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This volume offers several case studies detailing Life Cycle Assessment practices across a variety of industries. Particular focus is placed on materials used in renewable energy efforts and in buildings and construction.This volume can be of use to academics, students,...
This volume provides a variety of cases on sustainable coloration of textiles. It offers valuable insights and solutions to reduce the environmental impact of textile dyeing and pollution due to extensive use of water, energy, and toxic chemicals. The cases presented in...
This book offers a variety of cases that detail consumer behavior in the apparel industry as well as sustainable retail practices. The studies offer in-depth examination of sustainable practices within the apparel industry, covering topics such as sourcing sustainable...
This book provides a variety of cases at the intersection of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and sustainable textile and apparel supply chain management. The cases presented detail the relationship between apparel production and consumption...
This volume presents a variety of case studies detailing how imperatives of social sustainability are handled in several industries. The first chapter written by the volume editor provides context for social sustainability and explains how the following chapters fit...
This volume offers a variety of cases dealing with circular business models in the textile and fashion industry. The cases cover the circularity, circular business models relevant to the apparel industry. In addition, this book presents a comprehensive examination...
This book offers a variety of cases offering insights into waste assessment and moving towards zero waste in the apparel industry. In an industry as large and widespread as apparel, efforts toward sustainability and waste reduction are critical. The chapters here cover...
Climate change and its impacts are well known, and it is not hard to see the effects of climate change vulnerability to daily lives in many parts of the world. The need to assess and reduce carbon footprint is not specific to any industrial sector; rather it is an...
This book describes and offers cases in the assessment of Ecological Footprint (EF) in different industrial spaces and processes. Ecological Footprint is a useful metric that measures the level of resources from the environment that are required to support a specific...
This volume offers background and a variety of cases dealing with the concept of water footprint. The first chapter provides an introduction to the concept of water footprint and how it can be used to evaluate efforts toward sustainability, conservation, and...
Environmental toxicity and sustainability are major areas of research for the leather industry, as well as for the larger luxury and fashion industry. Several alternatives to traditional animal-based leather have been introduced in the market as “vegan” leather, e.g....
This volume orients readers to the concept of energy footprints and their implications for sustainability and offers several cases that illustrate this concept. Significantly, a detailed review chapter presents a of models and methods for measurement of energy...
This contributed volume provides a wealth of case studies on corporate social responsibility in the textile and fashion industry. The cases presented here are geographically diverse and cover a host of topics ranging from sustainability aspects of slow fashion to how...
Environmental impacts created by the entire textile and fashion supply chain have been an important topic of discussion in recent decades. Different life cycle phases of a textile product from raw material extraction through manufacturing to consumer use and disposal...
Natural dyes offer a time-tested and generally more sustainable alternative to synthetic dyes in the textile industry. The issues surrounding synthetic dyes are well-known, and in the literature it is generally accepted that natural dyes have a smaller environmental...
This contributed volume discusses how consumer awareness of textile sustainability can lead to a more sustainable textile supply chain. From the initial purchase of a textile to its care and longevity, consumer behaviors are at the core of consumption associated with...
Life Cycle Costing (LCC) is a well-known and popular method to evaluate the economic sustainability, which as the term implies is structured on the life cycle of a product or process. LCC is a method primarily consisting of estimating the total cost of a product, taking...
Environmental impacts created by the textiles and fashion sector are well known and acknowledged by various stakeholders involved in the entire supply chain. The entire lifecycle of textile products creates various impacts to the environment and hence any attempts to...
Environmental impacts created by the textiles and fashion sector are well known and acknowledged by various stakeholders involved in the entire supply chain. The lifecycle of textile products creates various impacts to the environment and any attempts to alleviate them...
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