verbesserungsvorschläge, Zwangsarbeit

Kurzbeschreibung:

The garment industry is an important economic growth engine for the Asia-Pacific region. It is also an industry with a rather poor human rights track record. This study seeks to take stock of developments in the global garment industry. It does so by analysing structural market characteristics and pressing human rights issues as well as existing instruments and initiatives. Specific attention is paid to the role of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI) and to development policies in the global North. Analytically, the investigation is guided by the framework of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP). Important input for the study was obtained at a joint workshop held by the German Institute for Human Rights and the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (APF) in Bangkok in January 2017 at which NHRI representatives from Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, and Thailand shared their expertise on human rights issues in the garment industry and discussed the challenges their NHRIs are facing.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2018

Sprache: Englisch

Umfang: 78 Seiten

Zielgruppe: Studierende, Dozierende

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Herausgeber*in: SOMO

Autor*in: David Ollivier de Leth

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Bekleidungsindustrie, Due Diligence, Lieferkette, Lieferkettengesetz, Menschenrechte, Textilindustrie, Transparenz

Kurzbeschreibung:

This study analyses the limiting impact of using a company size threshold in future due diligence and corporate accountability regulation in the Netherlands and the EU. Based on an analysis of the Dutch textiles and garment sector as a whole and the companies participating in the Dutch Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textiles (AGT), this study finds that any company size threshold would very strongly limit the number of companies covered by future due diligence legislation. If a high company size threshold, as currently applied in the French Duty of Vigilance Law and the German Supply Chain Law, were to be used in future Dutch and EU due diligence regulation, this would mean only a very limited number of companies would have to comply with mandatory due diligence obligations. In contrast, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), just like large enterprises, face severe risks in their value chains and can be directly linked or contribute to human rights violations or environmental damage.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2021

Sprache: Englisch

Umfang: 30 Seiten

Zielgruppe: Studierende, Dozierende

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Herausgeber*in: Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC)

Autor*in: Neva Nahtigal and Muriel Treibich

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Bekleidungsindustrie, Due Diligence, Menschenrechte, Multi Stakeholder Initiativen, Textilindustrie, Transparenz

Kurzbeschreibung:

This publication on mandatory human rights due diligence calls for concrete and comprehensive binding regulations which ensure responsible business conduct. It puts the spotlight on brands’ unfair purchasing practices at the root of human rights violations, their reliance on the flawed social auditing system, the lack of occupational safety, gender inequality, poverty wages, persistent attacks freedom of association, the acute lack of value chain transparency and lack of effective remedy in cases of human rights violations which take place on a mass scale.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2021

Sprache: Englisch

Umfang: 46 Seiten

Zielgruppe: Studierende, Dozierende

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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: Transparentem

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Asien, Bekleidungsindustrie, CSR-Maßnahmen, Löhne, Nachhaltigkeit, Sozialaudits, soziale Verantwortung

Kurzbeschreibung:

Audit deception is a serious impediment to identifying and remedying human rights abuses in global supply chains. This report compiles evidence from Transparentem’s past investigations of efforts to conceal labor rights violations from social auditors in the apparel industry in India, Malaysia, and Myanmar, as well as research from peer organizations and academics, which indicate that audit deception is a pervasive problem in apparel supply chains.

Erscheinungsjahr: 2021

Sprache: Englisch

Umfang: 44 Seiten

Zielgruppe: Studierende, Dozierende, Beschäftigte in der Bekleidungsindustrie

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Herausgeber_in: Innovation Forum

Autor_in: Tanya Richard & Dr Peter Stanbury

Schlagwörter: Arbeitsbedingungen, Baumwolle, Bekleidungsindustrie, Blockchain, CSR, Mode, Nachhaltigkeit, Siegel, Standards, Textilindustrie, Viskose, Wasserverbrauch

Kurzbeschreibung:

This Sustainable Apparel Barometer is intended to promote an understanding of what best practice looks like in the world of sustainability in the apparel sector. It aims to help companies in the industry create even more robust strategies and practices. The textile and apparel sector is under intense scrutiny over its environmental and social impacts.

 
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021

Umfang: 68 Seiten

Sprache: Englisch

Zielgruppe: Student_innen, Erwachsene

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