Sustainability trends and gaps in the textile, apparel and fashion industries.

Autor: Abbate S; Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, P.Le Tecchio 80, 80125 Naples, Italy., Centobelli P; Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, P.Le Tecchio 80, 80125 Naples, Italy., Cerchione R; Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Naples Parthenope, Centro Direzionale Di Napoli, Isola C4, 80143 Naples, Italy., Nadeem SP; Centre for Supply Chain Improvement, University of Derby, Kedleston Road, Derby, DE221GB UK., Riccio E; Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Naples Parthenope, Centro Direzionale Di Napoli, Isola C4, 80143 Naples, Italy.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Environment, development and sustainability [Environ Dev Sustain] 2023 Feb 10, pp. 1-28. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 10.
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-022-02887-2
Abstrakt: Textile, apparel, and fashion (TAF) industries contribute significantly to global environmental pollution at every point of the supply chain. Clothing manufacturing and transportation produce a large volume of waste and high greenhouse gas emissions, often taking advantage of cheap labor in developing countries. As a result, stakeholders are becoming more aware of the effect of the textile, apparel, and fashion industries on the climate and human rights, thus pushing businesses to mitigate their environmental damage. This paper offers a systematic literature review of sustainability trends in the TAF industries in the last 20 years. Bibliometric tools are also used to support the content analysis of the papers. The findings reveal three primary research areas in the TAF context: consumers' behaviour towards sustainable clothing, circular economy initiatives, and sustainability challenges across the whole supply chain. As a result, this study highlights literature gaps and provides future research suggestions for each identified research cluster. In addition, drivers and barriers to implementing corporate social responsibility and circular economy practices are identified. Consequently, this study will help researchers and academicians work in this area to identify unexplored sub-fields, which reflect some potential investigation areas for expanding scientific literature on the topic. Finally, this study supports practitioners and managers in exploring the main research themes addressed in the scientific field, providing knowledge to improve and align business models with current sustainability trends.
Competing Interests: Conflicts of interestThe authors have no competing interests to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.
(© The Author(s) 2023.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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