Environmental sustainability of textiles and apparel: A review of evaluation methods |
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| Institution: | 1. Flensburg University of Applied Sciences, Kanzleistr. 91-93, 24943 Flensburg, Germany;2. Chair of Supply Chain Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Kassel, Kleine Rosenstraße 1-3, 34117 Kassel, Germany;1. College of Fashion and Design, Donghua University, Shanghai, 200051, China;2. Shanghai International Institute of Design & Innovation, Shanghai, 200080, China;3. Key Laboratory of Clothing Design & Technology (Donghua University), Ministry of Education, Shanghai, 200051, China;4. Apparel & Art Design College, Xi’an Polytechnic University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710048, China;5. Shanghai Customs District P.R. China, Shanghai, 200134, China;1. College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China;2. ENSAIT-Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Industries Textiles, Roubaix, 59100, France;3. Politecnico di Torino, Corso Giuseppe Pella, Biella 13900, Italy;1. Department of Industrial Engineering, Erciyes University, Kayseri, 38060, Turkey;2. Department of Civil Engineering, Abdullah Gul University, Kayseri, 38060, Turkey |
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| Abstract: | Environmental sustainability, which considers the tradeoff between economic productivity and environmental impact, is an important perspective in product decisions for textiles and apparel companies. Evaluating environmental sustainability for textile products has been difficult because of the complexity in the production and consumption processes. This paper provides a review of the methods that can be potentially used for measurement of environmental sustainability. These methods include the life cycle assessment, environmental footprint, eco-efficiency and Higg index. This paper reviewed the methodologies of these approaches and discussed about their limitations against the unique context of the textiles and apparel industry. We proposed a couple of directions where future research should be focused on, which may lead to ultimate solutions. |
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