Fashion and Environmental Sustainability : Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910838179703321
• Autore: Dana Leo Paul
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin/Boston, : De Gruyter, 2024; Berlin/Boston : , : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, , 2023; ©2024
• ISBN: 3-11-079551-5; 3-11-079543-4
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (366 pages)
• Classificazione: BUS025000BUS041000BUS072000
• Altri autori (Persone): BoardmanRosy; SalamzadehAidin; PereiraVijay; BrandstrupMichelle
• Disciplina: 746.92
• Soggetti: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from eBook information screen..
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Editorial Board -- Part I: Introductory Chapters -- 1 Fashion and Environmental Sustainability -- 2 Wool: A Conventional Material for Fashion -- 3 Leather: A Conventional Material for Fashion -- 4 Cotton: A Conventional Material for Fashion -- Part II: Investigating the Industry: International Perspectives -- 5 Lubertex Pivot in Canada -- 6 Evolution, Innovation and Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Africa’s Fashion Industry -- 7 Impact of COVID-19 on Apparel Enterprises in India: An Analysis of Sustainability -- 8 Investigating Social and Environmental Impacts of the Indian Clothing Sector -- 9 Sustainability Themes in the Garment Industry: Insights from a Workshop in Bangladesh -- 10 The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Sustainable Economic Growth: A Focus on the Textile and Apparel Industries in Ethiopia -- 11 Sustainability in Contemporary Kink Fashion -- Part III: Innovations in Design, Supply Chain and Marketing -- 12 Production Innovation for Sustainability in the Fashion Industry -- 13 The Fashion Product Passport: In Search of the “Killer App” -- 14 Fast Fashion: Exploring the ; Impact of Impulse Buying among Scottish Generation-Z Consumers -- 15 Sustainable Assessment and Fashion Brand Ratings -- Part VI: Circular Initiatives as Sustainable Alternatives for End of Life -- 16 Marketing Innovation Drivers: Toward Reusing and Recycling -- 17 Kringloopwinkel Steenwijk -- Part V: Toward the Future with Sustainable Fashion Business Models -- 18 Unconventional Materials for Fashion -- 19 A Sustainable Business Model for the Fashion Sector -- 20 Strategic Drivers of Corporate Environmental Sustainability -- 21 An Environmental Sustainability Model for Ghanaian Clothing: A Fashion Cycle Approach -- 22 Business Models in Bangladesh: Problems and Prospects -- 23 Entrepreneurial Strategies Towards Responsible Brand Identity: A Comparative Study of Sneaker Companies -- 24 Human Resources and Thinking about Sustainability -- 25 Workers’ Rights -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The wide range of topics that the book covers are organised into sections reflecting a cradle to grave view of how entrepreneurial, innovative, and tech-savvy approaches can advance environmental sustainability in the fashion sector. These sections include: sustainable materials; innovation in design, range planning and product development; sustainable innovations in fashion supply chains; sustainable innovations in fashion retail and marketing; sustainable alternatives for end-of-life and circular economy initiatives; and more sustainable alternative fashion business models.