Sustainability Through the Textile and Apparel Supply Chain
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 3735
Special Issue Editor
Interests: clothing and textile sustainability; closed-loop manufacturing; product development; circular economy; textile chemistry
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Dear Colleagues,
Sustainability is a complex topic that encompasses many different issues from a variety of areas, e.g., environmental impact, social considerations, and economics. The textile and apparel supply chain is also very complex, as it includes everything from raw material selection and development, design considerations, processing, sourcing, distribution and marketing, to consumer use. There are many sustainably issues within this supply chain that should and can be addressed. This Special Issue of Sustainability is an opportunity for those working in (via research, experiences, and application) or connected to the global textile and apparel field to provide updated, innovative information, as a result of sound research methodologies, on ways to address the many concerns of the industry related to sustainability.
Prof. Dr. Karen K. Leonas
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sustainability
- human rights
- worker rights
- apparel
- textiles
- consumer
- recycle
- water use
- energy use
- sourcing
- forced labor
- water pollution
- water scarcity
- air emissions
- circular economy
- closed-loop manufacturing
- transparency
- traceability
- technology
- clothing
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