Practical solutions for circular business models in the fashion industry

Dragomir, Voicu D.; Dumitru, Madalina

doi:10.1016/j.clscn.2022.100040

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“…Many transition studies focus on the energy and low-carbon field, but some have examined textiles and clothing [17]. Studies that examine the circularity of the textile sector have addressed various specific perspectives: consumer habits [18], business models [19], supply chains [20], social aspects [21], and CE barriers [4,9,22,23] in different levels.…”

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Governing the Transition to Circularity of Textiles – Finnish Companies’ Expectations of Interventions for Change

Salmenperä

2023

Circ.Econ.Sust.

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The governance of the transition to a circular economy (CE) within the textile industry is a topical, complex, and political issue that is inadequately understood. This empirical paper provides insights into companies’ expectations of governance in terms of the circularity of textiles. Theoretically, this study contributes to the literature on transition governance by viewing the shift toward a circular economy through the multilevel perspective (MLP) on socio-technical transitions. The focus is on companies’ expectations of governance and how these differ between niche- and regime-level companies. The study was conducted by interviewing 27 companies in Finland, a country that aspires to be a forerunner in the CE. The results show that textile companies differ in their expectations depending on the activities related to circularity and modes of governance. Companies operating at the niche level call for either strict regulations or self-governing methods to create a more supportive operating environment, while companies at the regime level perceive the opportunities of collaborative governance. The lack of shared expectations of governance can destabilize the regime practices, which can further act as a lock-in and prevent a transition to the circularity of textiles. Accelerating the transition toward circularity requires new ways of collaboration between companies and the government but also between companies. The results of this study increase the understanding of companies’ preparedness to accept governance processes and new policy tools for CE.

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Governing the Transition to Circularity of Textiles – Finnish Companies’ Expectations of Interventions for Change

Salmenperä

2023

Circ.Econ.Sust.

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“…Sustainability has been defined as the "balanced integration of economic performance, social inclusiveness, and environment resilience" (Geissdoerfer et al, 2017). Companies tend to use sustainable and circular interchangeably in their reports, which may be because some firms consider the circular economy (CE) as a condition for sustainability (Dragomir and Dumitru, 2022). The CE consists of the complete product life cycle and includes all stakeholders in the value chain (Ghisellini et al, 2016).…”

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“…Circular fashion is considered as one of the solutions to fast fashion and is a subset of the CE, which includes not just the 3Rs (reduce, reuse, and recycle), but the integration of upstream and downstream processes into a coherent framework for action. Dragomir and Dumitru (2022) found that a sustainable business model in the apparel sector begins with design (technological innovations) and involves chemical processes with stringent international standards, certificates, and audits, that provide information regarding the raw materials used, like cotton, and the use of natural resources, like water. It also found that consumers' actions and attitude enhanced the reuse and recycling in the CE.…”

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Why do consumers buy recycled shoes? An amalgamation of the theory of reasoned action and the theory of planned behaviour

Yadav

Kar

Kumar

2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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The footwear industry’s transition to a circular economy is a essential for sustainable development. The emerging recycled shoe production may lead to sustainable consumption in the footwear industry. Consumers are now more cognizant of the negative effects of their shopping choices. We studied the factors influencing consumers’ intentions of buying recycled shoes. We applied the theory of reasoned action (TRA) and the theory of planned behaviour (TPB). As this is an emerging trend, there is a dearth of sufficient literature regarding sustainable recycled shoe purchase behaviour. We aimed to fill this broad gap with this empirical research. We found that perceived environmental knowledge, subjective norms, sustainable label awareness, and shoe choice motives influenced attitude, and attitude, word of mouth, and environmental consciousness shaped purchase intentions. Sustainable label awareness, shoe surplus, and purchase intentions affected purchase behaviour. The study is beneficial for policymakers and managers of companies for making decisions related to footwear product positioning and targeting.

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“…Globally, only 25% of the fashion material wastes are recycled or reused while the remaining 75% remain in landfills [4]. The scenario is predominantly worse in India, the second largest populated country in the world [5]. In India, annually 1 million tonnes of fashion materials are discarded as wastes [6].…”

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Analyzing the Challenges to Circular Economy in Indian Fashion Industry

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The fashion industry, during production and post-consumption, has major adverse environmental impacts. With the recent circular economy (CE) practices initiative, discarded fashion materials are reused to recover value from the waste. However, the CE practices initiative have not been well-received by society. The role of CE practices is very crucial in fashion industry as it helps in lowering the environmental burden caused by the discarded fashion materials, which in turn help to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDG). This study aims to collect and evaluate the challenges restricting the preference for CE practices initiative in Indian fashion industry. Based on literature review and inputs from the fashion industry experts, the study identified twenty-one challenges, in seven categories (Industrial management, Labour, Material, Regulations, Knowledge, Collaboration, and Infrastructure). An integrated multi-criteria decisionmaking (MCDM) approach comprising fuzzy Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory Model (DEMATEL), Analytical Network Process (ANP), and Technique for Order Performance by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) is used to evaluate the challenges. The outcome of the study identifies costly raw materials, absence of certifications, problem in collection and separation, weak technical know-how, and absence of shared vision as the top five challenges to CE practices in Indian fashion industry. Further, the revelation of the causal interrelationship among the challenges helps the industrial management in taking appropriate steps to avert the challenges.INDEX TERMS Circular economy (CE), fashion industry, fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory model (FDEMATEL), India.

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Practical solutions for circular business models in the fashion industry

Cited by 50 publications

References 71 publications

Governing the Transition to Circularity of Textiles – Finnish Companies’ Expectations of Interventions for Change

Governing the Transition to Circularity of Textiles – Finnish Companies’ Expectations of Interventions for Change

Why do consumers buy recycled shoes? An amalgamation of the theory of reasoned action and the theory of planned behaviour

Analyzing the Challenges to Circular Economy in Indian Fashion Industry

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