Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

Sustainability in fashion and textiles : values, design, production and consumption

Contributor(s): Publication details: Sheffield : Greenleaf Publishing, 2013.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 403 pages) : illustrationsISBN:
  • 9781909493612
  • 1909493619
  • 9781909493865
  • 1909493864
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • HD9850.5 .S87 2013
Online resources:
Contents:
Pt -- 1. The systemic vision and the value chain in the textile and fashion industry -- pt -- 2. Marketing, brands and regulatory aspects in the textile and fashion industry -- pt -- 3. The practice in textiles and fashion -- pt -- 4. Consumer : purchase, identity, use and care of clothing and textiles.
Summary: There is no doubt that the textile industry - the production of clothing, fabrics, thread, fibre and related products - plays a significant part in the global economy. It also frequently operates with disregard to its environmental and social impacts. The textile industry uses large quantities of water and outputs large quantities of waste. As for social aspects, many unskilled jobs have disappeared in regions that rely heavily on these industries. Another serious and still unresolved problem is the flexibility textile industry companies claim to need. Faced with fierce international competition, they are increasingly unable to offer job security. This is without even considering the informal-sector work proliferating both in developing and developed countries. Child labour persists within this sector despite growing pressure to halt it. Fashion demands continuous consumption. In seeking to own the latest trends consumers quickly come to regard their existing garments as inferior, if not useless. "Old" items become unwanted as quickly as new ones come into demand. This tendency towards disposability results in the increased use of resources and thus the accelerated accumulation of waste. It is obvious to many that current fashion industry practices are in direct competition with sustainability objectives; yet this is frequently overlooked as a pressing concern. It is, however, becoming apparent that there are social and ecological consequences to the current operation of the fashion industry: sustainability in the sector has been gaining attention in recent years from those who believe that it should be held accountable for the pressure it places on the individual, as well as its contribution to increases in consumption and waste disposal. This book takes a wide-screen approach to the topic, covering, among other issues: sustainability and business management in textile and fashion companies; value chain management; use of materials; sustainable ...
List(s) this item appears in: eBooks - Fashion & Sustainability
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
E-Book E-Book Whitecliffe Library Online Resource E-Collection E-BOOK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online Access - Please see the link E154

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt -- 1. The systemic vision and the value chain in the textile and fashion industry -- pt -- 2. Marketing, brands and regulatory aspects in the textile and fashion industry -- pt -- 3. The practice in textiles and fashion -- pt -- 4. Consumer : purchase, identity, use and care of clothing and textiles.

There is no doubt that the textile industry - the production of clothing, fabrics, thread, fibre and related products - plays a significant part in the global economy. It also frequently operates with disregard to its environmental and social impacts. The textile industry uses large quantities of water and outputs large quantities of waste. As for social aspects, many unskilled jobs have disappeared in regions that rely heavily on these industries. Another serious and still unresolved problem is the flexibility textile industry companies claim to need. Faced with fierce international competition, they are increasingly unable to offer job security. This is without even considering the informal-sector work proliferating both in developing and developed countries. Child labour persists within this sector despite growing pressure to halt it. Fashion demands continuous consumption. In seeking to own the latest trends consumers quickly come to regard their existing garments as inferior, if not useless. "Old" items become unwanted as quickly as new ones come into demand. This tendency towards disposability results in the increased use of resources and thus the accelerated accumulation of waste. It is obvious to many that current fashion industry practices are in direct competition with sustainability objectives; yet this is frequently overlooked as a pressing concern. It is, however, becoming apparent that there are social and ecological consequences to the current operation of the fashion industry: sustainability in the sector has been gaining attention in recent years from those who believe that it should be held accountable for the pressure it places on the individual, as well as its contribution to increases in consumption and waste disposal. This book takes a wide-screen approach to the topic, covering, among other issues: sustainability and business management in textile and fashion companies; value chain management; use of materials; sustainable ...

Powered by

Koha

Provided by

Hosted by

Catalyst IT